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03-JUL-2009 LynnH

Pelicans Take a Break & Dolphin Swims Nearby

Galveston Bay, TX

BP's Texas City Refinery in the background. It is the second-largest oil refinery in the state and the third-largest in the United States.
The Texas City refinery is BP's largest and most complex refinery with a rated capacity of 460,000 barrels per day and an
ability to produce 11 million gallons of gasoline a day.

Located just south of Houston, the plant includes 29 oil refining units and four chemical units spread over a 1,200 acre site.

Sony DSLR-A700 ,Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro
1/320s f/13.0 at 120.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time03-Jul-2009 13:09:05
MakeSony
ModelDSLR-A700
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length120 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/13
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Keith O'Brien11-Jul-2009 20:21
Great shot, I like the way the foreground structure repeats itself with the background structures. V
marie-jose wolff11-Jul-2009 08:18
very nice capture of the pelicans and interesting background with a sight on the oil refinery! V
laine11-Jul-2009 07:52
A lovely gathering & seeing dolphins is a bonus.