The Hillsboro Lighthouse in the early morning before dawn. I used a stacking method to create all the beams of light in one image.
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse
Hillsboro Lighthouse
Visited the Hillsboro Lighthouse Inlet today and requested an FAA waiver to fly in this area to capture the inlet in the early sun light. Got there around 6am and walked about 20 minutes in the sand to get to the inlet. Started my flight at 7am as per the waiver and had a terrific morning flying..
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse
The Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse has an octagonal iron pyramidal tower that was built by the Russel Wheel and Foundry in Detroit Michigan in August 1905. The lighthouse stands 132 feet high and the construction is held together with bolts, there are no welds. The] iron piping is held together with 192 special cast iron joints and 80 tension rods with turnbuckles. The light is a bivalve Fresnel lens that emits a light measuring 5.5 megacandelas and is placed 135 feet above sea level.
Sunrise at the Lighthouse
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, Pompano Beach, FL, Pompano Beach, FL
Sunrise at the Hillsboro Inlet
Sunrise at the Hillsboro Inlet, Lighthouse Point, Florida
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, Pompano Beach, FL
The morning light of the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, Pompano Beach, FL