World's LIGHTHOUSES

[pakarang]

Lighthouses of the world.

We started sharing images of lighthouses from around the world at our old forum ( http://captainsvoyage.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=377 ) but we continue with great pleasure here.

[pakarang]

Here are three images taken today, December 30th 2008, in the strong winds and drifting rain squalls; the light house is the new Naeroeysundet Lighthouse leading in to Rorvik:

[TNAalesund]

Dramatic images! I like that you can see the lightbeam in the last one

[pakarang]

Thank you.... when I made these, I was standing in the leeside of the old light house because it was pouring rain. I'm not entirely happy with the result, but I really don't know exactly why. I think I would have wanted them a tone darker maybe, and the light from the light house itself a bit stronger.

I could have done an exposure compensation to get that effect but it was just too cold and wet to be hanging out for an extended time....

Next time... hopefully, I will find many more light houses in the future because they do in fact fascinate me a bit.

[TNAalesund]

Next time... hopefully, I will find many more light houses in the future because they do in fact fascinate me a bit.

Me too, and there are lots of lighthouses around all the Islands here in Ålesund who just standing there and waiting to be captured by me

[pilotdane]

We could start a lighthouse scavenger hunt. Make a list of lighthouses in Norway and every time someone submits a picture of it we cross it off the list. I think within a year they could all be crossed off.

[pakarang]

We could start a lighthouse scavenger hunt. Make a list of lighthouses in Norway and every time someone submits a picture of it we cross it off the list. I think within a year they could all be crossed off.

I really enjoy your ideas today - I like this idea as well. If there was only one way to find a list of all light houses...

[TNAalesund]

If there was only one way to find a list of all light houses...

What about this site?

http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/index.htm

[pilotdane]

How did you dredge up a link in my back yard? My wife did her PHD work at UNC.

A very cool link. I have all the UNESCO World Heritage sites as something I must visit before I die. I may have to add the lighthouse list to my goals.

[TNAalesund]

I found this site seaching for lighthouses around Ålesund. It's a great site with good info and pictures of all the lighthouses around.

[Sterkoder]

In the norwegian newspaper DAGBLADET, they had an article today about Slåtterøy Lighthouse.

Link to a page about the lighthouse: http://www.fyr.no/fyra/slatteroy/slatteroy-e.html

To save money, the norwegian Kystverket will replace todays lightbulb of 1000W reaching 40 kilometers out to a small energysaving bulb of 20-30W reaching about 18 kilometers out.

This new bulb will be placed on a pole outside the lighthouse itself, and Slåtterøy lighthouse will be shut down and closed, after 150 years of operation.

The norwegian Kystverket say it's no longer need for strong lights from lighthouses anymore, due to new and modern navigation equipment on board ships....

(Yeah...., ever heard of powerfailure on board a ship...? I would guess there will be need for lighthouses around the coast as long as we have ships sailing up, down in and out. I'm not a sailor but I would guess a watch, a good seamap, rulers, pencil, a 'passer' (don't know the english word) and often a ***tant used in conjunction with lighthouses with different codes of light is superior to what equipment there is at any time, or am I totally wrong here...?).

[Gaelsail]

Corran Lighthouse sits at the Corran Narrows on Loch Linnhe. The narrows are crossed by a car/pedestrian ferry every 30 minutes.


Corran Lighthouse by albatrail, on Flickr map

Ships the size of Hebridean Princess and various coasters sail through the narrows on their way to Fort William. Smaller vessels and the cruise ship Lord of the Glens will also sail through the narrows on their way to the Caledonian Canal.

[pakarang]

That is beautiful... I love the fact that you can clearly see the colors of the glass in the lighthouse towards the red skies... well done!

[Sterkoder]

This is Stavnes Lighthouse, the main navaid to direct vessels into the Kristiansund inlet (before the radar and GPS of course...).



It's rather embarassing, but no matter where I seek info, I can't find anything on Stavnes Lighthouse.

[Asimut]

I find this about Stavnes lighthouse,maybe you already have seen this?
BTW,nice photo.

http://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavnes_fyr

[Sterkoder]

Typical!!! Who would've thought of Wiki....

You, appearantly...., thanks!

[ombugge]

Here is a famouse one of Kraakenes Fyr (near Maaloy) during a winter storm.
This lighthouse used to be manned and originally a family posting, I believe.


And this is another lighthouse in Norway, but I don't know which one.


(Both pics lifted from the net with unknown source, but widely circulated. Hope I don't infringe on somebodies copyright?)

[Seagull]

And this is another lighthouse in Norway, but I don't know which one.

The bottom one is Alnes fyr, on Godøya near Ålesund. I think the horizontal bands are actually more a red colour than they appear in this photo.

[ombugge]

Here is one of my own pics of Alnes Fyr. Now an Art Gallery and/or Museum.

[Seagull]

Ah, a great photo, ombugge. Now we can really see the proper colour of those bands on the tower. And I very much like your viewpoint with the wild flowers in the foreground.
I had looked up all about this lighthouse some years ago, but then my travel plans changed and have not had the opportunity to visit since.