LIghthouses

 

Cape Egmont Lighthouse, North Island, New Zealand

With Mount Taranaki’s regal peak looming in the background, the location of New Zealand’s Cape Egmont Lighthouse is as spectacular as they come. The lighthouse itself is pretty as a picture, too. Built in London in the mid-1800s, the pieces were shipped to Mana Island, north of Wellington, in 1865 where the lighthouse stood until 1881, when it was moved to its present location at Cape Egmont. With its traditional white conical tower and bright red door, the lighthouse stands out against the rugged countryside in this atmospheric shot.