Point Pinos Lighthouse is the oldest continually operating lighthouse on the West Coast and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The building, lenses and prisms in this Pacific Grove lighthouse are all original, and it is still an active aid to navigation.
Fun Fact: All the lighthouses have a different light patterns. This was the way of navigation before GPS. Intervals of bright light are arranged to create a pattern specific to the particular lighthouse. So you could travel up and down the California Coast and know where you were.
karma (Karen), Greg Lilly Photos, Robin-Wilson, David.Keith, and 12 other people added this photo to their favorites.
View 16 more comments
LLoyd Nielsen 21 months ago | reply
Very nice!
Douglas Brown 21 months ago | reply
Hi Ida,
You frequently post photographs of places I remember so well from California. Pacific Grove is a great example. My very first girlfriend lived in Pacific Grove and I would drive there from San Jose as a high school student. Never forget that... or Pacific Grove. Beautiful spot and I do remember this lighthouse quite well.
Your photograph of the lighthouse with the beautiful flowers in the foreground is spectacular. A great composition and fine image quality. An outstanding photograph... so glad you shared it. I wonder what happened to Sharon? :)
Take care, Doug.
KLnyc 21 months ago | reply
Whoa! I loved to see more naked ladies :)
Just kidding!! Have a great Labor Day.
Aspenbreeze 21 months ago | reply
BEAUTIFUL shots and very interesting information. Beautiful lilies too!
CharsShots 21 months ago | reply
I like the original and the Sliders Sunday version, Ida! Your framing from down low with the Naked Ladies right in front makes such an appealing contrast with the straight lines of the light house. I love lighthouses and have visited as many as I can but this is the first time I learned how each one has its own "signature" pattern. I knew the timing of each was different but this is a new factoid for my collection, ha (I love factoids). HSS!
fuzzy jr 21 months ago | reply
i like both shots, and i too love the framing with the naked ladies in the foreground ... and here's another fun and useless factoid ... it just happens to be located on one of fuzzy jr's favorite golf courses (also know as the "poor man's pebble beach") ... did you play a round while you were there, or were you just one of those pesky tourists hanging around the 10th tee? ... ;-))
r o b i n - h o o d 21 months ago | reply
Splendida!! Buon week end!!
~Staci Lee~ 21 months ago | reply
Great framing! I really like the slide!
Dan Anderson (dead camera, RIP) 21 months ago | reply
Some beautiful flowers leading to a most interesting lighthouse - nice one Ida
jed fish 21 months ago | reply
Beautifully taken Ida!
deus77 [busy] 21 months ago | reply
So lovely composition Ida, I like it!
Paparb 21 months ago | reply
when this loaded on my page i got only text at first,lol,,bummer !!!
great shot Ida, really cool contrasts,, i love lighthouses, so fun to photograph !!
Have a great week ahead :-))
Daniela Duncan 21 months ago | reply
It's a lovely lighthouse - I love that area. Beautiful composition, Ida!
Don Briggs 21 months ago | reply
Beautiful lighthouse composition. I love the top version. Sweet and unique flowers in the foreground.
MAMEDE HARFOUCHE 21 months ago | reply
MAMEDE HARFOUCHE 21 months ago | reply
Irene2005 21 months ago | reply
Great framing with these flowers! And it is a very cute lighthouse...although it looks really tiny. May be it is built on the top of the hill, so the size wouldn't matter much.
flopper 21 months ago | reply
lovely color tone, postcard like shot!
Lukas Wenger Photography 21 months ago | reply
Gorgeous lighthouse. I might have to check this one out
Sonora Guy 21 months ago | reply
Dang, I've been to Pacific Grove about a million times and never visited the lighthouse. It's a beauty, in both of your versions. Hmmm, maybe we should do a flickr meetup over there?