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From a recent trip to northern New England. This photo was taken at Nubble Light near sunset. Although, the weather was very mixed, the light was pretty decent.
I manually adjusted the while balance here and set my white point off the lighthouse and let the rest fall into place. I also left the telephone poles in this shot to suggest just a hint of modern times.

Cape Neddick Lighthouse, Maine's southernmost lighthouse, is also called Nubble Light because it sits on a barren rocky island (the Nubble) just off shore in York, Maine. It was built in 1870. The tower is 41-feet high, rises 88 feet above the high water mark, and 13 feet in diamater. The keeper's house is a two stories and is connected to the tower by a covered walkway.

The Keepers of the lighthouse used a trolley system to transport groceries and other supplies from the mainland. A wooden box suspended on a cable runs between the Nubble and the mainland. You can see the trolley system from shore.

Although you can see Nubble Light from a number of spots along the coast in York, the best up-close view is from Sohier Park. This beautiful spot 200 yards from the Nubble offers an unobstructed view with perfect photo opportunities. You can sit on a bench and watch the ocean surge around the rocky headlands, climb over the rocks along shore, or browse in the gift shop. What you CAN'T do is actually go onto the island the lighthouse sits on.

Twice a year the Nubble is adorned with white lights, outlining the houses and tower: for "Christmas in July," which is the beginning of York Days Celebration, and the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, for the Annual Lighting of the Nubble. Both events are held at Sohier Park.