I revisit this beached and decaying ship every few years. As an image, it never stops giving, that is until it collapses in a pile of rubble
In Feb...
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I revisit this beached and decaying ship every few years. As an image, it never stops giving, that is until it collapses in a pile of rubble
In February, 2016 a photographer doing a painting with light shot set this boat on fire and the fire destroyed the stern of the ship. It will never look this good again.
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In February, 2016 a photographer doing a painting with light shot set this boat on fire and the fire destroyed the stern of the ship. It will never look this good again.
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Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Top Shot Award 21
Legendary Award
People's Choice in Shipwrecks Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Vol 25 Photo Contest
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Contest Finalist in The Battle Of Advanced Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Compositions 101 Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Washed Away Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Vol 16 Photo Contest
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lizziemellis
October 22, 2015
Wonderful capture..have passed this sight a few times in the past, like your P.O.V :-)
eelcovanroden
February 10, 2016
An awesome shot... you have so many photos, I allways find another beauty...
nina050
June 17, 2016
Congrats on your awards. You earned them the way they should be earned....without fire!!
snhoffman2002
September 27, 2016
I've been here and captured a shot similar to this but yours is magnificent!
thornephoto
January 19, 2020
really enjoyed this shot. Fortunate timing. I see a similar vision to mine as I go through your pics. Have not seen that before. when you get a chance check out my site. Keep Shooting!
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Location
On an easily accessed sand bar in Inverness, CA. This is a story photograph in two parts. Part 1 took place decades ago when the owner of this newly acquired ship hauled it to this easily accessible sand bar with the intent of restoring the ship. There it has sat ever since, slowly deteriorating year after year. I have visited it every few years as it is by itself beautiful. Part 2 happened earlier this year in February, 2016. A photographer attempting to take an image for Instagram went there in the middle of the night and set up burning steel wool in a wire cage so that he could capture a photo of the ship with the light of the steel wool in the background. An ember flew off and set the ship on fire. Before the fire could be put out the stern of the ship had been destroyed and a local and photographic icon severely damaged. The ship is where it was but this photograph can no longer be taken.Time
This picture was taken in September, 2007. The wintry skies had not yet set in and, as is evident, the sky was a beautiful marbled blue. It was taken in the mid afternoon.Lighting
While the conventional wisdom is to take photographs during the "golden hour" the light at that time of day would have put the ship in the shadows.Equipment
This was taken with a high end Canon DSLR and a telephoto zoom. No flash or tripod.Inspiration
I have been taking photographs of this ship since 1990 and, while this picture was taken in 2008, the ship never fails in its generosity.Editing
I normally do not undertake a lot of post processing -- crop a bit, dodging and burning and color correction. Straightening if appropriate. Not much else.In my camera bag
I take most of my photos using the same lens and camera -- due to my age, I do not have the capacity to lug around a lot of equipment. I use a SONY A7R mirrorless and a telephoto zoom. No flash, no tripod, hand held. This is how I take nearly all of my photos as I devote my mental energies to composition and framing and not to the equipment. I am delighted with the camera as it has a full frame sensor and extraordinary light gathering capability. It can capture images in very low light conditions, without a lot of noise.Feedback
I am not a purist who believes a photograph should be displayed as shot, for nearly every camera, as well as its exposure, has quirks. But just because changes can be made easily that does not mean that they should for, at a point, many photographs become graphic art and not photography. As to how to find beautiful objects -- look. One of my favorite activities it to go to some busy place, sit down and look through the viewfinder for interesting objects. It is creativity given its fullest expression. One of my favorite photographs is of the buildings surrounding a valet parking area at an outlet mall -- it is not about a lack of subjects as they are everywhere; it is about having imagination to see something visually arresting, and, of course having your camera with you when you happen to stumble upon it.