Last night it was blowing a gale, raining of course, and we moved to the southern (windward) end of Rockland Harbor. We are sharing this tranquil corner with four of the local windjammers. After a late night listening to the unheralded Arizona Wildcats dismantle the ranked Oklahoma State football team (the game started at 2230 local time), we had expected to remain under covers this morning until the sun reached a civilized altitude But when golden light filters through window coverings in our stateroom it is an irresistible force.
Our neighbors are feeling the pull too.
The schooners to our west are looking lovely, their colors ashore enhanced by the sun’s golden glow, and with or without camera, you just have to marvel and enjoy.
An interesting comparison in workboat design. The powerful stern on the left will carry more cargo, but will be much slower than the finer lines of the vessel on the right.
A brilliant rainbow completes the scene.
The breeze comes back, and a few hardy souls take advantage.
Time to read the Sunday papers online, have our coffee, and share a fresh bagel. Perhaps later today we’ll go for a boat ride.
Posted by Steve Dashew (September 16, 2012)
September 16th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Hi Steve and Linda,
As a (semi-) retired Director of Photography (cinematographer) I always admire your gifted, skilled, beautiful photography.
Would you be kind enough to explain the ‘digital’ looking sky in Picture 6 – “The breeze comes back …”. As you might guess, digital photography still has its mysteries for me.
All the best,
Peter Hartmann
Ahaluna, 52′ Michel DeRidder sloop
September 17th, 2012 at 9:49 am
Thanks for the kind words:
Good photos are easy if the light and the subject matter are present, something Wind horse brings us in abundance. Photo six, the small sailboat heading out, nas some coloration on the upper left. If this is what you refer to, it is the bottom of the rainbow. Otherwise, there is a degree of noise in all of these darker images. That goes with the compression we use to make these load without a long wait. On lighter photos, and those without sky, the noise is gone. But on the darker images it sometimes is the penalty paid for speed and size. The original images have little if any noise in them.