Sunrise over Galveston Bay
Oct 16, 2019 22:26:44 #
Taken at sunrise enroute through Galveston Bay TX to start a 2 day race from Galveston to Port Aransas. The reward for being up before the sun is witnessing a beautiful sunrise.
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Oct 17, 2019 01:44:08 #
Stunning shot, great job.
Shame the oil rigs have to be in it though. Next it will be windmills. I know we all need them, but it's still a shame. You did a great job with them though! Thanks.
Shame the oil rigs have to be in it though. Next it will be windmills. I know we all need them, but it's still a shame. You did a great job with them though! Thanks.
Oct 17, 2019 03:02:27 #
That is a nice shot, it would be better cropped down a bit to cut out the (rope?) on the bottom left.
Oct 17, 2019 06:39:19 #
Love the shot! My wife says strange things like..
“If God wanted me to see a sunrise, He’d schedule it a little later in the day. After all, a sunrise is just a sunset in reverse.”
I disagree!
“If God wanted me to see a sunrise, He’d schedule it a little later in the day. After all, a sunrise is just a sunset in reverse.”
I disagree!
Oct 17, 2019 07:29:41 #
jmiller59 wrote:
Taken at sunrise enroute through Galveston Bay TX to start a 2 day race from Galveston to Port Aransas. The reward for being up before the sun is witnessing a beautiful sunrise.
Those look like sailboats to me. Was this the race you were referring to? I got a few shots much later in the day, but not as dramatic and beautiful as yours.
Oct 17, 2019 08:09:09 #
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Oct 17, 2019 10:10:33 #
Shooter313 wrote:
Stunning shot, great job.
Shame the oil rigs have to be in it though. Next it will be windmills. I know we all need them, but it's still a shame. You did a great job with them though! Thanks.
Shame the oil rigs have to be in it though. Next it will be windmills. I know we all need them, but it's still a shame. You did a great job with them though! Thanks.
Thanks for the kind words.
The oil rig is actually a shrimp boat. There are 2 shrimp boats and 1 sailboat in the shot. The sailboat was one of 130 participating in the Harvest Moon Regatta. This is a 145 mile off shore race from Galveston to Port Aransas, TX. There were 4 other sailboats off to the left out of the scene. Most of the boats are from the Clear Lake/Galveston Bay area of Houston. A handful were from further away.
BTW, we came in 1st in our division.
Oct 17, 2019 10:19:00 #
Oh, I should have mentioned location. The race I referred to is off the Texas Gulf Coast. This shot was over Galveston Bay. We were up before the sun because we had to motor sail from Clear Lake to Galveston. We were still 25 miles away from the starting line off Galveston Beach - Pleasure pier. (if you are not familiar with Houston, it's a suburb about 17 miles southeast of downtown, and right off Galveston Bay).
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