Behind the Scenes: Underwater Photography at the Oil Rigs

SeaInFocus · Dec 27, 2012

Here's my latest blog post: Behind the Scenes: Capturing an Image Underwater at the Oil Rigs. For those of you who haven't dove the oil rigs before, I highly recommend it (for advanced divers).

Michael Zeigler | Sea In Focus Blog: Diving the Oil Rigs: Behind the Scenes

Cheers,
Zig

diverrex · Dec 28, 2012

Nice report and great photos. When conditions at the rigs are good it's really fun diving.

Blackmore75 · Dec 28, 2012

Very nice! What was the water temp there? Also, how long has that rig been there? It looks like the various life is growing pretty well on it. Thank you for sharing!

SeaInFocus · Dec 28, 2012

usmc88fan:
Very nice! What was the water temp there? Also, how long has that rig been there? It looks like the various life is growing pretty well on it. Thank you for sharing!

The water temp was 59ºF at depth (110fsw). I don't know how long the rig has been there, but I know that every few years they "scrape" the life off down to a certain level. I'm not exactly sure why...perhaps to maintain the integrity of the rig. I think the nearby rig Elly was recently scraped.

Sam Miller III · Dec 29, 2012

Well done!
A new star of the UW Photography world is rising!

The HB platforms were placed in the 1970s- Exact date unknown at this time.

They are cleaned for inspection.

In 1958 a weakened US early warning tower was blown down off NYC-NJ, all hands lost.

Read about it:
~~~ The Texas Tower Wreck New York and New Jersey's (Wreck Valley) ~~~
SDM

TONY CHANEY · Dec 29, 2012

I really enjoyed your work both the write up as well as the pictures. Very good work. Thanks for posting.

fnfalman · Dec 30, 2012

I definitely enjoy the story to go with the photos.

SeaInFocus · Dec 30, 2012

Thanks very much for the kind words!

That's great information about the oil rigs, Sam. Thanks for sharing!

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