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Nubble Grey

The lighthouse at Cape Neddick – better known as Nubble Light – on a grey day on the southern coast of Maine. I waited a good long while just to get a bit of a break in the clouds to cast some warm sunlight on the main subject, and knew that that was going to be all I'd get. But I like this place even in the grey: be it cloudy, misty, or foggy conditions.

"In 1874 Congress appropriated $15,000 to build a light station at the 'Nubble' and in 1879 construction began. Cape Neddick Light Station was dedicated by the U.S. Lighthouse Service and put into use in 1879. It is still in use today. Plans had been in the works to build a lighthouse on the site since 1837. The tower is lined with brick and sheathed with cast iron. It stands 41 feet (12 m) tall but the light is 88 feet (27 m) above sea level because of the additional height of the steep rocky islet on which it sits. Unusually, the stanchions of the walkway railing around the lantern room are decorated with 4-inch (100 mm) brass replicas of the lighthouse itself. Nubble Light is a famous American icon and a classic example of a lighthouse. The Voyager spacecraft, which carries photographs of Earth’s most prominent man made structures and natural features should it fall into the hands of intelligent extraterrestrials, includes a photo of Nubble Light with images of the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal." (Wikipedia)

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Taken on: September 21, 2014
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Camera: Olympus E-M5, f/5.0, 3.2 sec, 20mm (=40mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Olympus E-M5
Lens: LUMIX G 20/F1.7
Aperture: f/5.0
Exposure Time: 3.2
Focal Length: 20mm (35mm equivalent: 40mm)
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: +0.3 EV
Flash: On, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: Low gain up
Saturation: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
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