Cape St. George Lighthouse.

So I decided one night that I would head to a dissused lighthouse near HMAS Cresswell in the Jervis Bay area. South Coast, NSW. I wanted to get some sunrise photos over looking the cliffs and lighthouse and out over the ocean. I got up with the alarm at 5am, the car was already packed, I didn't start work until 11am so all was set. I followed the signs out to Jervis Bay and Cresswell then followed the signs from there to the lighthouse.

The lighthouse was steeped in history. It was built in 1860, 2.5 miles north of where it should have been. It seems the contractor built it closer to the quarry so he wouldn't have to cart the rocks so far. From 1864 to 1893, 23 ships were wrecked in the vicinity of Jervis Bay. The light was replaced in 1889 by Point Perpendicular light. From 1917 to 1922 the light was used for target practice by the Navy and subsiquently destroyed. The Cheif lighthouse keeper was washed of the rocks in 1895 and the second lighthouse keeper's daughter was shot in 1899. So there was history... perfect

When I got there it was still pretty dark, and man it was creepy. There was a path leading through the spindly salt bushes and trees of about 150m, which I was more than dubious about walking. Ghosts are the least of your problem in Wreck Bay...

The first 2 are my first attempt at HDR... Not great but getting there.