Coast Guard 47' Motor Lifeboat in Morro Bay, CA 04 Dec 2007

Coast Guard Boat in Morro Bay, CA 04 Dec 2007 - big waves today! Photo by Mike Baird bairdphotos.com Canon 1D Mark III with 600mm IS lens with polarizer, on tripod on dry land, RAW. Taken from land at the base of Morro Rock - see map under more properties. Join us at photomorrobay.com

[15 Sept 2009 Note] Creative commons License rights re-set to most permissive CC Attribution (profit or non-profit).

photomorrobay pool members especially, please critique this image for technical and/or artistic improvement. mike [at} mikebaird dot com bairdphotos.com

See Gary Robertshaw's superior sequence of a knockdown capsize at about the same time and location 04dec2007 at www.pbase.com/roberthouse/cg2007

10 June 2008 usage note: Creative Common use at sailboats.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/fun-with-a-coast-guard...

used in Water: A California Story

Used in Wikipedia de.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard


License Change effective 16 July 2008: All Rights Reserved - A logo-removed version of this photo is an iStockphoto as of 07 Oct. 2008. Previous Creative Commons uses not affected. [see license re-set to CC Attribution above on 15 Sept. 2009]

06sept2008 iStockphoto notes on re-submit on rejection based on keyword 'practice' not approved: Coast Guard boat battles storm waves
Coast Guard boat (identifying marks removed) battles storm waves during open ocean water rescue survival maneuver near Morro Bay, CA, off the west coast of the USA.

tags:Major Ocean, Group Of People, Number of People, Nautical Vessel, Military Ship, Wave, Rescue, Sea, Survival, Surf, Coast Guard
categories: Concepts & Ideas > Teamwork;Transportation;People

15sept2008 iStockphoto says: "We regret to inform you that we cannot accept your submission, entitled Coast Guard boat battles storm waves ( www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/7142191/2/ist... for addition to the iStockphoto library for the following reasons: 2nd rejection. Nice image. Sorry for not indicating it during first inspection but you might have to downsize to improve image quality. Thank you.
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08 Dec 2008: Used without attribution at www.foxsaver.com/public/picture/303979274 [attribution fixed, but continues to link to illegal source in China]

20 March 2009 Creative Commons use note