Kenosha Pierhead Lighthouse
Feb 10th 2010StevenLandscape & Photography
The Kenosha Pierhead Lighthouse is a 104 year old lighthouse that sits on the north pier at the entrance to Kenosha Harbor. It’s red color is typical of many lighthouses on Lake Michigan.
I shot this image on my first visit to Kenosha in March of 2008. Little did I know then how many photos I would eventually take of the lighthouse.
The lighting in this image is very typical of lighting found along Lake Michigan in the Winter months. The dark sky is a cloud bank that forms over the lake providing a wonderful contrast with the snowy foreground, (In fact, as I write this, these same lighting conditions are present).
One of the things I love about photographing this lighthouse is how it’s red color stands out so brightly in an otherwise monochrome scene.
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Love this photo. As a former SE Wisconsin resident and a lover of lighthouses and an amateur photographer, I’m sorry to say I never knew this lighthouse existed! Lovely. Thanks.
Thanks Jill.
On my other site, http://www.SierraVisions.com, I have a Lake MIchigan Lighthouse page that you might be interested in:
http://www.sierravisionsstock.com/sierravisions/lake-michigan-lighthouses/
I’ve been researching stock photography sites and reading up on other’s experiences. I really like how this site is setup, to offering prints and the rights of usage. Very clever, I say.
You capture great images, and I am glad to have run across your photostream on Flilckr.
Dawn
Thanks Dawn, glad you like my work.