[Leica] IMG: Hoppy is STILL posting Kangaroo Island pics Part five

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Hopper:

Nice colors and shots!  Taken with your M8?

There's something classy about this lighthouse, it may be the window 
frames on the stairway windows.

Here's one from Northern Florida:
http://www.hemenway.com/Florida/images/Florida-H.jpg

Jim


G Hopkinson wrote:

> This is part five of my travelogue to Kangaroo Island. Nearly to the end. 
> The ever-reliable Luis, at least, is managing to keep up
> and keep posting comments. 
> 
> Thank you everyone for encouragement and suggestions so far. Here's 
> another six starting from here.
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+34.jpg.html>
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> <http://tinyurl.com/2vg4hk>
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> This time I am showing Cape Willoughby Lightstation
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> This one is on the Eastern tip of KI. While much of the tower looks as in 
> the 1850's, internally it has been completely changed. 
> 
> Nevertheless the location could hardly be more scenic. The current 
> caretaker, Mary is a friendly and fascinating genuine Aussie. You
> may see her with my son here.
> 
> Also shown is the largest fresnel lens set thay I have ever seen. 
> Definitely bigger than inyour average manual focus SLR. 
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> I have shown some of the view from the top. The seas were extremely calm 
> on our visit day. The caretaker told me that dolphins had
> been frolicking at the foot of the point that morning. 
> 
> I asked when the weather was the most interesting (with a view to future 
> photography). Mary tells me that they see eleven meter
> swells around the September equinox. That would be truly awesome.
> 
> The last photograph shows the original keepers cottages which are now 
> updated and offered for accommodation.
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> Naturally comments and critiques are still welcomed. The specifics posted 
> by a number of people so far have been very helpful in
> choosing some photographs for show.
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> Cheers
> 
> Hoppy
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