Comments on: Night run on the Houston Ship Channel

Night run on the Houston Ship Channel

Joe in Australia — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:33:53 -0800

John Masefield would probably have enjoyed these videos.

By: P.o.B.

P.o.B. — Sat, 09 May 2009 05:19:26 -0800

Full movie on YT That kicked me back to few years ago when I was on a work/supply boat for a summer. Those shipping channels can take hours to get into or out of depending on where you're docked.

By: beowulf573

beowulf573 — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:14:34 -0800

I remember taking school field-trips down the Channel as a kid and being amazed at how they could squeeze such big ships into the port. They look big to me now, they looked huge to an eight year old.

By: The White Hat

The White Hat — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:56:12 -0800

Takes me back to my days on the riverboat, except this one is silent and I had to deal with drunk tourists asking about my shoulder boards.

By: Sova

Sova — Sat, 09 May 2009 07:29:26 -0800

Shadowy Texan handymax with white-washed rails, Running through the night to well-jettied Galveston, With a cargo of nothing, Cheap toys, cheaper clothes, Migrants, cocaine, and an interval-timed Nikon.

By: speug

speug — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:51:53 -0800

Fascinating view of an environment most of us never see. Thanks for the post!

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:54:15 -0800

I also liked the quick trip through the Panama Canal video linked on those pages, though it seemed less natural than these two clips. I think the 6 minute intervals and 12 fps was a great pace to make the movement seem fast, but not unnatural. As linked in the comments, here's the route of the Night Run II.

By: Kid Charlemagne

Kid Charlemagne — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:14:34 -0800

This is really cool. I wonder if ~~a concerned citizen~~ some idiot has contacted homeland security or some such about this because, you know, terrorists could, uh, steal an X-Wing fighter and, uh, blow up our navigable water.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:10:30 -0800

Very awesome video.

By: orme

orme — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:48:53 -0800

I thought this was pretty cool, but then I opened it up full screen and WHOA!

By: orme

orme — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:53:53 -0800

Also was glad to not hear any goofy electronic music playing.

By: Joe in Australia

Joe in Australia — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:33:05 -0800

I thought this was pretty cool, but then I opened it up full screen and WHOA! Oh yes. Full screen is definitely the way to watch this. The resolution you get, especially on the Flickr version, makes it look as though you're watching from the deck. Do I mean the deck? You know the housey thing where the captain steers the ship.