R.R.S. Discovery (II) Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is another picture of R.R.S. Discovery, taken on the same occasion as yesterday's posting, but this time taken of the port bow of the ship and also using a polarising filter.

The Royal Research Ship, Discovery, was one of Robert Falcon Scott's ships and the one in which he and his companions travelled to Antarctica on the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901 - 1904. This was not the ship in which he made his final fateful journey to Antarctica, reaching the South Pole on 17th January, 1912 but not returning: that ship was the Terra Nova.

For once in Scotland, the GoogleEarth [map] here is quite good.

Shot in RAW and converted and edited in PSE6.

All comments/critiques/advice welcome!

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graffer (1764) 2008-10-14 1:06

Hello John,

I've been away for a few days, and I've got a new computer as well, so there's a lot to get to grips with on the home front, as well as a lot of new postings on TE/TL.

I think that this is the best of your recent pictures of the Discovery, the simple red, black and near white theme here, makes a strong composition.

You have done very well to get the image so sharp without getting any sign of haloing on all that rigging.

Those two black posts in the water, although fairly insignificant in themselves, play a strong role in the composition too.

The grey cloudy sky is perhaps preferable to a bright blue one, and more in keeping with the ship and its history.

Kind regards,

Peter.

Photo Information

Copyright: John Cannon (tyro) (2668)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-12
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Canon 20D, Canon EF-S 10-22 mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, Tiffen 77mm Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-13 16:04