Take a small boat to paradise Photo

Photographer’s Note

After a small cable car ride - witch cost only 16$USD ! - you can get the best view of Charlotte Amalie, the capital of St. Thomas.

This was a wonderful day in my vacation. I got to scuba dive in the morning and in the afternoon I rented a motorcycle to tour the island by myself. Many of you know that I love motorcycles, so to get to ride one in this Caribbean paradise was a real treat for me.

On the bottom of the image you can see 3 very large cruise ships from 3 different companies. On the left there's Royal Caribbean, in the middle it's a Disney ship and on the right Carnival cruises. Each of them has about 3000 passengers on board. Almost 10 000 people that will spend the day spending money in town. Tourism is an enormous business isn't it.

Have a good day.

Paolo, alekpet, ChrisJ, john_c, tobourge, rhizomes, weswang, jhm, xlgo, Fixfocus, nwoehnl, alexlie, chinchini, PixelTerror, Clairedelune, danielswalsh, mjdundee, Paul65 has marked this note useful

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Paolo (40753) 2005-12-20 8:47

Fantastic shot Paul!
that 3 enormous cruise ships...!
fantastic colours, light, focus, contrast....and what wonderful view from your POV!!
great shot!
thanks, ciao

david (3978) 2005-12-20 9:19

sensational shot ... this is a brilliant composition ... from the boats, to the houses dotting the hills, to the smattering of clouds. i can even see clear shadows of clouds on the far hill. the colours are great.

this would have been an amazing panorama! none the less, it's still a spectacular shot.

john_c (24635) 2005-12-20 10:53

Hi Paul,
Your POV here is what makes this photo special. You have rendered a sweeping vista and the cruise ships really enhance and balance the frame. Good contrasting colours and much for the eye to take in. The angle of the hills spreading away into the background gives good depth. Very well captured.
John

Graal (58714) 2005-12-20 11:27

Hi Paul,
Very good POV, fantastic view as from good postcards. I like the composition, colours and sharpness. Good note. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

tobourge (925) 2005-12-20 11:30

Bonjour Paul,

Magnifique vue nous offrant une belle palette de couleur!

La mer, la montagne, le ciel et les navires me donnent qu'une seule envie: y aller!

Merci
Tony

simonekarl (404) 2005-12-20 11:41

Ciao Paul
This is just fantastic. Technically perfect I think. An amazing landscape with those floating towns in the bay! The polariser really brings out the blues here. The water is simply fantastic, the scuba diving must have been brilliant.
Bravo

rhizomes (15325) 2005-12-20 11:47

Salut Paul,
Etonnante cette image enserrant le port avec ces énormes paquebots qui semblent trois villes dans la ville.
Superbe point de vue.
Félicitations !
Christophe

weswang (18223) 2005-12-20 12:21

Hi Paul, A nice paradise view. I am not sure the boats in this picture can be called small ones though. What a beautiful harbor. It looks that this small harbor is overwhelmed by the three cruises staying there at the same day. Beautifully captured contrast and clarity. Well done.

dlavoie72 (1239) 2005-12-20 12:40

Très belle photo souvenir Paul! Les couleurs sont riches et agréables. Le cadrage est bien, quoi que j'aurais peut-être aimé en voir davantage à l'avant plan... Bravo!

jhm (83298) 2005-12-20 13:15

Hi Paul,
Indeed Paul a paradisly place, certainly a lovely place for holiday, fantastic panorama view with the three boats in middle. Splendid composition and amazing colours.
Best regards and Merry Christmas.
John.

xlgo (554) 2005-12-20 13:27

What a beautiful harbour dwarfed by the 3 large cruiseliners..
Great colour and sharpness and excellent depth to the shot.
Malcolm.

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-12-20 13:32

Hi Paul,
Excellent view over this beautiful landscape!
You were lucky to meet 3 of this impressive cruise liners in the harbour.Very good sharpness and details,light and colors are also very nice.
Greetings,
Hermann

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-12-20 13:40

Ce sont les bateaux de "la croisière s'amuse" un viux soap americain que je n'ai pas vu depuis longtemps :-))
Je trouve que la compo fait une belle "carte postale" prifitable à la communication des compagnies de paquebots et à cette ile magnifique endroit de vacance.
Bien fait
jean Michel

Didi (36434) 2005-12-20 14:25

La French Riviera est pâle par rapport à ce paradis de milliardaires.
Le paysage est ravissant et le POV est bien choisi.
Bonsoir Paul.

nwoehnl (120) 2005-12-20 15:05

Only 16$ for the cable car ride, what a bargain :O The sheer amount of detail in this pleasant photo is amazing, I particularly like the scattered houses on the hills, and the super-sized cruise ships in the marina. Pleasant colors and light all over, nice catch Paul.

alexlie (5359) 2005-12-20 15:27

Hi Paul!
This is a wonderful panorama, I like the cruise 3 ships and surrounding. Great colors, light and sharpness. Good use of the polarization filter.
Regards.

