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Lighthouses

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One of my hobbies is photographing lighthouses.... in what most would consider to be absolutely awful stormy weather conditions whenever I get the chance. Plisson's photography of lighthouses is extraordinary to say the least. Living near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan for more than a decade gave me a lot of opportunities to do that as storms blew across Lake Michigan in the late fall and early spring. Plisson has captured the essence of why lighthouses were built where they were... to warn mariners away from navigational hazards along the shores of every continent, and does so in an extraordinary fashion. All too often lighthouses are photographed on bright, clear, sunny days with clear skies.... They're certainly pretty to see on those days but those are hardly the sort of days that lighthouses were built for. Lighthouses are functional structures intended to steer mariners away from navigational hazards or to guide them into port. Plisson's photography captures many lighthouses when they are serving as they were intended. I would highly recommend this volume to lighthouse lovers who enjoy superb photography.