Stars Over Sanibel

Lighthouse Beach, Sanibel, FL. The Sanibel lighthouse is one of my favorite old lighthouses to photograph. I went out one night in order to capture star trails over it and while testing exposures, grabbed this photo.

The Sanibel Island Light or Point Ybel Light was one of the first lighthouses on Florida's Gulf coast north of Key West and the Dry Tortugas. The light,98-foot above sea level, on an iron skeleton tower was first lit on August 20, 1884 and has a central spiral staircase beginning about 10 feet above the ground. Wikipedia