Bullards Beach State Park

The Coquille River Lighthouse near Bandon, Oregon was built to mark the entrance to the Coquille River and to help mariners get past the ever-shifting sand bars. The light would also serve as a coast light for vessels heading up and down the Pacific Ocean.

Prior to 1850, the area around the Coquille River was primarily settled by the Coquille Indians. In 1851, gold was discovered at the nearby Whiskey Run Beach, but its discovery didn't have the same effect as the gold rush in California.

The first permanent settlers arrived in the area in 1853, no doubt attracted by gold, lumber, and fishing. By 1859, a small port was established on the Coquille River to allow access to all inland produce and resources. The town of Averille was established in 1873 by George Bennett and his sons, but was changed to Bandon a year later, named for Bandon, Ireland, which the Bennett Family hailed from.

• Ernest Hemingway.

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Last good shot I have of the beautiful Coquille river lighthouse. I used a giant boulder and tree stump near the parking lot as a foreground interest in this shot and also tried a square crop. This was taken as part of our annual summer road trip to Oregon, this year we are planning for either Washington state or Yellowstone national park. I can’t wait for summer so we get to visit these beautiful locations.

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Coquille River Lighthouse in the fog. Bandon, Oregon

• Ansel Adams.

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This is one of my favorite photography quotes, one I found solace in when I took up photography. As a new photographer I initially thought there were rules that you follow that will help you get better shots. But as I went through awesome shots by great photographers one after another, I realized they never had any explicit rules which they followed, instead they adjusted depending on the situation. A fellow photographer I met while travelling gave me one of the best advices, he told me to just to keep the camera in the bag while you reach a new location and to just walk around explore as you will always fine something interesting.

This shot is a direct result of taking that advice, this lighthouse was a hard location to shoot and I only found this view while we were about to leave. I managed to get about two three good shot just by taking my time and really enjoying the place rather than darting around like a blue arsed fly with a camera.

• Leonardo da Vinci.

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After visiting Cape Blanco lighthouse we drove all day and reached Coquille River light at Bullard’s Beach State Park by sunset time. I was particularly interested in the stubby design of the building and to see how that aided its functioning as an effective lighthouse. Unlike many of the lighthouses I have see this one is located on a sandy beach apparently to warn ships about the dangerous shifting sandbars into the Coquille River and harbor at Bandon. This lighthouse was originally named Bandon Light and was first lit on Feb 29, 1896.

This was a particularly challenging shot for me as there are not many locations to shoot it from without looking like the thousands of shots which have already been taken. I saw this view while walking back away from the lighthouse to the beach. The tall grass provided excellent foreground interest and the glorious sunlight was falling on the lighthouse from behind.

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