Long Exposure of the Metis Cement Boat Passing By - Peter Verboom

I was at the cottage this week trying to capture pictures of the lightning which I was too late for. I kept the camera on the tripod and switched to Bulb mode to capture a passing cement carrying ship called the Metis. This shot was the result of 179 seconds of exposure. The ripples in the light trails are from the waves on the lake this night. The light in the center of the frame must have been when they flipped on an interior light onboard the tugboat for a second or two.

This ship can be seen at the Cherry St docks in Toronto. It's easy to spot because it's basically a barge with a tugboat behind it. Here's a daylight photo of it leaving the next day.

I snapped a few other shots this week which you can view on my Flickr.