This is the third photo in my Nubble Lighthouse series. Here is a closer look at Nubble Lighthouse showing all the buildings on the island. The little red building in the front contains the emergency generator that powers the lighthouse light and foghorn in case the island loses power in a storm. I wanted to share a fun fact about the Nubble Lighthouse that I read on Wikipedia:
“The Voyager spacecraft, which carries photographs of Earth’s most prominent manmade structures and natural features should it fall into the hands of intelligent extraterrestrials, includes a photo of Nubble Light [along] with images of the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal.”
I just thought that was a pretty cool trivia tidbit!
This is the second photo in my Nubble Lighthouse series. Here is a closeup of the light tower on the Nubble Lighthouse converted to b&w. I decided to leave the light in color so it could be seen easier. One interesting thing I noticed about the lighthouse is that it seems to be easier to see the light from afar then when close up. It must be designed that way I suppose. Later I will post a photo of the lighthouse from much further away so you can see.
Here is the primary reason I went to Maine in the first place to take photos of my favorite lighthouse the “Nubble Lighthouse” (also known as The Cape Neddick Lighthouse). This lighthouse is located in York, Maine. The lighthouse was built in 1879 and has been in continuous service since. A light keeper lived on this island until the lighthouse was automated in 1987.
On this particular day it was so foggy that the foghorn on the lighthouse was blasting every 10 seconds or so to warn sailors who could not see the light. Starting today I am going to start a series featuring photos I took of the Nubble Lighthouse on this foggy day.
