Posted by Derek Sedillo on November 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Every year, on the Saturday closest to November 15th, the Pigeon Point Lighthouse in California is lighted with the original Fresnel lens which provides 24 beams of light from the top of the lighthouse. They turn it on for 2 hours, the first 5 minutes the lights are static and provides the best opportunity to capture it this way. After that, the light starts rotating. You have to make the best of those 5 minutes.
I am headed up there this afternoon to scope out different comp options for tonight. The weather is looking good so far for it. Last year there was a bit of fog.
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2 repliesEvery year, on the Saturday closest to November 15th, the Pigeon Point Lighthouse in California is lighted with the original Fresnel lens which provides 24 beams of light from the top of the lighthouse. They turn it on for 2 hours, the first 5 minutes the lights are static and provides the best opportunity to capture it this way. After that, the light starts rotating. You have to make the best of those 5 minutes.
I am headed up there this afternoon to scope out different comp options for tonight. The weather is looking good so far for it. Last year there was a bit of fog.
See the posted photo by Edward Nunez from last year for a good example of lights:
http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=86261&CGISESSID=cdec6e36dba238fd8bd9aa55f9759b34&u=13681
Derek