Tuesday, June 21, 2011

A Lighthouse and the Cool Blue Sea

Prospect Harbor Lighthouse, Schoodic Peninsula, Maine  © Doug Hickok


"We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine."
- Dwight L. Moody -

Prospect Harbor Lighthouse stands near the Schoodic Peninsula Scenic Byway in Maine. It was established in 1850 and is still in use today, though it is operated automatically. The keeper's house is called Gull Cottage. It looks like a place I'd love to stay, even if only for a day. 


Our summer temperatures here in Charleston are over 100 degrees these days. Remembering the cool blue sea in this picture helps me feel less broiled.




Quick take: Speaking of beautiful settings by the sea, here is a link to images of Italy's top beaches. You will simply love this one!



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29 comments:

  1. ChristopherJune 21, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    This post is filled with goodness! Fantastic shot full of rich colors, thoughtful quote, cool background information and an beautiful Italian Beach. Gotta be a record!

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  2. Frank de JolJune 21, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    What a beautiful place!
    Yeah, I want to be a lamplighter and live in this place.

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  3. Traveling HawkJune 21, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    This is a place I would like to be right now! My daughter loves lighthouses, her dream being to live in one for good. So, 2 years ago I offered her a one week vacation in a lighthouse in Croatia, on an island. It was a great vacation for us all, as we all like solitutde.

    Your place her is an awesome one, so peaceful and inviting. The angle you choosed has a great effect!

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  4. Bob BushellJune 21, 2011 at 3:37 AM

    The lighthouse is beautiful and waters, so serene.

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  5. Marie LCJune 21, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    A magnificent landscape where we want to settle down to live in front of the sea. I like very much the color of the leading rocks

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  6. VPJune 21, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    I knew that lighthouse from a book I have, but your picture is much better.
    So the only decent beaches in Tuscany are the absurdely expensive Forte dei Marmi or the faraway Maremma? Let's them believe so...

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  7. Joop ZandJune 21, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    Hello Doug

    Thats a beautiful place, composition and colors are wonderful....great picture.

    greetings, Joop

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  8. brattcatJune 21, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    But a sailor seeks, with desperation, the sight of the light from a warning beacon. What a shot this is...makes me homesick for Maine.

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  9. Greensboro Daily PhotoJune 21, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    That blue is hard to find........ Breathtaking!

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  10. LowellJune 21, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Oh that is just yummy! Super photo! It's hot here, too, and this helps cool me down.

    I dunno why, but everytime I see your name I want to yell, "Hey, Wild Bill!" Silly, I know.

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  11. AnonymousJune 21, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Wonderful landscape, beautiful photo!
    The sea is so blue like nothing else in the world :)

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  12. A.BarlowJune 21, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Really classic shot. I like this one. Nice placement on the lighthouse.

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  13. Doug HickokJune 21, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Not so silly, Jacob.
    Wild Bill is my great, great, great... uncle, or something like that.
    My wife says I have the same nose!

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  14. T. BecqueJune 21, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Beautiful photo and place. We've got you beat in the temperatures, not that it's a contest I'd want to win, we're going to hit 108 tomorrow. Yuck.

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  15. HarryJune 21, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    Beautiful blues and oranges. The large amount of rock in the foreground makes the shot as much about nature as man's building.

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  16. OKJune 21, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    beautiful water scene, quite lovely. really like the blues and oranges together. it's almost like the rocks have rusted.

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  17. elena nuezJune 21, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    this photo is brilliant!
    I love lighthouses and this reminds me very much one of my favorites Brant Point Light in Nantucket, right?

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  18. Laura AbigailJune 21, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    I love those bright blue tones :D

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  19. ChelseaJune 21, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    i'd love to live there too.

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  20. Xurde RadíoJune 22, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Great shot, very good lights and colours!
    I like very much lighthouses, they are very special places.
    Greetings from Spain

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  21. OlegJune 22, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Stunning photograph! I love this beautiful place, these texture of coastal stones and clean sky-blue colour of sea water.

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  22. Rae WalterJune 22, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Great photo and composition. Love the colours and like seeing the sunshine given we are in winter in this part of the world. Rae, Perth Western Australia

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  23. OlgaJune 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    This photo is just ideal. You don't just want to visit this place, but live in that house :)

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  24. Lisa June 23, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    Breathtaking. Beautiful !!

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  25. Lisa June 23, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    I just love Dwight L. Moodys quote. How true.

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  26. Donato (longroute)June 25, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    High Dough,

    lighthouses and seascapes are my favourite genre and here we find a superb example of both. I like the use of the vertical format here which allowed your to set the rocks in foreground and so create a fine depth. Very good choice of the hour of the day, the warm light gave you lovely colours.
    Much in my taste,

    Cheers,
    Donato

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  27. tusenJune 29, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Dream house, but real?

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  28. georgeJune 30, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    A scene of utter tranquillity...a month there would be heaven.

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  29. john4jackSeptember 6, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    exquisite

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