pride of Britain, a photo from Hampshire, England

Photographer's Note

Portsmouth harbour: In the foreground is HMS Warrior,pride of Queen Victoria. Launched on December 29th 1860, where upon, she froze to the slipway due to the worst winter for 50 years.

Although a war ship, her crew of 705 never fired the guns in anger. Warrior was obsolete within a decade she was relegated to the reserve fleet ranks and, in 1883, withdrawn from sea service. She was now little more than a floating hulk, although still officially classed as an armoured cruiser.

Her name became Vernon III in 1904 where she joined Portsmouth HMS Vernon, the Navy's torpedo training school. She was unwanted when she was put up for sale in 1924. However, she became a floating jetty in Pembroke (Wales) and saw some 5000 ships refuelled alongside her. She was restored to her former glory by the National Trust in 1979 and now this 9210 tonne ship stands proudly in Portsmouth Harbour open to the public.

In the background centre, is HMS Victory the most famous war ship of the British Navy. Launched in 1765 and upon which Admiral Nelson lost his life, muttering those immortal words 'Kiss me, Hardy'.

To the left of the picture, stands another British war ship HMS Illustrious which entered service on 20 JUNE 1982 .This aircraft carriers predecessor saw action in Europe in World War II. (This last piece of information was given to me by fellow TE member Andrzej Hlarj)

Persuasor, OT12, marom, tsvetanar, linask, emjleclercq, jhm, lglase, henrytf, lilimih33, Czpatriot, kermit350, maloutim, pierrefonds, danos has marked this note useful

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marom (467) 2006-09-20 18:14

Hi Wilson
Incredibly interesting and a very good photo. Very professional. Where was it taken from, helicopter? Thank you for the great note.
cheers
Roman

nst (135) 2006-09-26 3:43

I like harbours, as I like railway stations too. But of course, maybe not everyone does.
Very nice view of the famous British harbour and interresting notes attached to it. I was aware of 'Illustrious' but I didn't know it still existed.
Thank you for sharing it.
Anastassios

linask (2930) 2006-10-14 15:45

Wilson,
Good overview of the harbour from above. Also you wrote very descriptive note.

Some suggestions to improve the photo:
1. Slightly wider angle shot to include all the hourbor on the left side would be better.
2. There was no need to set ISO to as high as 400. ISO 100 or 200 would be beter.
3. Contrast is too low, but it can easily be increased with some post processing. I have tried to do that in the workshope version.

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emjleclercq (15778) 2006-10-16 18:04

Very interesting upper view of HMS Warrior, a very impressive ship for her time and a excellent restoration work. Good sharpeness and colors.
I just wonder where you were when you took that one.

All the best,

Emmanuel

jhm (202939) 2006-10-17 8:27

Hello Wilson,

Today I browsed to your gallery as a result of your visit today, I found this one wonderful composition, splendid light and colours, excellent view about Portsmouth harbour! Very well done. Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,
John

lilimih33 (9918) 2006-11-11 4:08

Hello Wilson! Nice colours and point of view in your composition! Good sharpness! Well done! Lili

gunbud (34066) 2006-11-24 14:17

Hi Wilson,
Great historical shot with fine detail with the smaller boats giving scale to your subject. Very nice soft colors and a very imformative note rich with history.
Regards, Tom

Czpatriot (131) 2006-12-10 12:53

Hello Wilson, it is a very nice picture of the harbour and the ship and thank you for the interesting note, too. Pepa

buzdovan (294) 2007-01-14 18:48

Splendid image. It really shows a lot. Well taken Wilson! Have fun!
Jure

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Andrzej_HHH (2480) 2007-01-20 15:17

Hello !! Very nice ships, good shot. I like the frame and POV of your picture. But in your note is one very serious mistake. Aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious entered to service at 20 June 1982 so It hasn`t have a possibility to saw an actions in WW II. Regards! Andrzej

arfer (25) 2007-04-15 16:10

Hello Wilson

A beautiful photo of the harbour in Pompey.Just a stones throw from where my father was born and grew up.Excellent POV and the lighting is very well done.Lovely colour saturation.TFS

Rob

kermit350 (9016) 2007-05-31 5:23

Hello Wilson, the point of view is excellent and allows a good overall picture, good photo with the well contrasted colors, an air sight allowing us to see with far this large ship, sincerely......................

Bonjour Wilson, Le point de vue est excellent et permet une bonne vue d'ensemble, bonne photo aux couleurs bien contrastées, une vue aérienne nous permettant de voir au loin ce grand navire, bien amicalement

r021251 (3917) 2007-10-04 10:49

Belle image ou l'on voit tout du port. La précision est bonne au point de bien voir les maisons autours, Belle angle de prise de vue, Le bateau majestueux dimensionne bien l'image de plus ,il est superbe..Bien rendu,, Réal.

Matthew-Watt (5934) 2007-12-30 15:49

Hello Wilson,

Recently I have been visiting some older photos of many members, and this is the one I have chosen from you to critique. It demonstrates how far you have progressed in a short time. While the subject is interesting, the background is obviously a bit crook and more 'foreground' is needed. But considering it is one of your original posts it is good work. It proves that even subconsciously, Trek Earth is very useful at improving your style and techniques. My best wishes to you in 2008.

Matt

batalay (41261) 2008-11-11 20:52

Hello Wilson,

An excellent areal view (but what is your vantage point?). And can the HMS Victory be seen at all? Your note is highly informative, and a pleasure to read.

Warm regards,

Bulent

pierrefonds (103499) 2009-02-25 14:43

Hi Wilson,

The point of view is allowing us to see the details and colors of Portsmouth harbour. The presence of the small boats has an effect of scale. The quality of the light brings out the colors of the image. Have a nice day.

Pierre

danos (110407) 2009-05-16 9:22

Hello Wilson,
nice the view of this naval yard from above,with a lot of ships,old and newer to anchored in it.Informative your note about the history of these sips.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos