Sunrise Docking

[lambroving]

Really a grab shot, as these monsters dock fast, with 4 Azipods and bow thrusters! M7, 28/2, f4 @ 1/60th, Portra 160 NC.

[martinop]

Crisp and clear. Like the shot angle and lighting tones.

[ddp]

I think it's time to dump the Viewsonics at work....

Looks better on my home LCD (calibrated as well) - and the subtleties are more apparent now. Dismiss my art school comments from what I saw earlier, lol.

[dotandcom]

I've enjoyed this series, William. This particular shot has real impact in subdued lighting. I also like the juxtaposition of the modern cruise liner with the older-fashioned masted vessel.

Do I want to know what an Azipod is, or am I too young and innocent for that sort of information?

All the best,

Chris

[cam2000]

I love cruises...... and this is a beautiful and sharp pictures of ships in port!

[lambroving]

Hello Paul,

Got lucky again. Woke up when I felt an odd movement in the ship. Looked outside. Grabbed the M7and fired a couple of frames. Pretty good for me with no coffee!

Dan,

Right. Much more subtle on a good monitor. Looks too contrasty at work and you can't see the pinks in the sky and on the stern of the Spanish ship. Still misses a lot on the web and at 250K though.

Chris,

A few other regulars who mailed me privately liked the light too. Within an hour it was blazing and contrasty. That part-masted little cruise ship was interesting but I never tried a decent shot later due to the shadows of the monster and the blazing background. Since you like detail, my balcony was on the 8th deck and that is above the top deck of that Spanish ship. The RCCL monsters are all 13 decks... As for Azipod, use Google.

[lambroving]

Originally Posted by cam2000

I love cruises...... and this is a beautiful and sharp pictures of ships in port!

Jacques,

I don't enjoy cruises, but if I lived in Quebec in the winter... For me it was a business trip. Pleased you enjoyed though because I really like the way you see and the kind of subjects you shoot. For you I'll post a shot from the old Forum from 2004. I shot it off the back of a fast-moving launch at Grand Cayman, from behind the wheelhouse where I wasn't supposed to be. And yes, I and many others prefer the horizon "as is".

[lambroving]

MP .58, 35/2 ASPH, UVa, Superia, ~ f5.6 @ 1/500th.

[billh]

I love that bottom shot. Where were you, in a small boat?

[darkness30]

I have never been to such cruises and my wife keeps reminding me that i still owe her a honey moon since she saw these images. William your making my life hard here but still thanks for these beautiful pictures.

Mehmet

[andybarton]

I can't imagine any holiday worse than a cruise, to be honest.

[martinop]

Like the ship profile & wake in #2 and the impact of the foreground and background breadth and depth.

[lambroving]

Bill,

Didn't you ask me this before? The answer is in the post to Jacques just above the picture. You must click that mouse too fast!

Paul,

Thanks again.

Mehmet,

Cruises are fine if you can be happy travelling with 4,000 strangers. Being more of a "loner", it isn't for me. They give you very little time to see anything. On this last cruise the only location where I might like to chill for a few days on my own dime was Marigot in St. Martin. More French than France, but tropical. Convince her to spend a few days somewhere you like.

[pemayeux]

Very nice shots William! The quality of light in the first is wonderful. As one of the other posters mentioned, I like the view of the old docked with the new. I remember the above shot from before, I still think it is superb. I'm glad the horizon is the way it is, you can almost feel the launch in it's turn. Though I can't see myself on a vacation cruise, I wouldn't mind crossing the Atlantic on the QM2.

[billh]

Originally Posted by lambroving

Bill,

Didn't you ask me this before? The answer is in the post to Jacques just above the picture.

I may well have asked before - an age thing? However, I still do not see the answer - you wrote, "MP .58, 35/2 ASPH, UVa, Superia, ~ f5.6 @ 1/500th.", but that gives me no clue where you were located.

have you been to St Barts?

[lambroving]

Bill,

Never been to St. Barts. How long did it take you to sail down there?

The answer is in my reply to Jacques above. "I shot it off the back of a fast-moving launch at Grand Cayman, from behind the wheelhouse where I wasn't supposed to be. " Is this also an "age thing"? If so..., I can relate!

[earleygallery]

William,

I've had a very enjoyable evening at the Grenadier - just thought I'd share that with you (even if the bar staff cant understand the difference between Cider and Bitter!)

Cruise ship holidays seem deadly dull to me, although if I was forced to.........a flotilla sailing holiday would be an altogether different proposition however.

Nice shot anyway.

[leicamann]

I like the last shot posted here..the angle makes it quite dramatic...the other shot is good.. but too busy....the Portra holds fine on all counts..I of course lean towwards my favorite slide film E100G

Thanks for sharing

Regards, Leicamann

[billh]

William, I looked and looked - but finally found it. Sorry.

I have not been to to St. Barts for many years - we used to go to St. Martin for a week, then over to St. Barts for a second week in the winter when the kinds were young - they are now 36 and 40, so that will put the time frame into perspective for you! It was populated by the descendants of the original European settlers, and with its hillside stone fences it always reminded me of the old country in the motherland.

http://worldatlas.com/webimage/count...bb/stbarts.htm

This is one cruise ship that has always interested me -
http://www.seacloud.com/html_en/dies...e_seacloud.php


My favorite sailing destination was the Grenadines. I could spent the entire time anchored in the Tobago keys,



Grenada,

[andybarton]

No wonder the US invaded Grenada - it's beautiful!