Picture of the day - April 17, 2007

Roanoke River Marshes Lighthouse

Photo courtesy of Michelle Halliwell. Photographer Michelle Halliwell captured today's beautiful image of the Roanoke River Marshes Lighthouse. You can see a lot more of her spectacular images in her gallery. The following is Michelle's story behind today's picture: "One of my favorite subjects to photograph are lighthouses, and I in particular enjoy the ones located along the Outer Banks of North Carolina where my fiancé (who is also a photographer) and I often go for mini-vacations. This photo was taken on the evening of September 25th 2004 during the dedication of this replica in downtown Manteo, NC. Taken with a Canon 20D and 18-125 Tamron, 30 sec. exposure on F22. The replica is an exterior reproduction of the 1877 Roanoke Marshes lighthouse. There were originally three lighthouses named RMLH and two were screwpiles. The first one was in the marsh and was 1831-1839 and no information has been located as to it's style. The second one was a hexagonal lighthouse and was 1858-1877. The third one (the one the town based the replica on) was 1877-1955. More information can be found here on the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society’s webpage which actively supports all North Carolina Lighthouses." Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"