Vanuatu - ships passing in the night

Posted by kiwisa (North Shore, New Zealand) on 2 November 2011 in Transportation.

The storm came quickly and took less than a minute to hit us. This photo was taken just as it closed over and we could see nothing for a metre in front of us.

Canon EOS 450D 3 seconds F/4.0 ISO 800 90 mm

Comments (14)

rem_la from Villiers, France

j'aime ces lumieres de la nuit !

2 Nov 2011 6:22am

Manola from Bassens, France

almost a fantasy world by seeing it .... nice idea.;;-)

2 Nov 2011 7:02am

@Manola: :)

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

A phantom ship !

2 Nov 2011 8:36am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

wow.. a quick change in weather.. hope you were in a safe place

2 Nov 2011 9:09am

@Sarito: Yes we were safe, but I had to be quick to close up before the storm hit

Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece

Beautiful picture

2 Nov 2011 10:22am

Lougris from Toulouse, France

comme une apparition lumineuse sur l'océan !! bien réalisé !

2 Nov 2011 10:49am

@Lougris: Merci

Mhelene from Paris, France

A superb atmosphere !

2 Nov 2011 11:32am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Wow - like ghost ships! Incredible capture.

2 Nov 2011 11:57am

David from Avranches, France

That's one impressive storm, great lighting on the boats.

2 Nov 2011 1:39pm

jay from MUMBAI, India

Slow Shutter......Nice Click

2 Nov 2011 1:42pm

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Great shot, wonderful capture.

2 Nov 2011 1:56pm

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

Great atmosphere captured. Splendid image!

2 Nov 2011 4:36pm

@Francisco Romero: Used the tripod to get it as sharp as I could but the rain was coming in fast.

Olivier from Manage, Belgium

An ghost boat...

2 Nov 2011 5:56pm

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Nice and unique shot , well seen ! Phil

3 Nov 2011 10:12am