Alki Point Lighthouse by seattlite

Alki Point Lighthouse

There is a wrought iron security fence that surrounds this property. So I got the best shot I could by standing on my tiptoes and placing the camera between the iron balusters. The lighthouse is open to visitors on certain days and hours in the summer. "The Alki Point Light is an active aid to navigation located on Puget Sound's Alki Point, the southern entrance to Seattle's Elliott Bay, King County, Washington. It is listed as Alki Point Light number 16915 in the USCG light lists.The first, unofficial, light established at Alki Point was a kerosene lantern said to have been hung on the side of a barn in the 1870s by farmer and property owner Hans Martin Hanson. In 1887, the United States Lighthouse Board recognized the need for an official light and placed a lens-lantern atop a wooden post at the point. As Hanson remained the property's owner, he was assigned to be lightkeeper at a salary of $15 per month. Hanson's son Edmund sold the point to the government in 1910..."
gorgeous water and mountains in the background, beautiful lighthouse
January 15th, 2017  
I like your tack sharp focus throughout the image. Lovely lighting throughout as well, with three strong focal points that form a Z -- tree to lighthouse to mountains.
January 15th, 2017  
Beautiful place and scene. What a pretty place.
January 15th, 2017  
Love the vivid colors, the composition, and what a neat story... the making of a lighthouse! FAV
January 15th, 2017  
Amazing shot and what a view Gloria...Fav
January 15th, 2017  
A wonderful pov and composition ! Love the clarity and brightness of the view !
January 15th, 2017  
VML the lamp in the tree, nodding, I presume, at the original on the barn.
January 15th, 2017  
Interesting information. What a fabulous view
January 15th, 2017  
A super composition and capture. Fav!! 😀
January 15th, 2017  
Wonderful view and great composition Gloria
January 15th, 2017  
Wonderful shot and composition
January 15th, 2017  
Terrific capture under those circumstances :) fav
January 15th, 2017  
Wonderfully composed!
January 15th, 2017  
Well done for getting the shot.... nice composition
January 15th, 2017  
Beautiful colours and composition :)
January 15th, 2017  
Wonderful clarity
January 15th, 2017  
I finally got in there this summer for a few pictures. It was the same day a lady swam across Puget Sound.
January 15th, 2017  
a beautiful scene and composition
January 15th, 2017  
Nice shot!
January 15th, 2017  
What a wonderful scene you've captured here and I particularly like that you've included the kerosene lantern hung on the tree as a hark-back to the origins of this lighthouse.
January 16th, 2017  
Good to know its working but it will be automatic nowadays! Have to keep the riff raff out so it doesn't get damaged! Beautiful shot! fav
January 16th, 2017  
What an amazing view! Great composition and framing!
January 16th, 2017  
Beautiful pov for the shot catching the lighthouse and those mountains.
January 16th, 2017  
Great color -- and of course I love those mountains!
January 16th, 2017  
Sam
You did well capturing this on your tiptoes! FAV
January 16th, 2017  
Yes, you did well. Love the colour.
January 16th, 2017  
What a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest! Love the snow on the mountains.
January 16th, 2017  
Love the look trough! Nice composition :)
January 16th, 2017  
Beautiful capture and I love the angle of this shot.
January 16th, 2017  
what a beautiful composition Gloria.
January 16th, 2017  
Just beautiful. Fav
January 16th, 2017  
Beautiful lighthouse and scene fav!
January 16th, 2017  
I like the balance created by the lantern on the tree and the lighthouse lantern. Nice depth in the image as well.
January 16th, 2017  
A super composition!

Ian
January 16th, 2017  
Nice shot
January 16th, 2017  
Can you imagine how lovely it would be to live at this location! Wow!
January 17th, 2017  
@Weezilou This is a residential area with many homes, condos, apts that have the same view.
January 18th, 2017  
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