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Normand

One of my bad weather series again. A Stand by ship for the oil industry.

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Theo Wasserhess 4 months ago

An other excellent view with greatly atmosphere!

Have you to do with offshore exploration ?

Best regards Theo

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot for your comment Theo!
I'm not in exploration, but in production. Working at a production ship out there.

Robert Tilghman 5 months ago

Det bilder her er jo en Dritt fin bilder. Perfect!!

Lars Grepstad Takker, Robert! Ganske bra Norsk også!

Peter Olexa 1 year ago

Great photo :) I like it
Carried in Cruzine: http://www.cruzine.com/2011/01/13/ships-photography/

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot for the comment Peter!

sutarmin 2 years ago

wow, fantastic. great moment, I like this picture. salut

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot sutarmin!

Insu 2 years ago

wow, cool, wonderfoul!

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot for the comment Insu!
This one I still want to improve a little. Needs a touch adjustment on contrast.

Ivan Bui 3 years ago

Wow, I could I miss this one, it is fantastic. Really great and a perfect composition. Well done.

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot for the comment Ivan! Working hard on these shots when I get the chance. But need the weather to be right, the light to be right, then a chance to take off a few minutes from my main job. Sometimes it works.

measekite 3 years ago

A strong shot with impact. It looks like much of the ship is under water.

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot measekite! They had a busy day onboard I think.. Busy holding on, don't think they get much work done on a day like this.

Paolo Giudici 3 years ago

How did I miss it? Wonderful!

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Paolo!
There are lots of shots passing here, it's hard not to overlook any. Me, I have too little time to work on my own shots, and too little time to look at others. Always hoping it will change, and it does, to the worse..

Rouge 3 years ago

I love this Photo !

Dynamic with great atmosphere...

Rouge

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot for the comment Rouge!

Thomas Sass Pedersen 4 years ago

Man, you should be working on a book with these pictures, Lars, This is another great one, I especially like, that you get the story with the oil rig in the background, the lightrays and the rough sea. More of this cool stuff. Keep clicking ;o) Cheers, Sass

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Thomas!
A book might be an idea, but I don't have that many of these shots yet. That is, I have hundreds, but not the variation needed. But, thanks for the idea, there might be a market for it.

I have lots of platform shots, but most are shot with compositions that probably would not work. Too commercial.
Looking forward to the winter storms. But I don't get that many opportunities. I have a job I have to do, and in addition I can't just run out with a camera when I want. Hazardous area in the oil industries require gas measurements, and sometimes permits. Could bring my little Leica, but would be too limited on lenses.

Thomas Sass Pedersen It was just a thought, could be fun to see this world, which for many of us, is a very tough way of living, descriped in pictures. Words has probably been written already but I don't know if there are any books with photos.
Your little Leica is often a camera which goes unattended in situations compared to a large DSLR with grip and long lenses. A Canon G10 might also be a solution ;o)

Lars Grepstad Canon G10, or any digital, don't solve it. It is the explosion hazard we have to think about. These electronic wonders we are walking around with can generate sparks, and are generally not allowed (I know they will not do, if in ok condition, but regulations..) My Leica M6 is completely manual except for metering. It's just that I don't want to use my M6 that way, it is in a condition to be a collectors item. The only one of my cameras I'm careful with.
It is not a problem for me to get permits, the problem is it takes time..

Thomas Sass Pedersen I haden't thought that long, but I see the problem. Perhaps you should get my old Nikon F2, its been beat up, works like your Leica, manual and the only thing that needs power is the metering-system. Reminds me, I gotta get that metering fixed by the way.

Lars Grepstad Thanks for the offer. That's one of my favorite cameras. But, at that time I was a Canonist.. I still have one of my old F1n's. As manual as the F2, but I have no long lenses left.
I think I stick to the D300 and gas metering. 6 frames a second helps too, I can bracket on that kind of action!

storytaylor 4 years ago

Powerful, fantastic, wonderfully done. Great catch
Best regards
ST

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Storytaylor

Gareth Thomas 4 years ago

Superb pictures, makes me feel seasick!

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot for the comment Gareth

doro rapp 4 years ago

I can hear the roar of the waves - very dynamic shot!

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Doro!

Eddie Wong 4 years ago

Well done... beautiful light and great impact.

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Eddie! I think this has to be my first B&W conversion I'm happy with. Still learning

Fulvio Pellegrini 4 years ago

great work and atmosphere
F.

Lars Grepstad Thank you Fulvio!

Fernand Hick 4 years ago

Great moody shot Lars, like a lot !
Fernand

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Fernand!

Pierre Boisgontier 4 years ago

I can hear almost the rage of the wind, Very good Lars

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Pierre! The wind was there, I promise..

prbimages 4 years ago

The raw power of the sea really shows through this shot, well done!

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot prbimages!

David Baker 4 years ago

Epic, and dynamic. A real sense of power.

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot David. Loads of power there to work with

Alberto Peroni 4 years ago

Powerful!

Lars Grepstad Thank you Alberto! That power is what I try to work on getting into my shots.

Hjálmar G 4 years ago

Uhh nice!

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Hjálmar!

Mal Smart 4 years ago

Lars, there is drama in this image an uneasy impact that touches me deeply, fantastic shot. mal

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Mal! More will come after the winter I hope. Have had this one waiting for a few months. Didn't really get all out of it, but I've learned a bit from you guys now. And it got me inspired to start working on my own website too. Thanks again!

gerard sexton 4 years ago

has me reaching for the brown paper bag! well just the thought. wild & dramatic. terrific.

Lars Grepstad Thanks a lot Gerard! Yes it is wild out there sometimes. And watching this one, our Stand-by ship, makes me think.. It is small, by North sea standards, and getting thrown around like that. Still, this is the one that is supposed to support the monster ship we are working on if something goes wrong..