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VOS SHINE (IMO: 9601510) is a Offshore Supply Ship that was built in 2012 (9 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Portugal.
It’s carrying capacity is 993 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 4.6 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 60.24 meters and her width is 14.95 meters.
An offshore wind catches the top of the waves creating the sea spray : )
Note : This is actually a colour photo!
Taken the day before my previous posting - the late afternoon sun lighting up a breaker on Trial Harbour's fast, northern reef right hander.
Swell off the Southern Ocean was westerly at around 4-1/2 ft and decreasing. Wind was a hard NNE, ~35kts increasing to 45-60kts NNW overnight and backing to WNW 25kts by morning.
Trial Harbour is the home of the gale.
Monoku: shrieking banshees whirling 'round the shack flinging sand at one another
Sony A7C II, Super Multi Coated Takumar 135mm f/3.5, 1/1250th sec at f/11, ISO 200
Nice to give the tip shop SMC Tak a run. I gave away my old 135mm preset Tak when I picked up the fungus riddled (then CLA'd) SMC with slightly better coatings for $15 :-)
I didn't see the distant surfers at first. They obviously know about whatever feature below the water causes the lone break, which is far beyone the typical near-beach break.
Cayucos, San Luis Obipso Co., California
The offshore wind this week reminded me of this photo. The way it makes the seaspray curl is a visual treat and, of course, the coast is usually significantly warmer.
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As sunrise rays struggle to penetrate through the dark clouds, a dark storm cloud engulfs the Tweed dredge. It makes for a very moody photo!
Lumix S5II
Lumix S 20-60mm f3.5-5.6
20mm
f/13
30 seg
ISO 100
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This shot was made several weeks ago from the dunes at Formby. I had spent the evening at Crosby and camped overnight at Formby expecting a nice sunrise.
The forecast was for a clear night with a weather front moving in from the west in the early hours, so I expected some interesting conditions. It didn't disappoint for this image, with the low sun lighting up the distant wind turbines with the dark rain clouds moving in from behind giving a fantastic contrast. I got wet about 10 minutes later!
The same principle applies for wind turbines as for e.g. aeroplane propellers - you want to use a short enough exposure to capture the blades, but long enough that you capture some movement as they streak through the frame. This is even more important for wind turbines where a very long exposure (esp given distance) means that the blades are completely lost and you get nothing more than 'sticks in the sea'.
Obviously wind turbines are moving much slower than regular propellers so depending on wind conditions somewhere up to 1 or 2 seconds works well. Here the wind was relatively low and I've used 1/3". In retrospect I think a slightly longer exposure would have given more motion to the blades.
I am planning a new long exposure seascapes workshop around the Wirral, Crosby and Formby and will be announcing the date in the near future. Check out my website and subscribe to my newsletter to find out about it first.
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PACIFIC VALOUR (IMO: 9443516) is a Offshore Supply Ship that was built in 2009 (12 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Singapore.
It’s carrying capacity is 2625 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 5.4 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 66 meters and her width is 16 meters.
High winds on Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore. Made for a rough picnic, but also quite a show.
A small workboat trails a white wake across flat grey water toward a distant offshore vessel on the horizon. Low, soft light and an overcast sky keep the frame quiet and muted, with the sea taking up most of the image.
I spent the last 24 hours in Aberdeen and there really is nothing like a change of environment to stimulate the photographer in me. To see things with a fresh set of eyes is a challenge that we all face and going somewhere new is often the easiest way to achieve this. For me the oil industry in and around Aberdeen is an alien world and a constant source of fascination.