Mast and Sails

arthurpreston · 02/11/08, 07:00 PM

Yesterday, I tried out my Summicron 35mm lens, taking a 3 hour "canon reinactment" cruise aboard the "Hawaiian Chieftan" which is touring up and down the west coast of the U.S.. I bought the lens used through B&H

michali · 02/11/08, 07:06 PM

Arthur- Great picture! I really like it!
MIKE

Doc Henry · 02/11/08, 07:08 PM

Arthur
Good capture angle very nice b&w picture

stuny · 02/11/08, 08:09 PM

Arthur -

Excellent composition, teriffic light, tanslucency and details.

farnz · 02/11/08, 08:48 PM

Arthur,

An interesting image with good depth. I can't help wondering whether substantially increasing the contrast might not emphasise the strong verticals created by the ropes. I like the image as it is but it might be worth a couple of minutes to find out if there is another good image in there too.

Pete.

roguewave · 02/12/08, 05:39 AM

Arthur, ahoy mate. Where's the crew to handle all that canvas?

arthurpreston · 02/12/08, 06:10 AM

Thank you, everyone -
Ben, trust me, the crew was there, and scampering like CRAZY. interesting that the ship hires people regularly; I'm sure not for a lot of money, but for the glory of the travel. But do they EVER work hard. The ship carried 45 passengers, and some of the crew members were not even strong enough to pull the ropes, so passengers were having to help them. One crew member had only been working there two weeks, and was already training a new member. I think there is a lot of turnover. Also, because the ship is a replica, and so small (65' length), passengers often found themselves in the way, so it was either "help or get knocked out". Personally, I paid the $50 to go out and take photos, not to help the crew members, so I tried to stay safe wherever there was a spot that I could do so and still try to get some good shots.

imported_peter_m · 02/12/08, 06:21 AM

Excellent image Arthur.

Got any more?

Peter

arthurpreston · 02/12/08, 07:12 AM

Peter...thank you...what a question (do I have more?) - I love that new lens so much, I think I took 900+ photos (filled all of my 2gb cards). I promise NOT to post all 900; but once I started, I didn't want to stop. Will put a couple more on tomorrow.

02/11/08, 07:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
michali Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 12/29/07 Location: South Africa & France Posts: 842	Re: Mast and Sails Arthur- Great picture! I really like it! MIKE

02/11/08, 07:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Doc Henry Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 12/01/07 Posts: 1,723	Re: Mast and Sails Arthur Good capture angle very nice b&w picture

02/11/08, 08:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 19,388	Re: Mast and Sails Arthur - Excellent composition, teriffic light, tanslucency and details. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

02/11/08, 08:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
farnz Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/28/06 Location: London Posts: 2,329	Re: Mast and Sails Arthur, An interesting image with good depth. I can't help wondering whether substantially increasing the contrast might not emphasise the strong verticals created by the ropes. I like the image as it is but it might be worth a couple of minutes to find out if there is another good image in there too. Pete. __________________ Eur. Ing. Pete F@rnsworth Live and let live.

02/12/08, 05:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
roguewave Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/13/08 Location: NYC Posts: 5,004	Re: Mast and Sails Arthur, ahoy mate. Where's the crew to handle all that canvas? __________________ Ben ~~~~ _/) ~~~ Roguewave @ LFI Gallery

02/12/08, 06:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
arthurpreston Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/13/07 Location: Oxnard Posts: 103	Re: Mast and Sails Thank you, everyone - Ben, trust me, the crew was there, and scampering like CRAZY. interesting that the ship hires people regularly; I'm sure not for a lot of money, but for the glory of the travel. But do they EVER work hard. The ship carried 45 passengers, and some of the crew members were not even strong enough to pull the ropes, so passengers were having to help them. One crew member had only been working there two weeks, and was already training a new member. I think there is a lot of turnover. Also, because the ship is a replica, and so small (65' length), passengers often found themselves in the way, so it was either "help or get knocked out". Personally, I paid the $50 to go out and take photos, not to help the crew members, so I tried to stay safe wherever there was a spot that I could do so and still try to get some good shots.

02/12/08, 06:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
imported_peter_m Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/29/05 Location: BC Posts: 1,658	Re: Mast and Sails Excellent image Arthur. Got any more? Peter

02/12/08, 07:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
arthurpreston Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/13/07 Location: Oxnard Posts: 103	Re: Mast and Sails Peter...thank you...what a question (do I have more?) - I love that new lens so much, I think I took 900+ photos (filled all of my 2gb cards). I promise NOT to post all 900; but once I started, I didn't want to stop. Will put a couple more on tomorrow.

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