The Vienna

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 26, 20051,487 views7 comments

Canon A85, Inon 165 fisheye

A diver inspects a lifeboat on the Vienna near Whitefish Point, Michigan, in Lake Superior. A wooden steamer, the Vienna sank in 1892 after colliding with the steamer, Nipigon. She lies 148 feet deep.

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7 comments

Comment posted by David Bostock on November 26, 2005 at 7:27 PM

Andy, this is terrific. I love the angle of the lifeboat and the relationship of the diver to it. Awesome light too.

Cheers,

Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2778 Comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on November 26, 2005 at 8:00 PM

I like this as well. Nice job!

Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on November 27, 2005 at 1:28 AM

Hi Andy,
nice to see you!

Great photo! I really like the use of ambient light for the exposure, it gives a fascinating mood to the photo. Nice composition, too.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Morrison on November 27, 2005 at 8:56 AM

Thanks everyone. Wally, zebras haven't been much of a problem yet on Lake Superior. We didn't see any on this wreck.

As for ambient light, it can vary greatly. This was shot at 1/15th at f2.8 at ISO 200 I believe. My shutter speeds at depth for ambient exposures vary from 1/4th to 1/30th.

But, yes, the lakes are getting clearer, due much in part to the zebra mussels. I dove all five lakes this year as a project and it was intertesting to see the difference. We dove the Point Pelee area in the Western Basin of Lake Erie and had about 5-7 feet of viz. It was tough diving. But the eastern end is supposed to be much better.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 36 Posts, 413 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Staubus on November 28, 2005 at 1:18 AM

Very nice. Essentially a black & white, only green & brown.

The murkiness works well for me, and you got all the angles right.

Kent iN SD

Registered on November 11, 2003, 121 Posts, 2098 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 28, 2005 at 3:15 PM

Andy: Glad to see you posting images again. This is really neat. Congrats on the EP - well deserved. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on November 30, 2005 at 1:49 PM

Andy,
I love the jewel tones in this. Congrats on the ep!!!

Registered on June 23, 2004, 453 Posts, 5551 Comments