tropicdiver

Being partial to the ocean, I tend to have an eye for just about anything that can float and transport people. Anyone else enjoy this, too? Here's some photos from the island of Bimini. This boat was on the main drag up against some buildings. I had to stop and soak in the colors.

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tropicdiver

Bigger isn't always better or is it?

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Downtownat10

Man, I really like the second shot. It's got that "Man vs. Nature" feel to it. I would love to see more shots like these if you have some!

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tropicdiver

Oh yeah... I have 'boatloads' of photos of this wreck. It is up against the southwest iron shore of the island of Bimini and right next to a graveyard (which I captured, also). Give me a few and I'll put up a few more.

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Downtownat10

Thanks. Those are really cool. Do you have a website of them somewhere? I'm not sure if you're allowed to post the link on here, but if you have a site, PM it to me. I think they are really great!

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tropicdiver

Here's viewing the wreck from the edge of the cemetary.

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Here's a close up of the wreck, also. You can make out the name of the ship if you look closely.

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paddyjoe

How fitting it crawled up to die at a cemetary. Great stuff, TD. Always look forward to your posts.

Jakejake

Man that is a cool wreck, and a cool picture of it. Nice work.

chavos

the water is just the right color...and the rust of the bow compliments it so nicely. excellent work....thank you.

sta500

I especially like the one with the grave.

hotdogg

Not quite ready for the grave yard...but close

Shpoop

wow i also like the second photo of the first post... bimini is such a cool place...

talk about cool photogenic ships, have u been to the Sapona right off bimini? its really cool, i recommend checking it out if u havent

steveincolumbus

love that second pic, nice contrast of colors

CrazySaturn

The blue vs. red in the second pic is amazing! Great work!

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Jerpitcher

I like the second one! looks like there's a story behind it!

bernadette

nice TD! i like the first pic -- would make a nice greeting card for a coastal gift shop.

there's an old "concrete" ship sitting off the coast of one of the beaches just south of santa cruz.

i'll snap a pic the next time we're there walking our dogs. i've snapped a few of it before, but some are analog & lost in an album somewhere & i have no idea where i've stashed the digital ones. i'll just snap some more

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bluearmy

I like looking at old wrecks there is somthing quite mystical about them, or is that just me?

motdakasha

I love pictures of wrecked and abandoned man-made things!

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Hercules

Holy crap those are amazing Tropic.. as usual
Something about the 2nd pic thats just amazing. The soft clean water against a dead rusted boat, just a really cool contrast.

Keep up the amazing work!

EeOh1

I saw some amazing banked, dead boats when in the Turks and Caicos area on one of those bird reserve things. I really wish I had had my camera.

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buckethead

The pics of the rusty ship are amazing man!

tropicdiver

I wonder if we could arrange a TFP GT and meet in Bimini and 17 of us (that's how many souls that Chalk's seaplane will hold) could spend the day taking photos of the wreck? It is just a 22 minute flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Bimini.

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kipperoo3

wow, those are some great pics. I wish I could see something like that in person. I've read a lot about the caspian sea drying up, and all the ships there becoming landlocked. That'd be my next stop if I were really interested in shipwrecks.

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sta500

TD, what equpiment do you use? Those pictures are amazing beyond recognition...

tropicdiver

I have two cameras. My film camera that I took the shipwreck photos is an old Nikon 8008s with a Nikon 20mm lens. A very sweet lens that gives me lots of joy.

I've been playing with my digital for nearly 1/2 year, now, and the 8008s has been collecting dust. I bought a Nikon CoolPix 5700 that has one heck of a learning curve, but I am figuring it out. I love going out and shooting hundreds of photos, culling them down to just a few nice ones and not being out a dime for the photos.

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tigerkick

Wow.. i'd never thought i would appreciate pictures of abandoned ships thnx!

tropicdiver

I was out on Sanibel and Captiva Island, yesterday, saying my goodbyes, for a while. Happened upon this scene and had to shoot a picture of the newest shipwreck out there.

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Thermopyle

hahah, the last one is funny.

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Boo Radley

yup, I too like the 2nd pick..
but i 'm partial towards any man vs nature shots.. where nature has once again proven victorious.
The first one is something i'd rather see on my wall, in a nice frame however.

amonkie

A boat owner myself, the first one is just so ageless - makes me want to repaint it, slap some oars on and take it out. As for the last, I wonder what those guys told their wives or SOs about the boat

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Acutsef

loved the first shot, is the pink the sunrise or the colour of the buildings?

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tropicdiver

The shot was taken near lunch time and the building was painted pink. The last time I was in Bimini, someone put a white fence in front of the boat, I guess to protect it from tourist and others from sitting on the boat. The photo opportunity will never be the same, again, unless someone had a really wide angle lens and could get between the fence and the boat. The lens I used was a Nikon 20mm, so I think it would be tough to get the shot, nowadays, unfortunately. It's been nearly 2 1/2 years since I last saw that boat and it might not even be there anymore. Hope I'm wrong.

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powerclown

Some very nice pictures here...
It is approx. 10 degrees out right now; these are warming me up just looking at them.

bernadette

@ "3 embarassed fishermen" + "fishing trip gone real wrong"

nice one, TD.

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Fly

here's one tropic.......my boat took a beating last year in a storm......this is how i found it the next day.........it still floats though........

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Tropic, here is my contribution to the collection. You probably recognize the Sapona from your trips to Bimini.

For those that don't know, the Sapona is a ship that served the US during WWI. It was constructed mainly out of concrete, wood and steel. The ship was sold by the military and was used for many purposes including a floating liquor warehouse during Prohibition, a nightclub and brothel. During WWII, Navy pilots used the ship for target practice. The ship ran aground in shallow water near Bimini in 1926. Today it is a cool shallow dive.

These are a few of my shots from the dive.

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Here is the crew of my dive boat.

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Another shot

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A diver jumps into the drink.

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