“Lighthouse” by James Taylor
I’m a lonely lighthouse, not a ship out in the night
I’m watching the sea
She’s come half-way round the world to see the light
And to stay away from me
There is a shipwreck lying at my feet
Some weary refugee from the rolling deep
Ah, would you lose it all and fall for me?
Nubble Light and Clouds, York Beach, Maine
Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero, CA
Couldn’t we shine?
I’m rolling all my golden moments into one
Like to shine like the sun for one more summer day
Shine like a lighthouse for one last summer night
Flashing on, flashing, fading away
Lighthouse Lens, California
Elbow Cay Lighthouse, Bahamas
Well if you feel lost and lonely and don’t know where to go
And you hear this song on the radio
Or even if you’re feeling healthy and strong
You might like to sing along
But just because I might be standing here
That don’t mean I won’t be wrong this time
You could follow me and lose your mind
Sunrise and Lighthouse, Byron Bay, Australia
Lighthouse, Palm Beach Peninsula, Australia
Off the coast of Africa
Bound for South America
A world away from here
Is a ship that sails the sea
Is a man who’s just like me
And I wish that I was there
Lighthouse Stairs, Australia
Jane Lurie Photography 
Excellent perspectives and processing Jane. Bravo!
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Hi Dan,Thanks so much! They can be a creative challenge, for sure. Appreciate your visits.
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Absolutely gorgeous images!
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Hi Cynthia, Thank you so much. I’m really into lighthouses. Glad you like these.
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Fabulous series of images.
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Hi Simon, Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
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Again beautiful pictures. Sealive always has my attention and i love these 🙂
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Thanks so much, Ellen.
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Beautiful serie!
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Thank you very much, Hans.
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Thank you for the tour of lighthouses.
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A pleasure, David. Glad you enjoyed this theme. Thank you.
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Wow….great shots and you are so lucky to have visited (and photo’d them).
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Thank you, John. I do feel lucky- they are all so unique and beautiful. Glad you enjoyed this set.
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Just love this post – having grown up in NC I was always fascinated with the Haterras coast so dependent on its lighthouse! You took me home, linda
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Hi Linda– Hatteras is a beauty and how nice that this post brought back some great memories. Thank you and I am glad you shared your memories. J
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Hi Jane, These are beautiful. They made me miss you. Dar
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Hi Dar, Thank you very much and it’s great to hear from you. Miss you, too, and hope all is well.
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Fabulous shots…loving York Beach Maine….the B&W gives it a very interestins…airy feeling!!
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Thank you, April. The Nubble is a classic and I love these seascapes in B&W. Glad you do, too.
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Another good series Jane I find lighthouses are quite difficult to capture, either I’m too close or too far away or can’t get a shot because of trees so I admire how you have captured all this series.
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Thank you so much, Pauline. I agree, lighthouses are challenging yet inspiring. Difficult to convey the scale and a sense of place. I loved touring many of the lighthouses in your beautiful Australia. Incredible history and stories. Glad you liked this series.
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Lighthouses are such inspirational places for me. There are many picturesque ones in New England that make for wonderful photo subjects.
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I agree, Atreyee. Intriguing history and one can imagine the stories that each one has “witnessed”. The Nubble is a favorite New England lighthouse where I spent many summers as a teenager climbing on those rocks. Thanks very much for your comment and visit.
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Fabulous Jane, I recognized Nubble right off.
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Thank you very much, Mary. Yes, fabulous Nubble. I spent many summers there. A classic.
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Great shots. Especially drawn to the California lighthouses.
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Hi Jane, Thank you– and we’ve had some fun visits to lighthouses. You could certainly do them justice with your paintbrush.
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Love them all. Your photographs just keep getting better and better. They bring you a little bit closer to us. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Cathy- How nice to hear from you. Happy you like this lighthouse series. Thank you so much!
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You really captured the essence of each one. All of them are unique and the post processing is excellent!
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Hi Michael, Thank you very much. It’s an interesting creative challenge trying to find unique viewpoints. Glad you like these and also the post processing which I really enjoying working on.
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Wonderful photos….lighthouses fascinate me also. I have climbed the stairs of the Morris Island Lighthouse, a lighthouse on Columbus Isle, Sullivan’s island lighthouse, the lighthouse on Put In Bay in Lake Erie where aAdmiral Perry kept his troops. And have stayed in a lighthouse B&B in the town of Big Bay in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I love them . The are like a magnet for the camera lens… Meant to be photographed! You nailed them…Beautiful! I don’t have a fave because they each capture a different element.
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Hi Jeannie- You are a lighthouse aficionado–you’ve hit some great ones in your journeys– how wonderful! I agree, each has a unique history and design. Like you, I love the challenge of capturing them. Thanks so much for appreciating these!
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Beautiful post Jane – I’m partial to the closeups of the glass and the stairs.
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Thanks, Tina. The light on those stairs was beautiful that day in Australia. The lens I just shot here on the California coast. Glad you enjoyed them.
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I love those photos!! Lighthouses intrigue me. Beautiful.
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Hi Pam, Glad you enjoyed these– thank you so much. Lighthouses are special.
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Superb!
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Thanks very much, Dominique. Glad you like this set.
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Byron Bay! So many other elements to this that I love.
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Hi Diane, What a magnificent spot– have you been? That was a memorable sunrise shoot. Happy you enjoyed this image. Thank you!
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Stunning …
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Thank you very much, bgallery. Appreciate your visit.
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You just have the best eye, Jane.
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That means a lot, Sharon. Thank you very much and I appreciate your support. 😊
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Very lovely, Jane! The one of the lighthouse stairs is unique. I like them all.
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Hi Pam, Thank you! The stairs were in one of the many lighthouses I visited in Australia. Glad you like this set.
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Wonderful gallery, Jane!
I love lighthouses and you captured them fantastic – as always!
Thank you for sharing.
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Hi Jürgen — Glad you enjoyed this set. There are so many varying styles of lighthouses — endless creative moments. Thank you very much!
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I wanted to live in a lighthouse for most of my childhood and I could happily fulfill that wish with either York Beach or Pescadero. Sadly, the nearest I will be able to come is to just order the photographs. Thanks for making my dream sort of come true!
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Leah, I am imagining you with your books looking out at the sea in your lighthouse. Happy this set made your imagination run wild. Thanks so much.
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