whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

[haydnj]

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Whitford lighthouse Burry Inlet Carmarthenshire.
Totally tidal believed to be the last standing cast iron lighthouse in uk. Taken from moving boat so not the best.
visitors can walk out to this from the whitford burrows on the gower peninsula, BUT watch tides.

[tesarver]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

Nice old structure. Worth the effort to go out during low tide for more images

Tom

[haydnj]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

Nice old structure. Worth the effort to go out during low tide for more images

Tom

I have spent a lot of time there at work Tom, so never took my gear with me, too much mud and sand to keep things clean, also the real chance of theft from vehicle. Area surrounded with mussel beds. I have an excellent B&W pic but had the original negative "stolen" when the original was loaned to a "friend" Will have to get the print scanned and see how it turns out. Thanks for looking.

[lighthouse]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

Know this place you have caught it well.

[El Sid]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

Interesting structure, at least the cormorants still have a use for it.

[Wrinklyrocker]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

Big old lump of steel there.

[haydnj]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

Interesting structure, at least the cormorants still have a use for it.

Aye but stay upwind!

Thanks for looking all.

[ColytonJohn]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

I didn't know of this light so have just been reading up on it. It's fascinating and I do like a good bit of cast iron

The first image is the best for composition and lighting so a shame the finial is ever so slightly cropped but I think simply extending the canvas and filling in with sky would be sufficient to lift the image a lot... and giving it a slight anti-clockwise twist

The second is a very nice photograph even though it lacks the cormorants the greater flow from the receding tide does add a lot of drama to the shot

Cheers,
John

[haydnj]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

I didn't know of this light so have just been reading up on it. It's fascinating and I do like a good bit of cast iron

The first image is the best for composition and lighting so a shame the finial is ever so slightly cropped but I think simply extending the canvas and filling in with sky would be sufficient to lift the image a lot... and giving it a slight anti-clockwise twist

The second is a very nice photograph even though it lacks the cormorants the greater flow from the receding tide does add a lot of drama to the shot

Cheers,
John

thanks John, have attached two more, again taken from a very fast drifting small boat, so dif to get all correct. Have sent you a PM.
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[Stan]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

Interesting lighthouse, the first is the better one as it shows some of the environment although you have lost the tip off the frame.

[Nathaniel]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

Can see the Cormorants at the top- first picture. Yes, a very interesting lighthouse.

[Wayne Els]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

I like the first the most for having some background interest and the birds. Shame you lost the top. You could get an excellent set of images from this if you got up close to bits of it.

[ColytonJohn]

Re: whitford Lighthouse last cast iron lighthouse standing in uk ?

I hope you don't mind Haydn but I liked the first so much I felt it deserved to be rescued so added space at the top and reinstated the snipped finial:

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Working from a direct upload jpeg it was never going to be pretty but I do think it shows what could be.

Cheers,
John