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Photographer’s Note

The Pinta is one of the replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships. As an accompanying ship to the Niña , the Santa Clara (aka Pinta) is a floating museum as well as reception platform. An exhibit in her hold shows how the Niña was designed by the collaborative research team and built by traditional shipwrights. Visitors not only get to see the finished product but experience the research and effort behind making a reproduction of a 15th century sailing vessel. This ship is thoroughly modern inside and includes an air-conditioned exhibit space, gift shop, and galley., the Santa Clara (aka Pinta) is a floating museum as well as reception platform. An exhibit in her hold shows how the NiCa was designed by the collaborative research team and built by traditional shipwrights. Visitors not only get to see the finished product but experience the research and effort behind making a reproduction of a 15th century sailing vessel. This ship is thoroughly modern inside and includes an air-conditioned exhibit space, gift shop, and galley.

tedesse, gunbud, pierrefonds, jlbrthnn, lrw1966, JanD, Budapestman, stego, pablominto, photoray, Ola_Kwiatek has marked this note useful

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emilbo (9647) 2009-05-17 9:48

Allô Asa!
Magnifique photo et belle réplique du bateau de Christophe Colomb bien mis en évidence devant ce beau ciel bleu. C'est intéressant de voir qu'on se serve de vieux bateaux pour les transformer en musées, comme le vieux sous-marin qu'on vient de terminer l'aménagement chez-nous et qu'on doit ouvrir au public dans quelques jours, voir, Bonne composition et intéressante note.
Félicitations!... et bonne semaine,
Emilius

tedesse (13226) 2009-05-17 12:31

Hello!
Excellent POV and composition!
Wonderful the replica of Christopher Columbus' ship.
A fine colours and light.
Very well done.
Greetings
Tadeusz

jplebrun (17326) 2009-05-17 16:38

Bonsoir Asa
beau cliché de cette reproduction de la Pinta les gens devaient être courageux pour traverser l'océan à bord de ce navire, belle présentation.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

gunbud (28163) 2009-05-17 17:29

Hi Asa,
Hard to belive they sailed across the Atlantic in such a small craft.
Love the stunning lines of the lovely replica against the vivid blue sky with its wispy clouds.
Excellent historic note to go with this wonderfully sharp detailed image.
Regards, Tom

danyy (69465) 2009-05-17 23:22

Bonjour Asa,
peut-être pas me meilleur angle de prise de vue, mais au moins on se fait une idée de ces bateaus qu'on aurait imaginés plus grands.
Une photo bien commentée et interessante.
Regards.
Daniel.

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2009-05-17 23:37

Excellent sharpness and details of this sailor. Love the colours. Beautiful capture. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

Greg1949 (8519) 2009-05-18 3:07

Nice one Asa, this one has been traveling the US coast for a few years I think, seems I saw this a while back, 2005 maybe, anyway great shot to share here on TE. Nice one Asa, this one has been traveling the US coast for a few years I think, seems I saw this a while back, 2005 maybe, anyway great shot to share here on TE.

Greg

trekks (14334) 2009-05-18 3:56

hi Asa

This is a fine TE post to share the historical boat's replica and presenting it on the great blue sky setting. I suppose the wood color tone must be finished with good treatment for the sea condition. A good case of applying UWA lens for this scene.

tfs, bill

jpinkham (848) 2009-05-18 4:07

Am interesting shot, Asa. I like the perspective and the use of the clouds in the background. At first I found the speed boat beside it a bit of a distraction, but it provides some food for thought: The pioneering Pinta, assuming this is to scale, wasn't a whole lot bigger than two or three modern small craft. Imagine going halfway around the world in one of them!

Regards,
Jim

pierrefonds (26659) 2009-05-18 14:22

Hi Asa,

The masts of the Pinta have a graphical effect. The point of view is showing the details and colors of the boat. The picture is clear and precise. The luminosity has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jlbrthnn (38971) 2009-05-19 3:50

Hello Asa,
When I see such a spectacle, I become again a child and imagines the voyages and adventures of the intrepid sailors who entrusted their life to such boats. The image is of very good quality. A very interesting subject. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

lrw1966 (1632) 2009-05-19 9:53

Asa, Hi:

Very interesting, very nicely composed and presented and very educational notes, thanks.

Larry

JanD (15053) 2009-05-20 1:41

Howdy Asa!
Wonderful wooden ship. Amazing POV and capture. Nice colors. Very good effect.
Regards.

Budapestman (42844) 2009-05-20 1:56

Hi Asa,
Splendid photo of this historical ship with attractive composition and details. The colours and lights are beautiful, informative note. Tfs! Have a nice day!
George

darek1978 (11505) 2009-05-21 8:40

Hi Asa,
Wonderful composition, the sky is fantastic and the light is absolutely amazing. I love how you included the ship in the composition. I'm very impressed. Congratulations!
Regards,
Darek

AiresSantos (42924) 2009-05-24 0:48

Hi Asa
Wonderful view of the Pinta, as you said is one of the replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships
I like your POV and vivid colours
TFS and have a nice Sunday
Aires

mumek (17506) 2009-05-26 16:52

Hi Asa!
Nicely captured replica of the old ship. Great colours, sharpness and contrast.Thanks for very interesting and informative note
regards
ziggy

gildasjan (24143) 2009-05-28 0:49

Bonjour Asa
Le POV met admirablement ce vieux navire en valeur et l'ensemble est bien cadré sous ce bon ciel bleu.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

stego (22478) 2009-06-08 12:32

Hi Asa,
Besides showing what looks like a superb replica of that famous ship, it's also a great photo, mostly for its well chosen POV and the good light management, which resulted in great looking colours.
Regards,
José

pablominto (41372) 2009-06-10 4:23

Hello Asa,

When looking at some of the older ship designs it is a wonder they could float left alone sail the seas of the world!!
The point of view works well to give details in the vessel, accurate framing and good sharpness...

Greetings,
Pablo -

jmdias (19899) 2009-07-06 17:17

asa

very nice pov to show this beautiful replica. we can has an idea about how small these boats were and how dangerous it was that trip, considerating that Columbus wasn't so right about to find something in the other side.

hugs

jorge

Ola_Kwiatek (2772) 2009-07-15 1:34

Pinta is wonderful. Your shot is wonderfull too. Excellent perspective.
Cheers

Silversnow (2121) 2009-07-31 11:48

Damn, those caravels sure were a lot smaller than we usually imagine trans-oceanic sailships to be.
To think early explorers would throw themselves on the North Atlantic in those small wooden hulls...
Great angle to show it all, too bad for the red cranes in the background, but we get the idea of what it looked like :)