This world is but a canvas to our imagination…
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- Henry J. Kaiser.
When looking back at the images I have taken, Point Cabrillo light station is quickly gaining the spot of the best lighthouse I have visited in my short photography career. I remember that my wife and I had an incredibly stressful spring at work that year and decided to take a short road trip to Northern California. We booked a spot at a campground for five days, and pretty much winged the whole trip plan. I found Point Cabrillo light station quite by accident. Our main target was the Point Arena light and the glass beach near Fort Bragg.
But once I saw the signs for a new lighthouse, I couldn’t resist, and once I saw the lighthouse and its surroundings, I knew it would be a fantastic spot. The cliffs looked spectacular and provided some excellent compositional opportunities. Thankfully the day we were there, the coastal fog was very faint, which provided a natural Orton effect once the sun went down. My intention for this shot was to capture the light beam from the light station alongside the beautiful pastel colors in the sky.
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- Henry David Thoreau.
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My second post from Point Cabrillo light station. This lighthouse was not part of our initial plans when we made the trip. But after the first day we realized how far Point Arena is from our campground we were forced to look for alternatives near Fort Bragg, and by total accident, we saw a picture of this location, and as soon as I realized there was a lighthouse close to our campground, the plan was decided.
When we got to the light station, I was a bit surprised how photogenic this little lighthouse was; it could be shot from north, south, and east. I posted a shot earlier which was from the north; this shot is more from the south-west of the light station. The fog coming in from the ocean diffused the sunset nicely and gave some beautiful colors in the sky, so I decided to include the cliffs to the south of the light station to provide the image with a bit of depth and to emphasize the diminutive size of the lighthouse.