{"id":21469,"date":"2013-01-31T01:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/?p=21469"},"modified":"2013-12-15T10:34:37","modified_gmt":"2013-12-15T17:34:37","slug":"fort-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pindelski.org\/Photography\/2013\/01\/31\/fort-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>The last brick fortress.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The builders of Fort Point, America&#8217;s last brick fortress, were smart.  Clearly aware of the power of deterrence, they made sure the world knew that a few shots from the battlements had sunk test targets with aplomb, with the result that no invader ever tried to steam down the channel into San Francisco Bay, now spanned by the Golden Gate bridge.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/FortPoint_10.jpg\" width=\"606\" height=\"666\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Fort is closed Monday through Thursday to allow retrofit work to be carried out on the span of the Bridge above it. Entrance is free Fridays and weekends.  As I wandered around the Fort on a beautiful morning, the sheer beauty of the brickwork suggested nothing so much as that the forbears of the artisans responsible doubtless built cathedrals and stately homes for their masters in Italy generations earlier.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/FortPoint_01.jpg\" width=\"1014\" height=\"681\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>The story.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/FortPoint_02.jpg\" width=\"684\" height=\"1014\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>The courtyard.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/FortPoint_03.jpg\" width=\"1014\" height=\"681\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>Cloistered landing.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/FortPoint_04.jpg\" width=\"1014\" height=\"681\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>Brickwork to die for.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/FortPoint_05.jpg\" width=\"681\" height=\"1014\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>Lone tourist.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/FortPoint_06.jpg\" width=\"681\" height=\"1014\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>Lovely, hazy morning light.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/FortPoint_07.jpg\" width=\"681\" height=\"1014\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>Cannon, once mounted on these emplacements, were never fired in anger.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/FortPoint_08.jpg\" width=\"1014\" height=\"681\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>The lighthouse.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog2\/FortPoint_10.jpg\" width=\"1014\" height=\"681\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>Bricks galore.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/FortPoint_09.jpg\" width=\"681\" height=\"1014\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<i>The Fort is a National Park.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n<p>A fellow photographer was using a tripod and the Park guards seemed to have no problem with that.  Handy for interior shots where the passageways are quite dark.  I lucked out without one.<\/p>\n<p>Nikon D3x, 24\/2.8, 50\/1.4 and 135\/3.5 pre-Ai Nikkors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last brick fortress. The builders of Fort Point, America&#8217;s last brick fortress, were smart. 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