Most Popular - 2009
December 22, 2009 - "Along The Rampart"
Fort Jefferson is a three-tiered fort and six-sided with 420 heavy-gun emplacements. I can not imagine how many ship visits were required to supply 16 million bricks for the construction. There will be more historical items of interest to follow with additional posts. The boat trip there was fairly rough with some people getting seasick.
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"Dry Tortugas National Park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas section of the Florida Keys. The park covers 101 mi² (262 km²), mostly water, about 68 statute miles (109 km) west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico.
......The park's centerpiece is Fort Jefferson, a massive but unfinished coastal fortress. It is the largest masonry structure in the Western Hemisphere, and is composed of over 16 million bricks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"
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From Daily Photos - 2009
Ian Brodie
on July 10, 2010Beautiful colours that showcase such an amazing site. Love the commentary - quality.
fotoeffects
on February 12, 2010Super perspective and composition!
Stephen A Ware
on February 12, 2010Awesome shot. I like visiting forts myself and am always amazed at the amount of work that went into building them.
Hershy
on January 2, 2010ditto jrogers
jrogers
on December 31, 2009Nice perspective and colors...great shot.
349390pitchingwedge33
on December 25, 2009really fantastic.....
428857RichardKane
on December 25, 2009Superb!
NatureMuse
on December 23, 2009Really nice, wonderful composition, colors and textures.
310343normvz
on December 23, 2009Excellent.... HDR?
dirkster
on December 23, 2009This is phenomenal...I love the textures and the moodiness of the weather. Beautifully done.