View Of Coquille River Lighthouse
by Thom Zehrfeld
Title
View Of Coquille River Lighthouse
Artist
Thom Zehrfeld
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
Description
"View Of Coquille River Lighthouse" by Thom Zehrfeld
This is a view of the Coquille River and Lighthouse, taken from the south bank in Bandon on the Southern Oregon Coast.
The original name of the Coquille River Lighthouse was the Bandon Light...commissioned in 1895. The lighthouse became active in 1896. The light helped boaters avoid dangerous sandbars in the Coquille River and led them safely into the harbor at Bandon.
The light contained a fourth-order Fresnel lens. In 1936, a large fire swept through Bandon and destroyed much of the town. Bandon became bankrupt.
There was a decline in shipping and, the lighthouse was shut down. It was replaced by an automated light on the south jetty.
So basically, the Coquille River Lighthouse has not been an active lighthouse for decades! However, that doesn't mean it never gets visited or photographed. The setting is magnificent!
This image has been converted to High Dynamic Range (HDR) by combining three different exposures to give the image more detail and color.
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March 7th, 2016
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