Eastern Point Light | Gloucester, Massachusetts
Image by rlonpine
A shot that I’ve been noodling over for too long. Taken earlier this year at the ‘crack of dawn’ – a bit before the golden hour.
A clean view of the conical tower from this angle is impossible since there is a massive radio antenna that overlaps with it. I removed the antenna and reconstructed the right side of the light and sky in its place. A little bit of the base of it can be seen in the shrubs on the right (the angular poles).
A paved driveway is adding blackness to the dark foreground. On the left of the driveway is a short, white pole, which I presume is a marker to help guide snowplows. There is a hint of this in the lower left of the image (the white vertical streak). With this as a guide, it becomes clearer to see the driveway sweeping up towards the left.
Too many apps: Photoshop, Pixelmator, Snapseed, Mextures, iColorama, Photos, Prisma, Lightroom. I was thinking of Hopper, but couldn’t find a way to come anywhere close. 🙁
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History – Wikipedia 02Feb2019
Eastern Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Ann, in northeastern Massachusetts. It is known as the oldest seaport in America. The harbor has supported fishermen, whalers, and traders since 1616.
The lighthouse was originally planned in 1829 and was erected by 1832 on the east side of the Gloucester Harbor entrance. It was first lit on January 1, 1832. The tower was rebuilt in 1848 and again in 1890. The third and current conical brick tower stands 36 feet (11 m) tall. The lighthouse has an attached two-story keeper’s quarters, built in 1879. The actual light is 57 feet (17 m) above Mean High Water. Its white light is visible for 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi).
In 1880, the lighthouse was occupied by American landscape painter Winslow Homer. It was automated by September 1985 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The lighthouse is currently operated by the United States Coast Guard and is closed to the public.
