Maybe it's just me but watching ships carry out intricate manoeuvres in a fast flowing current attempting to get into a narrow dock gate there always the vague wish, no that's too strong a word, idea maybe, lurking at the back of your mind they might, I don't know, overshoot or run into the bank or some such. There's probably a word for it: schadenfreude infantilis or some such. Thankfully it never happens, at least not while I'm standing there taking pictures. This survey ship made its stately way up stream then halted and performed a very smooth almost balletic right-angled turn to enter Albert Dock. No bumps, no scrapes, no fun at all.
The Weekend in Black and White continues here.
Quite dramatic in black and white. Because we're so far inland, we only see pleasure boats here on the rivers and the Canal.
ReplyDeleteVery nice picture. The cloud detail is lovely. I have an irrational fear of drowning at sea; you will never see me on a boat like this.
ReplyDeleteGreat b&w photo! It looks like our Norwegian Coastal Steamers! (Hurtigruten)
ReplyDeleteNew Year to you!
My b&w post: https://hanshb.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/willow-tit-poecile-montanus/#comments
There's a great deal of skill and experience involved in these manoeuvers. Fine photo, with a great sea and sky.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo in B&W with this dramatic sky!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they maneuver by computer or with old-fashioned hustle and bustle. Very cool shot you took.
ReplyDeleteGreat!
ReplyDelete