We were traveling through Malta in 2018 when I came across this. According to the locals it had crashed up on shore about a month prior. They didn’t know what to do so they tied it off until they could come up with a solution. My personal favorite of the photos I took. The two guys below were exploring the ship. Thought it would ruin the shot but it ended up adding some good scale.

  • @MeatsOfRageOP
    59•9 months ago

    Since it was my favorite shot I got it printed. I extended the left edge with Photoshop to get an ultra wide 2:3 print (the original right edge was cropped out of the photo posted here). Got it done on a reflective metal, looks great in the dining room.

    • @shalafiEnglish
      10•9 months ago

      You should be wildly proud of that!

      Can you tell me about printing on reflective metal? I’ve printed on the reflectorized vinyl like a street sign, but not directly on the steel. That looks like a million bucks!

      • @MeatsOfRageOP
        6•9 months ago

        I used these guys

        https://www.printpartner.ca/

        They were the only ones I could find that did the ultra wide in metal (it’s 40x60). I added the gloss white as metal prints can sometimes dull the colors.

    • @[email protected]
      10•9 months ago

      In the months after the grounding, the Hephaestus shipwreck became a popular photo backdrop for Maltese and foreign social media users.

      Lulz

    • @MeatsOfRageOP
      3•9 months ago

      Good find! I was wondering what happened to it

  • Sips'
    6•9 months ago

    Nice pic! What does [OC] mean? Im not familiar.