Yaquina Head Lighthouse- v2 Wood Print

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Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Oregon. In this vertical composition (the format befitting the subject), the white spire of the lighthouse stands contrasted against its own black and red roof, the structure contrasted as a whole against the azure sky, the upper half of the frame contrasted yet more against a field of raucously yellow flowers growing in the foreground and on the hillsides leading up to the edifice. A little green on the hillside adds just a touch more color contrast, while flowers in the extreme foreground are thrown far out of focus, providing foreground interest while at the same time isolating the subject. The tower of the lighthouse is about a third in from the right of the frame, emphasizing how the edifice stands sentry at the cliff tops, as the cliffs fall away to frame left. A single seagull is caught in flight near the top right of the frame. The Yaquina Head Lighthouse is a historic building, construction began on it in 1871. At the time, the location was calle...

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