Warwick Neck, a peninsula carved by glaciers and now separates Narragansett Bay from Greenwich Bay, has been waging a losing battle to erosion since the last remnants of the ice sheet retreated some 14,000 years ago. Various light houses have stood vigil on Warwick Neck since 1827. This latest lighthouse was built in the late 1920s, however mother nature was not yet finished with the point. The Great Hurricane of 1938, which flooded downtown Providence to a height of 14 feet, destroyed much of the shoreline property in Warwick Neck. In 1939, the lighthouse was moved further back from shore to the spot you see in today's photo. The light is now automated, however a Coast Guard family still lives in the light keeper's residence.
Post processing started with a classic filter in Topaz B&W FX. The lighting was very harsh this morning and I decided to use that to my advantage, keeping the shadows harsh, and the lines dark and pronounced. I adjusted the color sensitivity sliders and then adjusted contrast, boost black, and boost white. I added a "find edges" filter in PSE using a darker color blend mode. I then added a levels adjustment, tweaked the contrast a bit, and topped if off with a sepia photo filter.
I love lighthouses, and this one is fantastic! Reminds me of a few of the Cape lighthouses in terms of having to be moved - Highland Light was moved probably 10 years back.
