July 4, 2013: Red Ship in a Hazy Sunset

365 Project, Day 14

Here is my day fourteen submission to my 365Project:

I don't know what it is about the conditions around here (dust? haze? air temperature?) but we've had flat, calm seas and incredibly hazy skies that have created this consistent grey around us all day. We can barely distinguish where the sky and sea meet. Fortunately, at sunset, the sky and water had these amazing colours and I thought the red of the Seabed Prince (the ROV/OBN vessel we're working with) and the sunset looked great together.

July 3, 2013: Fire and Water...and Fishermen

365 Project, Day 13

Here is my day thirteen submission to my 365Project:

There are so many offshore oil and gas installations here in Angola...you pretty much can't look anywhere on the horizon and not some sort of installation. Despite all this industrial activity the local Angolan fishermen continue their small-scale fisheries and, apparently, they like to fish under the flames of the oil rigs at night because the fish are attracted to the artificial reef system the rig creates and the light of the fires. 

July 2, 2013: Palm Nut Vulture

365 Project, Day 12

Here is my day twelve submission to my 365Project:

I decided, even though we're still at anchor, I would sit on deck for a while this afternoon and see if I could spot some nearshore wildlife. There were no marine mammals but this Palm Nut Vulture flew past. Unfortunately, I didn't have my zoom lens on but managed to swap lenses and switch the shutter speed with enough time to get a couple shots. I didn't get the sharpest results but I was glad I got something I could use!

July 1, 2013: Cable and Rope Reels

365 Project, Day 11

Here is my day eleven submission to my 365Project: 

We are still at anchor...so I am still taking photos of things around the ship. Itching to get offshore to, hopefully, start getting wildlife photos but, in the meantime, this has been fun :)