Several months ago I wrote about visiting Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. You can read that story here. The water surrounding the former garrison turned prison, is crystal clear and attracts divers and adventurers from all over the world. It is the closest thing to the pristine beauty of a South Pacific atoll that exists in the US. The real draw however, is the fort itself. Surrounded by azure waters, and with the nearest civilization over sixty miles away, this was a place of complete isolation. Especially for its most famous resident, Dr. Samuel Mudd.
“Faraway Doors” is my contribution to Thursday Doors sponsored by Norm 2.0. If you have not visited his serene little corner of the world, please do drop in. You will like what you see.
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Great perspective, and great texture on the bricks 🙂
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Thank you, and thanks for visiting.
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Wonderful share 🙂
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Thank you!
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Great shot. 🙂
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Lovely photo! Fabulous rule of thirds and leading lines.
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Glad you liked it. Thank you.
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Great photo. It looks like an interesting place to explore, but likely wasn’t very pleasant to be a ‘resident’ 😉
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The fort takes up most of the island, so there would have been virtually nowhere to wander. Apparently at one point there were nearly 2,000 individuals inhabiting the place, between “residents” and soldiers. It does not seem possible.
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That would be even worse. At least on many other island prisons, some communing with nature was possible.
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Great line, light, and textures.
janet
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Thank you. The sunlight beaming in through the gunnery windows was a big help to the exposure. I highlighted the color of the bricks in post editing to reveal the texture as I saw it.
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Interesting photo 😄 I tried your link to the post but could not get it to work☹️
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Gilda, thanks for letting me know. I will try to figure it out. It worked in my preview.
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