Gotheborg - From the harbour

[lastboltnut]

Hi, I happened to chance upon the Gotheborg at the Harbour Front. I took a few snaps from the harbour, but did not board the ship....a very nice ship....but I did not have the right lens. Please give me your comment to help me improve in my skills....TIA

#1 - I will guard the front


#2 - I will guard the rear


#3 - I will hold the ship in place


#4 - I will guard the pulleys


#5 - The pulleys

[lastboltnut]

Here are a few more on the chance to shot this girl in action!

#6 - Windy day and the sail came loose!


#7 - Let me fix it!


#8 - Wow! The wind is really strong!


#9 - Finally, I have it fixed!



Hope you guys like the series....

[chromodynamics]

I like #6 and #8 best

[Leongfm]

Thanks for sharing your photos. I like #6 where the sail looks like a painting. What post-processing did you do to get this effect?

[lastboltnut]

Thank you chromodynamics for viewing. Any tips for improvement? Thanks.

Originally Posted by chromodynamics I like #6 and #8 best

Hi Leongfm, I did some dodge/burn on the photo....but i dun like the habour side....so abrupt....but no choice, there are many people there taking photo.....

Any other comments? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Leongfm Thanks for sharing your photos. I like #6 where the sail looks like a painting. What post-processing did you do to get this effect?

[peanutbeer]

#5 is great...

[Bernard Ong]

I like #5. Good patterns.

[Ecclesiasm]

Nice shots!

any idea when this ship will remain berthed till?

TIA

[littlejt]

#6 is the best!

looks like HDR but it aint right

it has the sort of 'olden times' feel when these boats exists commonly

[lastboltnut]

Hi peanutbeer and Bernard, thanks for dropping by and it great that you like one of the pics. Any tips for improvement? TIA!

Originally Posted by peanutbeer #5 is great...

Originally Posted by Bernard Ong I like #5. Good patterns.

[lastboltnut]

Thanks Ecclesiasm for your kind comment. I think the ship had left port....search the forum and you can see a few post on the grand departure of the ship....with the cannon firing blanks!! I missed it....

Originally Posted by Ecclesiasm Nice shots! any idea when this ship will remain berthed till? TIA

[lastboltnut]

Hi littlejt, yah, the old time feeling...

Hey, but this aint HDR. I just dodge/burn the pic....as it was windy, the sail keeps moving, so cannot take HDR. Anyway, I didn't had my tripod with me.....just my D80 kit....

Originally Posted by littlejt #6 is the best! looks like HDR but it aint right it has the sort of 'olden times' feel when these boats exists commonly

[sivasothi]

Hi lastboltnut,

I love the photos!

The rope and block and tackles are amazing to work with, we raised incredible weights with those - of course with several people hauling the ropes each time. The ropes are dark because they are covered in tar, oily stuff but that helps with friction - so the ropes are more stiff than modern fibres and hold fast very well.

The sails are partially lowered to dry whenever there is a sign of the sun, or simply an absence of rain. The sails are made of natural fibres and attract mould and fungus in the tropics if constantly wet.

The lady in the photo, whom we call "Morning" was one of the volunteer crew in Port Watch (there are three watches) from Shanghai; she's from a maritime university. Like most of the volunteer crew who sailed from Shanghai, she left the ship at Singapore.

She was probably hauling in the sails because it was billowing too much or because of impending rain (was it an overcast sky). With the NE monsoon in Singapore and the exceptional amount of rain, it was impossible to keep the sails dry.

That's one of the smaller sails so she could manage alone. She was probably looking back at her Watch Leader or crew mate on the deck or rigging who had a bird's eye view to see if more work was needed.

You captured her tying the sail to the yard with the characteristic knot. She'll love the photos - these angles and colours could be the best photos she'll have of herself in action; she has very few.

Adding this link to http://gotheborg.wordpress.com/

Thanks; Cheerio!

[lastboltnut]

Hi sivasothi,

I see that you are associated with the Gotheborg very closely. It must be a very pleasant experience to work in such a nice ship!

And hey! Thanks for telling the entire "true" story of the event, as I was just guessing and make up what I was thinking during my shoot. Thanks for the education.

So "morning" was her name huh? Was it suppose to be in Mandarin? I wish to know so that I can title the photo properly (as these small series is what I will keep in my personal collection). So she left the ship in Singapore, no wonder I couldn't see her on the ship during the departure (from other forumers' pic). Please feel free to contact me if Morning wants to have the full resolution pics and I will send them over to her.

