HMVS Cerberus shipwreck at Half Moon Bay

After a delicious lunch at the Ricketts Point teahouse, Chris from Ambientcapture and I drove to Half Moon Bay where the wreck of the HMVS Cerberus rests semi-submerged some distance offshore.
The HMVS Cerberus was launched in 1868 and is the only remaining breastwork monitor class warship left in the world. You can find more details about the ship’s rich history at it’s Wikipedia page here, or it’s dedicated website here.
My idea from a photographic perspective was to capture the Cerberus using long exposure techniques to blur the motion of the water and clouds, and yet keep the wreck in sharp focus.

I had to wrestle with this one in post processing due to the extreme brightness of the background but I think I finally found a unique vision of the wreck.

Pictured below – HMVS Cerberus is available as a print in various sizes and formats here.

Pictured below – a long exposure view from the Half Moon Bay pier looking north along the coastline. The little blurry bit at the lower center of the image is a buoy bobbing around in the waves.

Pictured below – a more distant long exposure view of the HMVS Cerberus.

Pictured below – the structure behind the Cerberus wreck.
I have no idea what it is, but it’s very popular with the birds.