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I wanted to frame Ann in the shadowy light coming through a gun port and get the view outside as well. My estimate of the lighting was off and she is too much in the shadow.
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The fort occupies almost all the land of the island. Some sand has been brought in to provide a better dock and recreation area at the entrance to the fort. There is a spit of land leading toward a little island called Pelican Island. The views framed by the cannon ports make beautiful photo settings. This little island was to the right of the dock so that should have been to the east.
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| This is a view of the island from a window a little closer to the entrance of the fort. |
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I followed the upper gallery around to the northwest corner near the living quarters. Some of the personnel were dining in a part of the fort not open to the public. The outside wall in this area is beginning to crumble away. Information provided on the signs said that water seeping through the walls was rusting the iron reinforcement in the walls and the resulting rust expanded and pushed the bricks out.
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| I moved up closer to the window and got a better view of the moat and the wall. |
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I moved to a window that gave me a better view along the wall. I wanted to show the bulge in the wall, but it doesn't show it very well.
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The informational signs explained that rain water seeps through the roof and leaches out lime from the mortar and this is beginning to form stalactites on the roof and stalagmites on the floor of the upper gallery. The humps forming on the floor under the arch are clearly visible. The little icicle-like stalactites in the top of the arch are not as easy to see.
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