More from the Jeremiah O’Brien in dry dock in San Francisco. Even at night the ship was swarming with workers and caretakers, some, like Scott here, living aboard her, 24/7. When he showed me that the signaling lamps on the flying bridge still operated, I immediately saw it as a light painting tool and had […]
Funnel Shadowplay
When the SS Jeremiah O’Brien was in dry dock last winter I was allowed on board to do some night shooting among all the cranes and mixed lighting in the BAE shipyard. The camera was sitting on the deck, pointed almost straight up, in this view. 348 seconds at f/22. Available light only.
Downtown from the Flying Bridge
The best thing about a ship in dry dock for night photography? It doesn’t move. This allowed for long exposures at f/16 to get sparkling lights and crispy details of both the ship and the downtown San Francisco skyline. Base exposure of 85 seconds with some blown out highlight areas stripped in with 30 and […]
Jeremiah O’Brien in Dry Dock
The Jeremiah O’Brien was in dry dock for about a month. I was lucky enough to be on the very short list of people allowed into the BAE shipyard at San Francisco’s pier 70 to shoot her and I was the only one to do it at night. BAE is a tough location to access, […]
Jeremiah O’Brien goes to Dry Dock
Back in January, I was invited to ride on the Jeremiah O’Brien for its trip to dry dock for repairs, cleaning and repainting. The JO’B is one of the last surviving Liberty Ships from WWII, now converted to a museum, permanently docked in San Francisco. We left at 5:30, before dawn, on a cold and […]
