Aboard a schooner

pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
edited June 24, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
Last wednesday was a good day. The employer had booked a schooner for us and I managed to borrow a fish-eye lens for the day from a good friend :D

It may have been slightly early in the morning for a couple members of the group on the way to the ship.

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This is kind of boat we we're on, m/aux Marita is an all wood, two masted gaff rigged schooner. Built in 1947 just after the war when everything was scarce to help rebuild Helsinki. These ships carried sand (to make concrete) and wood from Porvoo and elsewhere on the south coast of Finland.

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Once we got on board the skipper gave us a short talk about the ship and the "it was thiiis big" tools to used to run and mend it.

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Time to unfurl the sails and lose the engine.
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We had a fair bit of wind and were moving quite well. The crew had left the top sails out because they would have to be set from the mast and there was too much wind to do that. So we had a jib, staysail, and main and mizzen gaff sails.

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Here's the wheelhouse with quite a few happy people in it.
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Along the way some took all possible joy out of spotty sunlight, while others concentrated on staying warm by either wrapping in blankets or spending time inside.

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Toward the end of our cruise I finally let go of the fish-eye and swapped to the portait lens.

Here's Anne,
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this is Elina,
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Nina,
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Markus,
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and Mikko
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That's it I'll leave you with this - thanks for taking a look and please tell me what you think :D

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Creativity's hard.

http://pyryekholm.kuvat.fi/

Comments

  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2009
    Very nicely captured. thumb.gifthumb I usually don't like fish eye shots but these are a definite exception.

    Jack
    (My real name is John but Jack'll do)
  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2009
    What a great day that must have been, you've really captured the spirit of the whole adventure, and love the look and perspective the fisheye gave the trip.

    I'll bet all you friends are going to love seeing these images, they are really well done.
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2009
    Cool series. Call it "I'm on a boat." :tiptoe
    More Photography . . . Less Photoshop [. . . except when I do it]
    Jeff Meyers
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited June 23, 2009
    Great shots...Normally I'm not a fan of fish eye lenses but in these shots it works. Great contrast and color. Bravo!
  • gnoojgnooj Registered Users Posts: 92 Big grins
    edited June 23, 2009
    Very nice! The colors in these shots are beautiful.
  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2009
    Jack'll do wrote:
    Very nicely captured. thumb.gifthumb I usually don't like fish eye shots but these are a definite exception.
    captain78 wrote:
    Great shots...Normally I'm not a fan of fish eye lenses but in these shots it works. Great contrast and color. Bravo!

    Thanks!

    I was trying to be conservative with the fish-eye and resisted sticking it up everyone's nostrils. I'm glad to hear it worked :D
    Panther wrote:
    What a great day that must have been, you've really captured the spirit of the whole adventure, and love the look and perspective the fisheye gave the trip.

    I'll bet all you friends are going to love seeing these images, they are really well done.

    Thank you :D

    I have heard mostly positive feedback, along with the customary "don't I look a bit sick in this" lol3.gif
    jeffmeyers wrote:
    Cool series. Call it "I'm on a boat." :tiptoe

    Thanks :D
    gnooj wrote:
    Very nice! The colors in these shots are beautiful.

    Thank you, glad you liked the set :D
    Creativity's hard.

    http://pyryekholm.kuvat.fi/
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