chinchini (27795) 2005-12-20 18:40

Bonsoir Paul,
C'est superbe, un endroit paradisiaque. Rien que la présence de ces navires de croisière l'atteste. Ta prise de vue est large, profonde, d'une netteté plus que correcte.
Bravo !
Pierre

toni_al (15476) 2005-12-20 19:06

Salut Paul
Très joli paysage, avec ces monstres, prêts pour emmener des gens vers le paradis ;-)
Toni

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-12-21 3:37

Hi Paul

A marvellous panorama of the harbor & island, from this high vantage point. Excellent color & sharpness. Congratulations!

alekpet (4659) 2005-12-21 3:44

Hi Paul.
I can't beleive the size of those ships.
The point of view is great, you can look as far in the distance as the eye can see and yet, ships are what occupy the attention.

Aleks

PixelTerror (86837) 2005-12-21 5:21

Salut Paul,
Ton PoV est superbe, c'est une vue a la capthaddock ca !
Les couleurs sont bien claquantes, la mer elle me fait vibrer. POur la compo c'est bien je trouve d'avoir ces trois gros paquebots en ligne, puis une diagonale de paquebots c'est pas tous les jours qu'on voit ca !
Bon, moi je choisis le carnival, s'il y a 3000 personnes sur chacun, on doit se sentir beaucoup plus serre sur le Disney...
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

Clairedelune (4885) 2005-12-21 19:55

Allo Paul,
Ce qui m'accroche ici c'est le point de vue. Je n'avais même pas besoin d'aller voir, c'était le 17 mm, c'est sûr. Cela nous donne une vue tout à fait extraordinaire et grandiose du lieu. Bon, j'avoue que les bateaux de croisière, moi ce n'est pas "my cup of tea"! Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais un voyage sur l'eau dans un "édifice" aussi gros qu'une tour du centre-ville n'a jamais réussi à éveiller mon intérêt. Mais une randonnée en motocyclette, n'importe quand! :) Netteté exceptionnelle de cette image. Bravo!
Claire
Note : j'ai lu dans l'une de tes critiques que tu repartais en voyage au début janvier. Si c'est pour nous rapporter des photos, j'accepte. :D

maphoto (8076) 2005-12-22 23:20

Quel beau souvenir pour moi, j'ai effectué une croisière aux Antilles en 2002, je me souviens qu'il y avait également 3 bateaux et nous étions de l'autre côté dans la montagne, un endroit magnifique. Superbe point de vue sous ce magnifique ciel bleu. Joyeuses Fêtes et beaucoup de bonheur en 2006, au plaisir.
Ah oui, nous étions sur le Radiance of the Sea....

danielswalsh (13330) 2005-12-25 22:23

Another great shot from your vacation Paul;

I've never been to the Virgin Island, but have heard alot about them- and the look just as good as they sound- awesome!
Good composition with lots of interesting things to look at. Did you say only $16USD? Sounds a bit expensive to me- I think the one in Vancouver was free last time I went up it to go for dinner.... Haha.
Do you sharpen your images before or after resizing them? Sharpening AFTER you resize your images gives a slightly better result, and will eliminate the faint ghosting visible where the sky meets the frame. Just a small suggestion I think you might find useful Paul...

All the best, and Seasons Greetings!
- Dan

mjdundee (3522) 2006-01-04 15:52

Hello St. Paul,
Your donation is highly appreciated by the poor souls who believe in TE and a better life. Thank you for giving us hope to life in one of the small white houses after we arrived in one of the small white vessels.
;-) I believe in what I see and this is your great photographic skills. TFS Thomas

servin (474) 2006-03-21 13:40

Bonjour Paul,
Super vue , on aurais envie d'y aller.
Félicitation
Vinciane

doyna (68) 2006-04-18 4:18

Great shot Paul! You commpresed in just one photo, a lot of beautyful things........water, trees, houses, boats. Just onother view of paradise......... :-)Fantastic colours, and perfect view.
Thank you for sharing this unique photo with us. Doina.

asajernigan (14284) 2006-10-26 20:32

Great photo!
The colors, POV and composition are outstanding.
We have been to St. Thomas several times, but have never taken the cable car ride. We will definately take the ride on our next visit.

Isab (865) 2007-03-08 12:30

Salut Paul
Très belle photo, ça donne le goût de partir dans le sud!!!
Le point de vue est fabuleux et les couleurs sont magnifiques.
Ça fait rêver!!!
Bye
Isabelle

testmaniac (12262) 2007-06-11 23:30

Hi Paul,
Perfect postcard!
Everything is OK.
TFS

Regrads,
Philip

lopshang (628) 2008-03-05 19:16

Hi Paul

Fantastic shot. Those clouds over sky came very nice. A vibrant color of sky,water and trees/plant really opened the picture. Its very nicely composted shot. Nice POV. Great work.

Regards,

Lopshang