Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pretty boat. Can you imagine being a top man on that boat in a full gale? Yikes! Regards, Dick On Aug 06, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Hi all > > After all these lovely shots of boats under sail and powered, a > slightly larger sailing ship leaving the entrance to the River Tyne > between Tynemouth and South Shields (in the distant background). > > The Tall Ships Race in 1993 was characterised by awful weather - > mist, drizzle and pouring rain - so this is one of the few shots > that turned out. Shot during a slight break in the weather. > > The sail training ship MIR. A pity the sails aren't up :-( > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/tyne/Tyneside0266scan-Edit.jpg.html > > > Cheers > Douglas > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information