Daily Photo – Waiting on No. 5

Daily Photo – Waiting on No. 5
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Everyone is waiting on No. 5 to get into position for the next sweep. Nos. 1, 6, and 2 (hidden behind 5) are ready to go an No. 5 is almost there.

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Daily Photo – Calanscio Vibroseis

Daily Photo – Calanscio Vibroseis
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Today's photo, 'Calanscio Vibroseis' shows our seismic line stretching out from one set of dunes and across a plain towards another distant dune line.

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Daily Photo – Shaking the Foothills

Daily Photo – Shaking the Foothills
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In today's shot the four seismic vibrators are working their way, single file, along a bulldozed track and shaking the foothills of the escarpment.

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Daily Photo – Things are Looking Down

Daily Photo – Things are Looking Down
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Things are looking down or, perhaps more appropriately, I'm looking down on things. Western Libya, 1990, and four Birdwagen Mark III's with Failing Y1100 vibrators approach the bottom of the escarpment.

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Daily Photo – Seismic Vibrator

Daily Photo – Seismic Vibrator
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Today's photo is of a seismic vibrator - a Failing Y1100 on a Birdwagen Mark III hydraulic 4-wheel drive buggy.

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Daily Photo – Bultfontein Sunrise

Daily Photo – Bultfontein Sunrise
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After Heuningspruit we found ourselves camped near Bultfontein. This was almost certainly taken with my Tamron 500mm mirror lens as my records show the next longest lens I owned at the time was a 300mm.

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