Thirteen tall ships were in Brockville, Ontario, last weekend as part of the 1812 Tour.
We had the chance to go out in the St. Lawrence River on the Empire Sandy, the largest of the tall ships there — and I believe the largest in Canada. (It’s 203 feet long.)
It can be hard to convey the “tallness” of these ships in a photograph, which have masts over 100 feet.
I wanted to get a shot that told a story of what we experienced that beautiful June day.
Luckily, it was breezy, so we had a chance to see the crew hoist and lower the sails. Hard work, that is!
I managed to get myself positioned below one of the crew members as he was straddling the boom, in an attempt to flake the sail (put it down). I saw him look up, and clicked the shutter at the right time. The lines on each side of the mast are called “ratlines” and they are what you climb to the top of the mast if you needed to.
Here are a few other images from the day….
Shared with Weekly Photo Challenge, June 21.
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Thank you so much for dropping by and leaving that kind comment. Hope you are having a great summer!
That’s a gorgeous image Sherry! The whole set is beautiful but I especially like the first image. Excellent perspective and I love the shallow depth of field.
So fun. I was on a tall ship once in San Diego.
Thanks, Sandra! It was a great learning experience.
I like the angles you’ve taken these shots from, especially that first one (great action and intensity) and the last two on which I can feel the swell of the water!
I’m glad you liked them, Janet!
I can imagine! Thanks, Jane.
It was the perfect day. I shot some nice portraits too on the tall ship.
Thanks, Pat.
Hope you get the chance some time!
I wish I could have seen this in person, but since I couldn’t, thanks for sharing your evocative pictures. They’re beautiful.
janet
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Love these images, Sherry. Great set for this challenge. I spent many summers on the St. Lawrence as a kid. Wonderful memories.
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Love the photos, especially that first one. Sounds like quite the experience.
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Thanks, Laurie. I set out to get a photo with a different perspective and I was pleased that I was able to…
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That first photo is great, Sherry. The composition focuses my attention on the sailor and the story is there. Wow. In fact I found I didn’t want to be distracted by the other photos you added. 🙂
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Great shot. I like the intense look on his face. I would love to see these Tall Ships in action.
FIrst image…LOVE the perspective you are shooting!!
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Thanks, Mr. Rider!
Thank you, Angela. One of my faves too.
Thanks, Toad! That means a lot coming from you. I actually got quite a few more…It’s hard to pare down…
TERRIFIC series, Sherry! Everytime the tall ships come to Victoria we strive to head down for the big event. You’ve really come away with a great collection of shots here, these are totally top drawer in my books!
I love the first picture !
Cheers Angela 🙂
Beautiful, I love the sailing photos!