It is said that Cape Disappointment received its current name from Captain John Meares. On July 6, 1788, Meares sought shelter from a turbulent sea but to no avail. He named the cape, "Cape Disappointment."  The lighthouse stands guard where the Columbia River enters the Pacific where a dangerous bar has caused many ships to run aground or go down due to the extremely strong currants there.  The lighthouse was photographed near Ilwaco Washington in May of 2006.  I used the Mamiya RZ67 with the 140mm lens (tripod mounted and mirror-up) to expose the scene on Kodak Portra 400 VC negative film.