...long way from home.

[Douglas McMann]

I often see these vessels dotting about the Forth when I'm back in Fife and, being a bit of a nerd, check them out on Ship Tracking sites to see what they are and from where....

This one's registered in the Bahamas...

...long way from home. by Douglas McMann, on Flickr

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I hope they brought their thermals...

Nice brooding shot again, Dougie.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I like it Douglas and as me, when ships are passing by, we too try to see where they originate from. But registered is one thing, where they really come from is another.

 

[Beth Carter]

we do the same thing when we see the giant cargo ships heading up the chesapeake. that one better move a little quicker if he wants to stay out of that weather. love the dark tones and near monochrome color.

 

[Douglas McMann]

I hope they brought their thermals...

Nice brooding shot again, Dougie.

Cheers Rob...I like "brooding"...

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

A fine oil platform supplier Douglas, Bahamas registered so they can sail under there rules, jurisdiction and employment regulation rather than where it is deployed. Don't know why but I almost always find such vessels anchored in bays close by as quite menacing.

 

[Tom Dunne]

A great image this Douglas. Love the inclusion of the factory/mill in the distance. Maybe it's me but I detect a tiny ribble of blue/gray left in the lower sky. I think it looks great but perhaps I'm wrong.

 

[Douglas McMann]

Thanks Tom...the building in the background is Cockenzie Power Station, now closed, about 8 miles east of Edinburgh...

The blue/grey is on purpose...it's more of a tint than a B&W conversion...

 

[Tom Dunne]

Thanks Tom...the building in the background is Cockenzie Power Station, now closed, about 8 miles east of Edinburgh...

The blue/grey is on purpose...it's more of a tint than a B&W conversion...

You made a great job of it Douglas, very subtle.

 

[Pete Askew]

Brooding. Yes, a perfect description. A super shot Dougie.