La Belle Cosnoise Photo

Photographer’s Note

Je vis cette ancienne gabare ( ou gabarre ) à quai, à Cosne-s/Loire.
Bateau traditionnel , à fond plat, de transport de marchandises ( bois, charbon, sel, tissus, chaux, vin...) en pays de Loire, Sèvre niortaise ou Dordogne.
Les gabares furent utilisées jusqu'à la fin du XIXe siècle, ne pouvant rivaliser alors avec le train.

Les chalands de Loire étaient propulsés par la force du vent avec une voile rectangulaire. Les plus gros esquifs pouvaient atteindre 25 mètres de long et , avec un poids à vide de près de 20 tonnes, pouvaient transporter 80 tonnes de marchandises, le tirant d'eau se situant entre 20 et 80 centimètres selon la charge.

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gracious (20017) 2008-07-13 11:54

Bonjour Jean Renaud,
Nicely captured of the bridge with a good pov and a good fg perspective of a sail boat!
good clarity with details even under a overcast day!
well done
merci
Tony

lucski (3676) 2008-07-15 16:19

Hi Jean
very good picture, fantastic composition and perfect POV, nice atmosphere as well
TFS regards lukasz

mydrjoe (1240) 2008-07-19 9:38

Bonsoir Jean,

I like very much everything in connection with the sea and, in this case, I like very much seeing this ancient "gabarra" (as we call it here, in Spain) and knowing the detailed information about them you kindly gave us. The image, in spite of the light, looks very well. Thank you for sharing!

Très bon WE.
JR

pablominto (41676) 2008-07-23 23:31

Hello Jean-Renaud,

Come to think of it... the world is full of the most amazing boat designs!
And the design is mostly decided by the waters they are supposed to sail...
I like this simple composition, where the point of view allows me to see the details in the construction!

Greetings,
Pablo -

bakes888 (18353) 2008-08-09 2:42

Hi Jean Renaud. You live on this boat? Lucky you! Wonderful photo. Well judged exposure to retain some texture in the sky. Well composed also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.