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Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse Ó Copyright, All Rights Reserved, Barry W. Hollritt, 1985, 2002 There is a real lighthouse at Peggy's Cove, about 20 miles south of Halifax. The lighthouse is also a working post office during the summer! While best known as "the Peggy's Cove Lighthouse", it was and remains, officially know as the Peggy's Point Lighthouse as its purpose is to mark the point, not the cove. The first Peggy's Cove Lighthouse was a wooden structure that acted as a navigational aid from the water, as well as providing living quarters for the lighthouse keeper and his family. Originally built in 1868, the current structure replaced it in 1915. This lighthouse was manned until 1958. At this time it became completely automated. The fog of late afternoon had settled onto the coast of St. Margaret's Bay and I wandered out to the lighthouse to attempt to capture the thick fog rolling in around the light. It's a subtle photo, a favorite because of the misty quality of the light. I took a few exposures of the scene, all with different f-stops and shutter times in an effort to capture the lighthouse's own beacon as you see it. I believe the photograph speaks for itself; a lighthouse in a thickening fog that is gradually being engulfed by the shroud of the sea. I've been drawn to the village and cove numerous times, but each time before this photo opportunity I had neglected the lighthouse. This is a special place, a secluded place, and on this particular day it was a true confrontation of Man against the elements. Depending on where you view it, or where it is displayed, the photograph can emit warmth or coolness, security or emptiness. It’s what I wanted!
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