Fantastic photos you've taken there. Although, I feel I must correct you on something. The ship is actually what we call a combination carrier or OBO (Ore/Bulk/Oil Carrier) and not a tanker as you have selected. If you look at your photos you will notice how the vessel has hatches on deck, as well as the necessary pipelines running side by side to qualify as a OBO. More info on the ship can be found at:

www.generalmaritimecorp.com

Can you imagine Tom that I rated this photograph at 10 and some nut decided it was worth a ridiculous 1 for an average of 5.5? There must be some jealous people out there who just can't accept that people like you submit top notch material or they must be color blind...

Marc

Beautiful composition with both foreground and background features which add depth of field and don't distract us from the main subject. Great light on the ship.

Marc