Thursday, October 13, 2011

Foghorn

East Quoddy Lighthouse, Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada  © Doug Hickok


If you ever wanted to know what a lighthouse foghorn (diaphone) looks like, this is it. Even though it is pointed toward the ground, the sound it makes is loud and carries
long distances. It operates by forcing compressed air through an apparatus, making extremely powerful low frequency notes. So don't stand next to one when it is blowing. This one, by the way, was quiet.

East Quoddy Lighthouse is one of the oldest in Canada. Although it is unmanned, it serves an important function in warning fishing vessels of the treacherous rocks
at the tip of Campobello Island. And it is especially useful for guiding boats through the dense Bay of Fundy fogs.

23 comments:

  1. Nice place to visit and very good picture.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  2. I love the sound of foghorns, I used to listen to them from the safety of my bed as a kid on holiday in Brittany. Great angle and colours here, lovely lighthouse.

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  3. I always wonder how people used to live in such lighthouses..

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  4. interesting point of viex and nice vibrant colors

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  5. Din nou multe poze foarte frumoase si viu colorate! Chiar daca nu apuc sa le comentez pe fiecare in parte imi plac foarte mult!

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  6. Lovely lighthouse with vibrant colours well seen. Great capture and framing..thanks for the information..Nice day!

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  7. beautifully composed; such a wonderful collection of angles.

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  8. That's pretty cool man. It even looks foggy in your shot.

    First thing I thought of when I read the title was "leghorn". :)

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  9. Both horn and light in one image, perfect!

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  10. I love these lights with vibrant colors, so different from those we have in France.

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  11. Poweful.. yes! Love the contrasting red & white paint scheme!

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  12. perfect perspective here, and absolutely captivating structures and colors - love the red-and-white impression!!!
    interesting and important info, too ... your ears might suffer if you stood too close ...

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  13. I have seen some lighthouses but never a foghorn. Thanks for showing it to me, Doug!

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  14. love this fantastic play with red and white
    also great framing

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  15. Ihanat värit. Harvoin näkee punaista näin käytettäävän.
    I love this foto.

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  16. From the powerful colours of Rothco - to the slighted muted lighthouse colours. Beautifully shot and a fine example/lesson on how to compose images.

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  17. Love the red against the white here--well seen and shot Doug!

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