Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NC IMG_3280

by Greg Kluempers

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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NC IMG_3280

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Greg Kluempers

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Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina and is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The lighthouse’s semi-unique pattern makes it easy to recognize and famous. It is often ranked high on lists of most beautiful, and famous lighthouses in the US.
The Outer Banks are a group of barrier islands on the North Carolina coast that separate the Atlantic Ocean from the coastal sounds and inlets. Atlantic currents in this area made for excellent travel for ships, except in the area of Diamond Shoals, just offshore at Cape Hatteras. Nearby, the warm Gulf Stream ocean current collides with the colder Labrador Current, creating ideal conditions for powerful ocean storms and sea swells. The large number of ships that ran aground because of these shifting sandbars gave this area the nickname "Graveyard of the Atlantic." It also led the U.S. Congress to authorize the construction of the Cape Hatteras Light. Its 198-foot height makes it the tallest brick lighthouse structure in the United States and 2nd in the world. Since its base is almost at sea level, it is only the 15th highest light in the United States, the first 14 being built on higher ground.
I took this about 10 years ago and I didn’t bother to process it. It was taken in the late morning light and the sky was bright boring blue. Since then I have expanded my skills and with the help of Photoshop I learned how to add clouds and to change the lighting for this final image.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_Lighthouse

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September 29th, 2022

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