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[OC] Shipwreck of Hephaestus (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world
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We were traveling through Malta in 2018 when I came across this. According to the locals it had crashed up on shore about a month prior. They didn't know what to do so they tied it off until they could come up with a solution. My personal favorite of the photos I took. The two guys below were exploring the ship. Thought it would ruin the shot but it ended up adding some good scale.

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[-] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 59 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Since it was my favorite shot I got it printed. I extended the left edge with Photoshop to get an ultra wide 2:3 print (the original right edge was cropped out of the photo posted here). Got it done on a reflective metal, looks great in the dining room.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

You should be wildly proud of that!

Can you tell me about printing on reflective metal? I've printed on the reflectorized vinyl like a street sign, but not directly on the steel. That looks like a million bucks!

[-] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I used these guys

https://www.printpartner.ca/

They were the only ones I could find that did the ultra wide in metal (it's 40x60). I added the gloss white as metal prints can sometimes dull the colors.

[-] Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee 16 points 7 months ago

Apparently now you'd have to go to Gozo (with dive gear...) to get a shot like this!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT_Hephaestus

[-] Steve@startrek.website 10 points 7 months ago

In the months after the grounding, the Hephaestus shipwreck became a popular photo backdrop for Maltese and foreign social media users.

Lulz

[-] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Good find! I was wondering what happened to it

[-] Sunny@slrpnk.net 6 points 7 months ago

Nice pic! What does [OC] mean? Im not familiar.

[-] froh42@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Original Content

OP did take the photo themselves, it's not something they found on the web.

[-] person@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

Original content!

[-] Sunny@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks!

[-] DogWater@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That's amazing

[-] rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

What a neat time to be there! That would be an interesting Yelp review...

[-] DudeDudenson 2 points 7 months ago

This almost looks AI generated, awesome picture!

[-] Aylex@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Incredible composition!

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