Kannur International Airport started commercial flights in December last year. This will make travelling to Malabar faster and easier. Many persons from the region are working in Gulf countries. They earlier had to depend on the airports in Mangalore or Kozhikode. Kannur is also connected by …
Arakkal Museum reveals heirlooms of the Arakkal dynasty. Arakkal kingdom was the only Muslim-ruled state in Kerala prior to the British era. They ruled Kannur and Lakshadweep Islands. The Arakkal clan descended from a princess of the Kolathiri royal family. …
Payyambalam Beach is a popular tourist destination in Kannur. It is a white sandy beach which stretches for four kilometres. From Kannur railway station, it is three kilometres. Visitors can hire autorickshaws. But no buses ply on the route. …
Kannur lighthouse is painted in red and white colours which look great. It is located right by the sea, about 1400 metres from Sri Narayana Park in Kannur. Adjacent to it are the PWD Rest House and Sea View Park.
Cannanore is the old English name for Kannur town. The light house at Kannur is still often referred to as the Cannanore Light House.
I had to wait patiently till almost midnight for the moon to come up close to the light house. I used a one second exposure at f/4.0. ISO setting was at 800 and focal length was 21 mm.
I was not carrying a tripod, so I had to prop up my Canon EOS 550D camera against a window sill. The sky was cloudless with no haze or mist. So I was able to get a clear shot.