Dec 09
Posted: under American Dream Photos, Boats and Boating.
Tags: photography, regatta, sailing, the photo boat
On the Water Action Photography-this the tagline for The Photo Boat, a company out of Conneticut that specializes in taking photos of boats on the water. The Photo Boat founders are a couple who love sailing and photography and have turned it into a career. While I talk about my difficulties doing photography under sail, [...] [...more]
On the Water Action Photography-this the tagline for The Photo Boat, a company out of Conneticut that specializes in taking photos of boats on the water. The Photo Boat founders are a couple who love sailing and photography and have turned it into a career. While I talk about my difficulties doing photography under sail, they take it to the next step-see the photos below:
I appreciate that even they have the occasional crooked horizons and blown out skies, but still have great photographs. This tells me everyone has skies that don’t cooperate, and that obsessively straightening horizons is not always the best use of my time. They are photographers that work hard to get it right, right from the camera…lost moments from a regatta can’t be “found” in photoshop.
Here’s an example from a recent regatta:
It’s a GREAT photograph.
And if it it were my shot I’d be thinking “I should really straighten that horizon and is this really worth keeping if the sky isn’t blue?” Grrrrr….need to work on seeing the forest and not stressing about the trees.
Sep 18
Posted: under American Dream Photos, Uncategorized.
Tags: boat, boating, sailboat, sailing, vintage
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This photo was taken just as we were approaching Nantucket. You may not realize it at first glance, but this is a pretty big boat. Check out the people on it…they’re very small in comparison.
I reworked the photo with a vintage look. I really enjoy sailing and [...] [...more]
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This photo was taken just as we were approaching Nantucket. You may not realize it at first glance, but this is a pretty big boat. Check out the people on it…they’re very small in comparison.
I reworked the photo with a vintage look. I really enjoy sailing and wonder what it would have been like to live in a time when being on a sailing ship was how you did your job or how you would get from there to here. Even a few days aboard gives me “landsickness” when I come back to solid ground.
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick is an interesting book that talks about that kind of life. Plus whaling and Nantucket history. Plus cannibalism.
Not really the kind of sailing experience I’m looking for though…as much someone may romanticize a time in history or I may enjoy sailing…there’s much to said for indoor plumbing.
Sep 09
Posted: under American Dream Photos, Boats and Boating.
Tags: American Dream, evening, photography, sail, sailboat, sailing
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We went for a evening cruise on Labor Day to celebrate our rudder repair (three cheers for not sailing in circles!!) and saw this boat coming out of the canal. Taking photos from a boat is always a challenge and low light situations don’t make it easier. This was [...] [...more]
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We went for a evening cruise on Labor Day to celebrate our rudder repair (three cheers for not sailing in circles!!) and saw this boat coming out of the canal. Taking photos from a boat is always a challenge and low light situations don’t make it easier. This was the only photo from the series that was not blurry.
She really was a beautiful boat…I hope she had a peaceful and safe trip home.
