Yep, your eyes weren't deceiving you -- there's a new look for 2004 to YOUR Collector Forums.

That logo up top is based on a photo by member Jenifer Selwa of Fremont MI and pictures California's Point Cabrillo Lighthouse.

Jen, how about telling us the details on how you came to be in the right spot at the right time to take this picture plus all the techno details.

Did you know that if you click on that logo image at the top of any page on the Collector Forums it will take you to the 'home page' where all the various Fora are listed by category?

What a nice change! Not that I didn't like the other pictures but this is a nice change! Beautiful pictures!!! But what is "fora"?

Eskilady

Very nice look. Wondering when the annual "changing of the pictures" was going to happen. Thanks Jen for sharing the pictures.

Great job with the photos, Jen! And congrats!

The 'latin' plural of 'Forum'. Or is it the latin singular of Forum? It's been a few decadents since my HS Latin.

Well now you got me thinking perhaps the name of these things should be 'Collectors Forum'

Thanks John! And to everyone for the great feedback. This was shot with a Nikon N90s (I no longer own it since I've converted to Canon) on Fuji Velvia 50 slide film, exposed at 40 with an 812 warming filter through a 28-70 wide angle Sigma lens. Time exposure was around 15-20 seconds; therefore you can see the movements in the clouds. I took this while on a four day jaunt to Northern California last March.

Updated 1-17-04: Jen has done some PhotoShop work on her original image in order to make it fit the required dimensions for the logo art and as you can see, done a better job than I did when I tried to do that. Thanks Jen. Looks great.

Here's a version of the full frame image from Jen:



This is the print we'll be making available to those who chose to make a contribution to support the Collector Forums for 2004. More details about Jan 21.

This is the first thing that came into my mind when I saw this question:

A "fora" is the number after "threea"!

I couldn't resist....sorry.

Bob

I like the new look! Nice and fresh!

Great photo, Jen! It looks great up there, as well as on all the post markers. I love it!

Great photo Jen. Nice new look John. A welcome surprise when I signed in. Looking forward to seeing this one on the wall in my room.

Outstanding photo Jen. The West Coast look is a different look from the Great Lakes. Maybe nex year it can be a Southern or Northeast look.

Terrific shot Jen! I really like the new look

What a lovely shot. I like the yellow and purply gray and blue. Different from the usual 'pink' sunrise/sunset shots you usually see. I like those too, but this is different.

I was pleasantly surprised to see Point Cabrillo as the new Forum Picture. My wife and I were there in mid-November last year, and it was truly one of the highlights of the trip. We hadn't planned on going that far north, but one of Pam's friends had said Ft. Bragg was a pretty area. I of course quickly agreed to go as long as we stopped by Cabrillo. The job done by the preservation society there is phenomenal. We happened to "run" into the restoration coordinator/superintendent - he was very friendly and nice enough to inform us of what they were planning. They had just gotten a large grant to restore all the keeper's quarters for future B&B purposes, and they'll be rebuilding the barn for a small conference center.

Nice picture and nice change.

Very nice picture. It would be nice to see a different lighthouse every month.

Fantastic picture, Jen. And thanks, John for the wonderful change.
How great to see the Point Cabrillo restoration project completed. We were there in 2000 and they were still collecting funds for the project. . .what a remarkable job!

'Bama Boaters

I'm with TD. I'd like to see a new one every month also. Great photo Jen.

Ken

Guess that'll have to be up to Jen and her schedule. Sorry, Jen I couldn't resist.

Maybe once a quarter.

You can now support your collector forums for 2004. See this page for details:

http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/cgi-bin/forumscgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=8&t=000338

The first time I saw Pt. Cabrillo was on my one year wedding anniversary in 1998. It was in a state of dissaray, with the lens completely disassembled in boxes to be shipped out for restoration. What a joy to see this light completely restored last March when I was out there!

As for the new photo every three months, I can certainly provide something, although most of my selections are from the Great Lakes area, since that is my place of residence...

I noticed the slight change with the "no new posts" indicator. I like the new shot, zoomed in on the lantern, more than the old one of the whole light!

You're the first to notice the change, Greg.

Congratulations... you win a NEW CAR!

Jen did those new 'on' and 'off' images. Thanks Jen. Nice change.