{"id":2280,"date":"2011-10-17T07:47:41","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T12:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2011-10-17T07:50:36","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T12:50:36","slug":"lighthouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=2280","title":{"rendered":"LIGHTHOUSES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2280 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/block-island-race-5-27-11-35899-Version-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/block-island-race-5-27-11-35899-Version-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/block-island-race-5-27-11-35899-Version-2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/block-island-race-5-27-11-35899-Version-2-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2281'>\n\t\t\t\tSOUTHEAST LIGHT BLOCK ISNAD\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/brenton-reef-tower851.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/brenton-reef-tower851-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2282\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/brenton-reef-tower851-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/brenton-reef-tower851-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2282'>\n\t\t\t\tBRENTON REEF LIGHT TOWER NEWPORT\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/buzzards-light-tower.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/buzzards-light-tower-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/buzzards-light-tower-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/buzzards-light-tower-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2283'>\n\t\t\t\tBUZZARD&#8217;S BAY LIGHT TWOER\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/castle-hill-6-18-11-52672.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/castle-hill-6-18-11-52672-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/castle-hill-6-18-11-52672-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/castle-hill-6-18-11-52672-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2284'>\n\t\t\t\tCASTLE HILL NEWPORT\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/fastent-25287.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/fastent-25287-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2285\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/fastent-25287-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/fastent-25287-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2285'>\n\t\t\t\tFASTNET ROCK IRELAND\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/guy-la-belle832.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/guy-la-belle832-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2286\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/guy-la-belle832-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/guy-la-belle832-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2286'>\n\t\t\t\tGIBB&#8217;S HILL BERMUDA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iow22140.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iow22140-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iow22140-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iow22140-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2287'>\n\t\t\t\tST. CATHERINE&#8217;S LIGHT IOW\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jamestown-10-16-11-73041.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jamestown-10-16-11-73041-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jamestown-10-16-11-73041-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jamestown-10-16-11-73041-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2288'>\n\t\t\t\tBEAVERTAIL JAMESTOWN\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/st.-georges-light842.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/st.-georges-light842-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/st.-georges-light842-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/st.-georges-light842-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2289'>\n\t\t\t\tST.DAVID&#8217;S LIGHT BERMUDA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tempest-2005-31351.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tempest-2005-31351-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tempest-2005-31351-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tempest-2005-31351-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2290'>\n\t\t\t\tNEEDLES IOW\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/transatlantic-2011-56339-Version-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/transatlantic-2011-56339-Version-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2291\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/transatlantic-2011-56339-Version-2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/transatlantic-2011-56339-Version-2-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2291'>\n\t\t\t\tSTART POINT UK\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP3388.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP3388-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP3388-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMGP3388-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2292'>\n\t\t\t\tROUND ISLAND LIGHT MACKINAC\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I have always had a fascination with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unc.edu\/~rowlett\/lighthouse\/\">lighthouses<\/a>. I marvel at the organization \u00a0of the system of lights for navigation. For me, no less impressive even in today&#8217;s world of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gps.gov\/\">GPS<\/a> which is now so accurate. They have become touchstones, memories of the ocean races I have sailed with so many shipmates.<\/p>\n<p>more images: <a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakisphotography.com\/\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have always had a fascination with lighthouses. I marvel at the organization \u00a0of the system of lights for navigation. For me, no less impressive even in today&#8217;s world of GPS which is now so accurate. They have become touchstones, memories of the ocean races I have sailed with so many shipmates. more images: HERE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[962],"tags":[966,2483,547,967,930,963,970,2454,965,968,969,964],"class_list":["post-2280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lighthouses","tag-beavertail","tag-bermuda","tag-fastnet","tag-gibbs-hill","tag-iow","tag-mackinac","tag-needles","tag-newport","tag-renton-reef","tag-st-davids","tag-st-catherines","tag-start-point"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2280"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2294,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2280\/revisions\/2294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}