Monday, January 19, 2015

Beyond the Horizon

Meloria islets, FSRU Toscana, IMO 9253284, off Livorno coast
We have already seen that the “FSRU Toscana” is a huge Floating Storage Regasification Unit anchored 22 km off the Tuscan coast. You do not see her from the coastline, because the ship is beyond the horizon at sea level, but you can easily spot her from the 300 meters of the hill of Montenero. The quality of the image is really lousy, just keep in mind that the thing is 22 km away...

See also: FSRU Toscana - The Two Melorias
External link: Horizon (Wikipedia)

11 comments:

William Kendall said...

Considering she's that far off, your image is quite impressive!

Revrunner said...

Amazing resolution considering the distance.

Randy said...

Such eyesores.

Lowell said...

I'd say you did very well...that's a long way to shoot and there are so many variables to consider! Montenero must be quite a hill ...

Dina said...

Really, a whole new perspective! Good onya and on your camera.

Stefan Jansson said...

Don't think I have ever hear that word before, Regasification.

Karl said...

A good result for such a distance, VP !

PerthDailyPhoto said...

It's amazing to think that we have the capability to even capture images at that distance these days VP, nice work!

EG CameraGirl said...

WOW! It's 22 km away? I'm gobsmacked!

cieldequimper said...

Actually, the image is pretty good considering the distance. Nice clear day too!

Lois said...

I think it is a wonderful photo for such a distance!