Aboard a schooner

pyry

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

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




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.




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.




Time to unfurl the sails and lose the engine.


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.




Here's the wheelhouse with quite a few happy people in it.



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.









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

Here's Anne,



this is Elina,



Nina,



Markus,



and Mikko




That's it I'll leave you with this - thanks for taking a look and please tell me what you think

Jack'll do

Very nicely captured. thumb I usually don't like fish eye shots but these are a definite exception.

Panther

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.

jeffmeyers

Cool series. Call it "I'm on a boat." :tiptoe

System

Great shots...Normally I'm not a fan of fish eye lenses but in these shots it works. Great contrast and color. Bravo!

gnooj

Very nice! The colors in these shots are beautiful.

pyry

Jack'll do wrote:

Very nicely captured. thumb 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

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

I have heard mostly positive feedback, along with the customary "don't I look a bit sick in this"

jeffmeyers wrote:

Cool series. Call it "I'm on a boat." :tiptoe

Thanks

gnooj wrote:

Very nice! The colors in these shots are beautiful.

Thank you, glad you liked the set