8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Perfect timing. After waiting 5 hours for a Coast Guard Helicopter flyover of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster site in the Gulf of Mexico, I was rewarded with a rare opportunity to captur

Perfect timing. After waiting 5 hours for a Coast Guard Helicopter flyover of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster site in the Gulf of Mexico, I was rewarded with a rare opportunity to capture a beautiful sunset over this disturbing place.

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Date Taken: 07.2010
Date Uploaded: 11.2010
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Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Copyright: © Holt Webb