Early morning sun shines brightly on the Delaware Breakwater East End Light. My grandfather was a lighthouse keeper in 1915 and was assigned to the Harbor of Refuge Light, but also worked some at the Breakwater light, this one. The Harbor of Refuge Light (HRL & not shown), at the time he was working there in 1915, was not the one that stands today. He worked in the predecessor, which was under-built for the task. In 1918, the HRL shifted on its foundation during a storm and was dismantled and replaced in 1925. In 1919, my grandfather had moved over the the U.S. Coast Guard at the Lewes station. I think it was a good move! So these lighthouses are special to me and I wanted to catch a view both of it and from it at the height of the lens, so clearly a job for the drone. 2023 Aug 17 DJI Mavic 3 Cine 4K Video 60 fps / ISO 100 1/120 sec at f4.0. Got to love that 4K video, as you get huge, tack sharp stills from it if you want. This is one frame extracted from the video.
For those with a sharp eye, zoom in a bit and look at he osprey nest atop the little building on the rock jetty. There's an osprey sitting in the nest and I'd venture it is its mate that is perched on the railing of the lighthouse.
For those with a sharp eye, zoom in a bit and look at he osprey nest atop the little building on the rock jetty. There's an osprey sitting in the nest and I'd venture it is its mate that is perched on the railing of the lighthouse.
