Hi Asher,
> That water is so blue. Are you using a polarizing filter or was this film?
Digital. The key here was that this was before noon, histo was very flat and only adjustment was levels end-points in C1 (V4 btw).
> The larger vessel seems to be tied to a white buoy or anchor? The motor vessel in the foreground seems to be about 35ft long. Is it part of the crew involved with the wave generator or just happy motor yacht owners!
The larger vessel is an Oregon State University Vessel, presumable a former Corps of Engineers buoy tender. It is in fact tethered directly to the power buoy itself, the cable is barely visible in this photo at this resolution but more apparent in others I took.
The vessel in the foreground is a tourist whale watching boat. Note that I may have had such luck as to catch a whale spouting in the backround. I'll have to examine adjacent photos to see if this is so or just a small pleasure boat in the distance. It's a bit far out for a whale unless migrating. Nearer in near the buoy is common feeding ground for grey whales.
> Tell us about these floating yellow generators. What's their purpose and how are they powered?
This unit is 75 feet tall with only 10 feet extending above the surface. It uses a hydraulic pump to generate electricity. OSU will also be testing a direct drive unit in a month or two.
Here's the story in our local newspaper including a photo of the buoy on dry land. Note the articulated lowboy it was hauled in on. These have a second driver laying prone in a cockpit under the rear set of wheels to steer them separately from the front wheels - otherwise they'd never be able to negotiate the curves on the roads to the coast.
- DL