Dizzy at the Top

Marty CohenArchitecture, Big Sur, Point Sur12 Comments

If you saw my previous post of the lighthouse staircase, looking up from the bottom, here’s a view from the top looking down. There’s a bit of artistic license in this image but it was actually accidental and not planned. I was shooting at a shutter speed that was too slow and must have been a bit off balance giving … Read More

Stairway to the Light

Marty CohenArchitecture, B+W, Big Sur, Point Sur5 Comments

After entering the main door to the Point Sur lighthouse, there is a spiral staircase that leads up to the top where the light and lenses are housed. The old brick walls are beautiful. I just love this image in black and white.   This photo was taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/30 sec at … Read More

Point Sur Lighthouse

Marty CohenArchitecture, B+W, Big Sur, Point Sur6 Comments

We recently did a walking tour of the Point Sur Lightstation in Big Sur guided by Kathryn, a docent and good friend of Cathleen’s cousin, who explained the history of the Lightsation, which is celebrating 125 years this year. The Point Sur Lighthouse brochure describes it: “Jutting out into the Pacific Ocean from the spectacular Big Sur Coast, the Point … Read More

Hassan Tower and Mausoleum of Mohammed V

Marty CohenArchitecture, Morocco4 Comments

CLick on an image to show a larger size and then you can navigate forward and backward using the arrows. The Hassan Tower is a minaret of an unfinished mosque in Rabat, Morocco. Construction was begun in 1195 and this tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world along with the mosque to be the largest. In … Read More

Royal Palace in Rabat

Marty CohenArchitecture, Morocco4 Comments

(To see the most detail in these images, click on them to enlarge them!) Rabat is the capital and second largest city in Morocco. It’s located on the Atlantic Ocean and sits at the mouth of the Bou Regreg River. The Royal Palace is a large building that is set back behind lawns and chained from the public (when we … Read More