Glad that the pics had tinkled the hearts of people close to the Gotheborg

Do let us know if there is another similar event coming up in the "event forum".

Originally Posted by sivasothi Hi lastboltnut, I love the photos! The rope and block and tackles are amazing to work with, we raised incredible weights with those - of course with several people hauling the ropes each time. The ropes are dark because they are covered in tar, oily stuff but that helps with friction - so the ropes are more stiff than modern fibres and hold fast very well. The sails are partially lowered to dry whenever there is a sign of the sun, or simply an absence of rain. The sails are made of natural fibres and attract mould and fungus in the tropics if constantly wet. The lady in the photo, whom we call "Morning" was one of the volunteer crew in Port Watch (there are three watches) from Shanghai; she's from a maritime university. Like most of the volunteer crew who sailed from Shanghai, she left the ship at Singapore. She was probably hauling in the sails because it was billowing too much or because of impending rain (was it an overcast sky). With the NE monsoon in Singapore and the exceptional amount of rain, it was impossible to keep the sails dry. That's one of the smaller sails so she could manage alone. She was probably looking back at her Watch Leader or crew mate on the deck or rigging who had a bird's eye view to see if more work was needed. You captured her tying the sail to the yard with the characteristic knot. She'll love the photos - these angles and colours could be the best photos she'll have of herself in action; she has very few. Adding this link to http://gotheborg.wordpress.com/ Thanks; Cheerio!

[Bonkers]

Very nice pics from the kit lens. If you don't mind me asking, what were your aperture/shutter/ISO settings? Did you shoot in RAW? Any post processing?

Thanks in advance for the tips. Coz I surely can't get anything half decent out of my D80. Cheers.

[lastboltnut]

Hi Bonkers,

Thanks for coming by this thread and happy that you like them...

Erm, I did PP my pics....about the setting, their are of diff settings....you can go to my Flickr album here to check. Just click on the image to get the big view, then on the bottom right, click on more properties to check the EXIF data.

Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Bonkers Very nice pics from the kit lens. If you don't mind me asking, what were your aperture/shutter/ISO settings? Did you shoot in RAW? Any post processing? Thanks in advance for the tips. Coz I surely can't get anything half decent out of my D80. Cheers.

[Bonkers]

Thanks lastboltnut,

You have a nice collection of pics too.

[lastboltnut]

Thanks for your compliment. Actually, many of which are taken with Canon S3 IS before I upgrade to DSLR.

Originally Posted by Bonkers Thanks lastboltnut, You have a nice collection of pics too.

[qwertzy]

#5, #6 #8 works best for me!

The composition of #8 is really beautiful, with all the folds leading the eye to the main protagonist of the photo.

What was the focal length shot for this?

[smallaperture]

Originally Posted by sivasothi Hi lastboltnut, I love the photos! The rope and block and tackles are amazing to work with, we raised incredible weights with those - of course with several people hauling the ropes each time. The ropes are dark because they are covered in tar, oily stuff but that helps with friction - so the ropes are more stiff than modern fibres and hold fast very well. The sails are partially lowered to dry whenever there is a sign of the sun, or simply an absence of rain. The sails are made of natural fibres and attract mould and fungus in the tropics if constantly wet. The lady in the photo, whom we call "Morning" was one of the volunteer crew in Port Watch (there are three watches) from Shanghai; she's from a maritime university. Like most of the volunteer crew who sailed from Shanghai, she left the ship at Singapore. She was probably hauling in the sails because it was billowing too much or because of impending rain (was it an overcast sky). With the NE monsoon in Singapore and the exceptional amount of rain, it was impossible to keep the sails dry. That's one of the smaller sails so she could manage alone. She was probably looking back at her Watch Leader or crew mate on the deck or rigging who had a bird's eye view to see if more work was needed. You captured her tying the sail to the yard with the characteristic knot. She'll love the photos - these angles and colours could be the best photos she'll have of herself in action; she has very few. Adding this link to http://gotheborg.wordpress.com/ Thanks; Cheerio!

Ha, I used to think that it has always been All Male crew on board a ship. And I tot some young women would create some sort of havoc on board. And on a sailing boat, it takes a very, very long time to reach the next port......