Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I spent a lot of my previous working life in shipping, and in particular in containers, at the port of Southampton (one of the largest in Europe) and found the photos very interesting. Of particular interest was the white vessel which is a combined container carrier and a car carrier. I have been on board hundreds of vessels here ranging in size up to 300,000 tonnes but I have never come across one of these hybrid vessels before, which is rather surprising when you consider the port here handles some of the largest car carriers and container ships in the world. The two cargos are so logistically different that here they would have to move berths to handle each cargo in turn. Thanks for posting them, Oliver. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com <http://www.gwpics.com> Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076 -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+gwpics1945=yahoo.co.uk@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+gwpics1945=yahoo.co.uk@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of Oliver Sent: 19 June 2004 21:44 To: Users Group Leica Subject: [Leica] Port of Oakland A few days ago I a tour of the Port of Oakland, one of the largest container ports in the United States. Pictures are at http://www.leica-gallery.net/obryk/folder-6959.html . M6, 24mm Elmarit, 35mm Summicron, 90mm Elmarit, Agfa Optima 200, all exposures at 1/500sec. Oliver Bryk PS Ships that are too large to pass through the Panama Canal are called "Post-Panamax." _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information