* * * THE LIGHTHOUSE * * * Photo

Photographer’s Note

Located in the municipality of Ílhavo, parishe of Gafanha da Nazaré and district of Aveiro, Aveiro's lighthouse is the highest in Portugal and second highest in Europe. Built between 1885-1893, it was projected by a self made man who won against the other proposals. Its opening was in 1893 and made by Bernardino Machado,minister. In this same year, besides the light beam signals, a sonorous signal started functioning.

Initially, the main light source was obtained from petrol. Only in 1950 the lighting system was power with electrical public energy, being installed a lamp of 3000W, that was after replaced by a 1000W one. In 1990 it was automatized working now with less human intervention.

The stairs are composed by two sectors: the first with 271 steps with a snail shape and it's made of stone and the second sector is of only 20 steps and made out of metal.

It's 62 meters high, allowing it to light up to 23 nautical miles.

Enjoy!

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npecanhuk (13161) 2008-05-06 19:05

Olá Marcio,
Gostei muito de sua foto, com belas cores no céu, com o farol e construções de formas e cores interessantes.
Um ótimo PDV e nitidez legal.
Parabéns e obrigado por compartilhá-la conosco.
Grande abraço,
Neyvan Peçanhuk - Brasil

yasin (151) 2008-05-07 0:44

Ola, Marcio,
very good composition and very good framing.
Rare to see this in my country.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards from Indonesia,

Yasin

JPlumb (3153) 2008-05-07 1:13

Very nice presentation Marcio. I like the angle formed in this shot by the buildings, starting with the lighthouse on the right, and working down. You have some people on the ground on the left and close to the centre. They give it good scale. Your colour is good, and you have excellent sharp detail seen throughout the shot.

Thanks, enjoyed! John

Greg1949 (8507) 2008-05-07 4:55

Marcio, very nice shot of this light. The lighting is excellent and the framing is fine tho it may be the light itself is a bit soft of focus. Overall I really like this photograph, well seen and captured.

Greg

alive (924) 2008-05-08 3:59

Olá Márcio!
Bela foto. Um postal lindissimo.
Muito bom enquadramento.
Apesar cores escuras gosto.
Abraço.
Luis.

pablominto (40056) 2008-05-28 5:00

Hello Marcio,
This lighthouse seems to be huge!
The people on the beach give a good scaling, and the dwindling afternoon light adds a fine mood...
A well balanced composition with fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -