Sail Amsterdam 2005

Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
edited August 28, 2005 in Landscapes
Hi y'all.

yesterday was the last day of Sail Amsterdam 2005, and today the sailingships went back to sea again.
I took my camera to the harbour city of IJmuiden and watched the ships head for open water, one after the other.

Bye,
Peter Dumont

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  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2005
    Great shot Peter. Must have been a great sight! Were you able to get close to them?

    Erich
  • FrancoisFrancois Registered Users Posts: 140 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2005
    Peter Dumont wrote:
    Hi y'all.

    yesterday was the last day of Sail Amsterdam 2005, and today the sailingships went back to sea again.
    I took my camera to the harbour city of IJmuiden and watched the ships head for open water, one after the other.

    Bye,
    Peter Dumont
    Nice !!! I missed the event this year :cry Hoping for more shots ! thumb.gif
    Francois A. Dumas
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    Silver Cloud Publishing
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  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2005
    Hi Erich !
    erich6 wrote:
    Great shot Peter. Must have been a great sight! Were you able to get close to them?

    Erich
    I made these pics from the southern pier of the seaport of IJmuiden, which stretches some 2000 meter into the sea.

    I was standing at the outmost end of that pier, and the distance between me and the tallboats was about 50-70 meter.

    The good part was that on leaving the harbour, these ships for the first time, while here in holland, displayed their sails.

    It was a gorgeous sight.

    Bye,
    Peter Dumont
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2005
    wave.gif good to see you again, peter :D lovely shot of the tall ships.
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  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2005
    Hello Francois !
    Francois wrote:
    Nice !!! I missed the event this year :cry Hoping for more shots ! thumb.gif
    Here is one more shot for you.

    Bye,
    Peter Dumont
  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2005
    Hello Andy !
    andy wrote:
    wave.gif good to see you again, peter :D lovely shot of the tall ships.
    I was a bit busy lately, but I haven't forgotten you guys .

    Peter
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,939 moderator
    edited August 23, 2005
    Very nice. The tall ships are really something to see.

    Ian
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  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2005
    They sure are, Ian !
    ian408 wrote:
    Very nice. The tall ships are really something to see.

    Ian
    They sure are, Ian !

    Bye,
    Peter Dumont
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,939 moderator
    edited August 23, 2005
    Any one of the smallest sails is probably 2x the size of the smaller
    vessel's sail area :)

    Thanks for a second look!

    Ian
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  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Any one of the smallest sails is probably 2x the size of the smaller
    vessel's sail area :)

    Thanks for a second look!

    Ian
    Right! Nice to have the regular sailboats for added perspective.
  • FrancoisFrancois Registered Users Posts: 140 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2005
    The last one is the most 'natural'. Somehow it is weird seeing these majestic ships in the middle of water... with no sails ! You'll never see something like that on the old master's paintings ! mwink.gif
    Francois A. Dumas
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    Silver Cloud Publishing
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,939 moderator
    edited August 24, 2005
    Francois wrote:
    The last one is the most 'natural'. Somehow it is weird seeing these majestic ships in the middle of water... with no sails ! You'll never see something like that on the old master's paintings ! mwink.gif

    Thanks to the old Iron Jenny :D

    Ian
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  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2005
    Hi Ian.
    ian408 wrote:
    Any one of the smallest sails is probably 2x the size of the smaller
    vessel's sail area :)

    Thanks for a second look!

    Ian
    Most of my pics were taken from near that green striped lighthouse.

    Peter Dumont
  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2005
    Hi Erich !
    erich6 wrote:
    Right! Nice to have the regular sailboats for added perspective.
    A man next to me was loudly complaining about small boats getting in the way when he wanted to shoot a big boat.
    Since there were many boats in the water his lamentation just kept on going louder and louder with every boat that "got in his way".

    I told him to photoshop :pissed .

    Peter Dumont
  • Michiel de BriederMichiel de Brieder Registered Users Posts: 864 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2005
    Hey is that our own "Prins Pils" (in english: prince lager :D) behind the wheel???

    nice shots Peter, thanks for sharing, I wish I could have seen the event!
    *In my mind it IS real*
    Michiel de Brieder
    http://www.digital-eye.nl
  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2005
    Hello Francois !
    Francois wrote:
    The last one is the most 'natural'. Somehow it is weird seeing these majestic ships in the middle of water... with no sails ! You'll never see something like that on the old master's paintings ! mwink.gif
    Here is one with sails . :):

    Peter Dumont
  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2005
    Hi Michiel !
    Michiel de Brieder wrote:
    Hey is that our own "Prins Pils" (in english: prince lager :D) behind the wheel???

    nice shots Peter, thanks for sharing, I wish I could have seen the event!
    Since Prince Pils allready ran one tallship aground on opening day, they would only allow him to steer this mini trawler .
    If you look close, you can see him sitting in the cabin.rolleyes1.gif

    Peter Dumont
  • Adrian van AmmersAdrian van Ammers Registered Users Posts: 351 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2005
    Nice light, it almost looks like
    Peter Dumont wrote:
    Hi y'all.

    yesterday was the last day of Sail Amsterdam 2005, and today the sailingships went back to sea again.
    I took my camera to the harbour city of IJmuiden and watched the ships head for open water, one after the other.

    Bye,
    Peter Dumont
    an old painting. Good to see you around again!
    Adrian :D
    www.adrian.smugmug.com
  • Peter DumontPeter Dumont Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2005
    Hi Adrian !
    Adrian van Ammers wrote:
    an old painting. Good to see you around again!
    It also reminds one a bit of the little mermaid of Kopenhagen, no ?

    Bye,
    Peter Dumont
  • Adrian van AmmersAdrian van Ammers Registered Users Posts: 351 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2005
    Shot by your son?
    Peter Dumont wrote:
    It also reminds one a bit of the little mermaid of Kopenhagen, no ?

    Bye,
    Peter Dumont
    Haha, I see no tail so no mermaid, but a nice picture. I can see that you had a good time together.
    Adrian :D
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  • RikRik Registered Users Posts: 19 Big grins
    edited August 28, 2005
    Hi Peter!

    I was in Amsterdam on saturday. Great show, great ships. This one was stiched together from 4 others :):

    klPrinsWillem.jpg
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  • Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2005
    Wow! Great series of photos you have here. Congrats!
    "Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees."
    Paul Strand

    http://www.michaelhansen.com
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