Photographer's Note
This image is actually upside down and is a reflection in a pond of water. :-)
The island is about 400m x 100m in size.
Shadows and highlights adjusted. Usharp mask filter applied.
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Twenty-five kilometers southwest of Hanko, at the entrance of the Gulf of Finland stands Scandinavias tallest lighthouse. Towering 52 meters above the sea, the lighthouse of Bengtskär is the archipelago`s most imposing and magnificient monument. This massive stone structure has witnessed many dramatic events in Finland`s history. For nine decades the lighthouse has provided a safe passage to the thousands of vessels which plie the waters of the Gulf. The island is the most southern inhabited place in Finland. The nearest village, Rosala, is situated 18 kilometers north of Bengtskär.
(source: http://www.bengtskar.fi/position.htm)
See the history of Bengtskär at http://www.bengtskar.fi/history.htm
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Photo Information
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Copyright: Jon Wickstrom (JonteW)
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2002-08-11
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Canon S40
- Exposure: f/8, 1/50 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): Upside Down Reflections, Finnish Lighthouses [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-05-03 7:56