Red, Red Ship!

This ship has a lot of red on it. Most ships have either white or grey coloured decks, but not this ship. Perhaps they over estimated how much red paint they needed, so they kept going until they were finished? Perhaps the inside is also red? I like it. It's industrial and mechanical looking as a ship, but the red makes it kinda cool, like a Ferrari ship or something. I took this shot while riding home after work on the 2nd Narrows Bridge.......

Train Bridge in Action

I've taken many pics from my daily bike ride trip across 2nd Narrows Bridge, but I've only been able to get this shot maybe 3 times total. I think my serendipitous timing on this shot is my best thus far. Because the framing is so tight in this 4/3 aspect ratio, I couldn't crop it to my more typical 16:9 or wider. I'm still amazed at how such a small tug boat can pull a huge ship!!

Big Ship!! Tiny Ship!!

With the news of the devastating earthquake and following tsunami in Japan, it shows how small and fragile we really are on this planet. I took this picture of this huge ship crossing underneath the Second Narrows bridge while being pushed by two tugs on the way home a few days ago. I remember thinking how huge this ship was, and how small and insignificant it made me feel. These ships are the biggest things humans can make that move, and it's quite impressive seeing it from above.

However, after watching the tsunami, and how it tossed ships similar to this like it was a piece of paper or something, we realize no matter how big or powerful a thing humans can produce, it's really nothing against the power of our natural world.......

Ride Home

I happened to work a 12 hour day today, so I finished as the sun was setting. I usually don't get a sunset on the way home in the summer, unless I work unusually late (which was today). As per usual, I only had my work camera, so it didn't really do it justice, but you get the picture......