Light Keeper's House, Details

Some of the interesting architectural details of the Fire Island Light Keeper's House. According to the historical association, Connecticut River blue split stone from the original 74 foot tall lighthouse built in 1826 and later demolished because it wasn't tall enough to be effective, was used for the terrace of the new lighthouse commissioned in 1857. Those stones would be in the foreground of this photo of the main entrance to the museum and gift shop. I'm also reminded of those brain teaser exercises: how many geometric shapes are visible in this photograph?

Another shot of the entryway from the side, showing the blue split stone on the terrace and decorative motifs carried over from the front view.

Love the green door that completes the green treatment of the window sashes. Or is it the other way around? Add the red brick on the door stoop that recalls the red roof.

Lighthouse Window

The window in the Fire Island Lighthouse, also showing the taper in the tower itself. Interesting to me is the choice of colors in the banding of the individual lighthouses: Montauk's is brown & white, and here, it's black and white.

The Atlantic Ocean

From a staircase window in the Montauk Point Lighthouse looking cold and forbidding. Where's the hot cocoa? Next post, we'll visit the Fire Island Light Station.

Closing Time

After covering an event in San Francisco one night last May, was walking past the Metropol Cafe as they were shutting down for the night. Bottles looked inviting though. This photo exemplifies the expansion of possibilities via digital capture in today's cameras, i.e. a wider range of available ISO's for low light situations, improved in-camera metering capabilities, and color temperature settings. Couple these with improved software, fast lenses, and the world of imaging possibilities expands exponentially.