[Leica] IMGs: I blame Kyle for my cold...

[Douglas Barry]

Thanks Gerry and Jim, while I've seen many large sailing ships I'd never 
seen anything like this. There must be serious economies on long pulls with 
favourable winds, but I won't know more 'til I have lunch with some of my 
friends who are sailing nuts.

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at icloud.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: I blame Kyle for my cold...


> Nice series of shots Douglas. I am never sure about these hybrid ships, 
> whether they are beast or fowl. It is ecotourism of a kind and I guess 
> they are green-freindly but I am not sure by how much. I have never seen 
> her in here where of course we are more used to the 200,000 tonne giants 
> pilling their 5,000 tourists up to five times a day.
>
> Gerry
>
> Gerry Walden
> 023 8046 3076
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>> On 30 Jun 2015, at 00:54, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>
>> Douglas, despite the cold, you got, in my opinion, a great image in the 
>> third shot as it passes the lighthouse.  I know the sails are not yet 
>> hoisted, but, viewed large, it is a great image. :-)
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 6/29/2015 6:42 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>>> Kyle's interesting essay on Lafayette and the Tall Ships prompted me to 
>>> check port times here in Ireland as I know the ships are coming to 
>>> Belfast next week. To my surprise, I noticed the Wind Surf - a five 
>>> masted sailing cruiser (187 metres) operated by Windstar Cruises - was 
>>> leaving Dun Laoghaire harbour just down the road from my house at the 
>>> very time I was looking at the computer. I understand it's one of the 
>>> biggest sailing ships in the world. I grabbed my Nikon, jumped into the 
>>> car, and raced off to the harbour.
>>>
>>> Pulling up beside the pier in a cloud of tyre smoke and brake dust, I 
>>> was disappointed to see the ship had just cleared the dock. However, I 
>>> did get a few shots. Had I realised earlier the ship was there, I would 
>>> have been at the lighthouse at the end of the pier to see the ship from 
>>> a closer viewpoint, especially as it switched from engine power to sail 
>>> power. The sails are computed operated and the whole transformation is 
>>> very impressively seamless.
>>>
>>> The ship was helped by a stiff and chilly breeze which speeded its exit 
>>> across Scotsman's Bay and into Dublin Bay, but cut me to the quick as I 
>>> didn't bother to bring a jumper and I nearly froze. The heatwave we're 
>>> due in a couple of days can't come quick enough!!
>>>
>>> Here are the pics, and as I had no time to find a tripod, and was 
>>> shivering, they could be better...
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Dun+Laoghaire/Boats_Ships/
>>>
>>> Douglas
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