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10-Jul-2019

" la Vieille" par une belle journée d'été.

Mer d'Iroise.

"La Vieille" by a bright summer day.

Construit/Built de/from 1882 à 1887.
Automatisé le 14/12/1995.
Hauteur/ Height 26,90 mètres.

Coordonnées : 48° 02′ 26″ N, 4° 45′ 23″ O

Comme pour la plupart des phares en mer, la relève de la Vieille s'effectuait à l'aide du cartahu, un filin que les gardiens lançaient à l'équipage de la vedette. Une fois le cartahu saisi et un va-et-vient établi entre le phare et le bateau, on y accrochait le « ballon » : c'était un siège rudimentaire sur lequel s’effectuait « l’échange » des gardiens. Durant toute la manœuvre, la vedette frôlait les rochers à base du phare. Aussi, l'exercice de la relève, qui requérait à la fois agilité de la part des passagers et virtuosité de la part du pilote et de l'équipage, devenait périlleux, si ce n'est tout simplement impossible, dès que la mer se faisait trop agitée.

Like most lighthouses at sea, the changing of the guards of « la Vieille » was relieved by the use of the cartahu, a line that the guards threw to the ship’s crew. Once the cartahu was seized and a back-and-forth was established between the lighthouse and the boat, the “balloon” was attached; it was a rudimentary seat on which the “exchange” of the guards took place. Throughout the manoeuvre, the boat was close to the rocks at the base of the lighthouse. Also, this exercise , which required both agility on the part of passengers and virtuosity on the part of the pilot and the crew, became dangerous, if not simply impossible, as soon as the sea became too rough.

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Nestor Derkach04-Oct-2020 14:39
Excellent Light house not your ordinary light house.
Nice style and a perfect foundation .
Nice sharp image .
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meekam tam14-Dec-2019 16:41
A spectacular view! V
dirkpiet 29-Sep-2019 22:23
Une photo magnefique de cette phare, bel angle de vue V
RappWizard19-Sep-2019 00:31
Beautifully capture and contrast of colors!!
Long Bach Nguyen18-Sep-2019 15:59
fantatic
Zoltán Balogh16-Sep-2019 13:41
Wow, like a terrific postcard! V
Fabienne11-Sep-2019 21:09
Ce phare s’impose magnifiquement dans ce paysage.

C’est une splendide photo.
Pierre Martin01-Sep-2019 12:58
tout à fait superbe cette compo, bravo!
Graeme31-Aug-2019 09:24
A fine looking lighthouse and of an unusual square shape. I dont think I have seen one like this.V
ClaireF 24-Aug-2019 21:08
Juste magnifique dans ses couleurs et son cadrage.
Wong Tsu Shi22-Aug-2019 01:08
Excellent lighting. V
Anitta21-Aug-2019 06:10
Amazing image of this beautiful lighthouse! V
Steve Patterson18-Aug-2019 17:56
Sailboats add so much to this beautiful image.
Zoltán Balogh17-Aug-2019 16:03
Fabulous, like a postcard! V
Wintermeer16-Aug-2019 22:19
Belle vue sur ce phare ~V~
Ton T.16-Aug-2019 17:45
A fascinating image of this amazing stucture on a small rock! V
Pierre16-Aug-2019 15:44
Une splendide photo de ce formidable phare et des explications très intéressantes sur le changement des gardiens! V
François Fauchard16-Aug-2019 15:14
Belle vue sur ce phare carré. V
Fong Lam16-Aug-2019 07:54
Outstanding capture of this lovely imposing lighthouse....V
janescottcumming16-Aug-2019 00:35
Great point of view and sky for this pretty lighthouse photo. V
Martin Lamoon15-Aug-2019 20:50
Superb shot of this lighthouse.
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Colin Storey15-Aug-2019 19:25
That's a wonderful image of this great looking lighthouse.
Roland Le Gall15-Aug-2019 18:54
Superbe....!
Nick Paoni15-Aug-2019 18:42
Bold, colorful and dramatic. Great shot.
Walter Otto Koenig15-Aug-2019 17:12
Beautiful image with these colors and lighting. So well composed too, and nice with the sailboat in the distance. "V"
bill friedlander15-Aug-2019 16:27
Superb shot, what a sense of isolation. V
Jeff Real15-Aug-2019 14:58
The low POV really adds to the spectacular beauty that you have captured!
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borisalex15-Aug-2019 14:52
Great insight and shot! V
Chris Picard15-Aug-2019 14:40
I can imagine the danger involved in working there. A most beautiful shot of this wonderful old lighthouse.
Dan Greenberg15-Aug-2019 14:31
That is quite an amazing thing. I wonder how many got hurt trying to get on or off the island or boat. A beautiful and amazing sight and image. ~BV~
Tom Munson15-Aug-2019 14:12
This is an amazing lighthouse. Great shot.
Neil Marcus15-Aug-2019 13:19
It is fine piece of construction. Consider the number of trips that had to be made for workers and materials."V"
Jim Coffman15-Aug-2019 13:06
Just excellent, Daniel...
Helen Betts15-Aug-2019 12:49
Excellent capture of this impressive looking lighthouse! V.
Jean Chiasson15-Aug-2019 12:11
Wow vraiment beau BV
Claude Gagnon15-Aug-2019 11:41
Quelle belle luminosité! Superbe :)) V
mario .n15-Aug-2019 10:37
Très bel angle de vue , fort comme le roc il défie le temps !
peterjay4515-Aug-2019 10:30
Such a well balanced composition of of this island lighthouse, the colours are lovely. Superb image.
sand_shadow15-Aug-2019 10:19
Beautiful, and so much history written on those stones. The sails in the distance are delightful too.
Raymond15-Aug-2019 10:13
I'm sure it weathered some very mean storms!
marie-jose wolff15-Aug-2019 09:50
la Vieille, un phare bien ancré dans le roc, prêt à affronter les tempêtes, une image magnifique! V
Gerard Koehl15-Aug-2019 09:00
Splendide. V
J Ponces15-Aug-2019 08:56
Fabulous! And I love lighthouses! I wanted very much to do a series of films for Tv on them, no luck!... V
Wim Ensie15-Aug-2019 08:55
That old lighthouse looks still beautiful after all the storms she survived. Sitting there as a watcher wow, but than with a camera!
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