Featured Forum Thread: "SS Ayrfield Wreck. Long exposure NEX 6" by southy

Spent some time over the past evenings trying to get some long exposures with the NEX 6.

Bit of history on the old boat.

SS Ayrfield (originally launched as SS Corrimal) was a steel-hulled, single screw, steam collier of 1140 tonnes and 79.1m in length. It was built in the UK in 1911 and registered at Sydney in 1912. It was purchased by the Commonwealth Government and used to transport supplies to American troops stationed in the Pacific region during WWII.

In 1950, it was sold to Bitumen and Oil Refineries Australia Pty Ltd and in 1951 sold to the Miller Steamship Company Ltd and renamed Ayrfield. Under the Miller flag, it operated as a collier between Newcastle and Miller’s terminal in Blackwattle Bay.

The registration of Ayrfield was cancelled on 6 October 1972 and the old collier sent to Homebush Bay for breaking-up. The hull is located near the mouth of Haslams Creek with the bow pointing towards the shore.

Wrecked by scotty-70, on Flickr

Into the Light by scotty-70, on Flickr

As the sun rose I was hoping for a more colourful sunrise. At least the wind died down making for smooth water and nice reflection.
Reflections of the Past by scotty-70, on Flickr

 

I much appreciate all the comments and being made a featured thread. I've been wanting to shoot this wreck for a while so with the better half away on a business trip and having a new camera I had no excuses. I'm ecstatic with the end results and the way the NEX 6 performs. I will defiantly be looking to do some more long exposures with it soon. I have booked a romantic weekend with the other half in an old lighthouse keepers cottage up the coast in a few weeks time. I think the NEX 6 will be coming along with us.

On the second morning I was at the wreck I was joined by another shooter who wandered up with a large back pack slung over his shoulders, a heavy duty tripod, a Canon 5D MkIII and a bag full of L lens. In the past I would have been envious of his kit but looked at my little NEX 6, with a couple lenses all fitted neatly into a small messenger style bag, my travel tripod that packs down to around 30cm (1' on the old scale) along with a $5 ebay remote and could only smile happy with the simplicity of the NEX system.