Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Last July 4th the family and I vacationed in the Outer Banks. We were always told it had nice beaches and was very family friendly. I have to agree with that assessment. We stayed further down near Avon, NC which is away from the tourist stuff. It was a much more rural area with local shops and restaurants. Typically when we vacation we are on the go trying to see as much as possible but this time our intention was to relax and bathe in the sun. There are definitely picture opportunities and probably one of the more famous areas to take pictures is at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. I was hoping the clouds and sun would cooperate. Fortunately, the sun came out for only a few minutes and I was able to get this shot.

Repost June 2011

Vermilion Lighthouse

When we lived in Cleveland, we would visit Vermilion a few times a year.  It has a nice old downtown with many shops to explore and great places to eat.  Each time we came, I would take a picture of the lighthouse.  I never realized until recently that it is actually a replica of a lighthouse that used to sit there (no wonder it’s so small).

This picture is a 5 exposure HDR.  I used a wide angle lens for the shot and corrected most of the distortion in photoshop.  Most people probably think that I shrunk the lighthouse but in reality it is very small.

P.S.  Here is another post of mine taken at the same spot.

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