Static (Sepia)
Orla Texas
This is the sepia toned black & White version of the image "Stactic". Static features Patterson Drilling Rig 242 iluminated by a burst of cloud to cloud lighting while operating near Orla Texas in June 2013. Spectacular episodes of dry lightning are common in this area before the monsoon kicks into full swing by mid-July each year. 242 is one of patterson Dillings new generation drilling rigs placed in service last year. Oil & Gas Photography by Robert D. Flaherty. Photo © copyright by Robert D. Flaherty.