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“Commute”
Description:
Heceta Head Lighthouse sits on a basalt headland along the central Oregon Coast, facing persistent northerly winds and seasonal marine fog. The viewpoint overlooks Cape Creek, forested slopes, and wave-cut cliffs that define this stretch of Highway 101.
Story:
Heceta Head is one of the most photographed lighthouses on the West Coast, beautiful and dramatic, perched along a coastline known for both romance and danger.
What the postcards don’t always show is the wind. This viewpoint can be ferociously windy, and on the afternoon I made this photograph I felt every bit of it. I had to grip my camera like a cowboy on a bucking bronco. A heavy tripod and a high shutter speed were the only reasons I managed a clean shot while the gusts tried to knock down anything standing upright. At one point I was holding my hat with one hand and the camera with the other, hoping neither would take flight.
Behind the cape, a summer marine layer was beginning to form. Along the Oregon Coast, that mist can sometimes swallow the lighthouse entirely, but its presence is a seasonal signature, just like the relentless north wind that tears across these cliffs.
Unique to Heceta Head is the lightkeeper’s house set back safely from the end of the cape. I imagined what it must have been like to live and work here before modern times, walking that short path each day from the house to the tower. Compared to the isolation of many lighthouses, this would be a peaceful and almost pleasant commute.
This is the classic viewpoint you’ve probably seen on postcards and travel guides. And despite the wind, it is always worth the stop.
-BAP
Location:
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Florence, Oregon
44° 7' 32.3'' N, 124° 7' 32.4'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 15:48 PST
Date: May 31st, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/4G, Tripod
ISO 100, 100 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec
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“Commute”
Description:
Heceta Head Lighthouse sits on a basalt headland along the central Oregon Coast, facing persistent northerly winds and seasonal marine fog. The viewpoint overlooks Cape Creek, forested slopes, and wave-cut cliffs that define this stretch of Highway 101.
Story:
Heceta Head is one of the most photographed lighthouses on the West Coast, beautiful and dramatic, perched along a coastline known for both romance and danger.
What the postcards don’t always show is the wind. This viewpoint can be ferociously windy, and on the afternoon I made this photograph I felt every bit of it. I had to grip my camera like a cowboy on a bucking bronco. A heavy tripod and a high shutter speed were the only reasons I managed a clean shot while the gusts tried to knock down anything standing upright. At one point I was holding my hat with one hand and the camera with the other, hoping neither would take flight.
Behind the cape, a summer marine layer was beginning to form. Along the Oregon Coast, that mist can sometimes swallow the lighthouse entirely, but its presence is a seasonal signature, just like the relentless north wind that tears across these cliffs.
Unique to Heceta Head is the lightkeeper’s house set back safely from the end of the cape. I imagined what it must have been like to live and work here before modern times, walking that short path each day from the house to the tower. Compared to the isolation of many lighthouses, this would be a peaceful and almost pleasant commute.
This is the classic viewpoint you’ve probably seen on postcards and travel guides. And despite the wind, it is always worth the stop.
-BAP
Location:
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Florence, Oregon
44° 7' 32.3'' N, 124° 7' 32.4'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 15:48 PST
Date: May 31st, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/4G, Tripod
ISO 100, 100 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec
