Vessel Traffic Service
by Troy on Dec.13, 2009
I find it amusing that the Golden Gate Bridge can be used for perspective when explaining the size of a commercial shipping vessel, as seen above.
Here’s a fun fact: the Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Service helps facilitate safe traffic on the bay and averages ~250 vessel navigations each day.
December 13th, 2009 on 10:58 pm
excellent colors and composition troy. The contrast due to the colors between ship, bridge and water is great.
December 14th, 2009 on 1:19 am
Where’d you take this photo from? I’m having a hard time visualizing an appropriate vantage point.
December 14th, 2009 on 7:24 am
this was shot from about 3k feet in the air in a single engine plane
December 14th, 2009 on 10:33 am
Troy, this is a solid photo, my friend. Definitely one of my favorites of yours. The lines are especially clean!
December 14th, 2009 on 10:55 am
I agree with Travis. Very clean image. Excellent work.
December 14th, 2009 on 10:14 pm
hey, thanks!
this was a wild shoot. i had my XTi w/ crop factor, a 1.4x extender, and a 400mm lens. which was all fine until i factored in the shake from sticking that long lens out the window of a moving airplane.
this shot was truly a numbers game. meaning that if you take 700 shots in 2 hours, a few will turn out sharp