Wednesday, July 6, 2011

What might you see, at sea?

One day on our California trip, we drove up the coast to Long Beach, to tour the Queen Mary. She was quite a ship in her day, and still stands as a floating hotel and conference space. Our tour took us into one of the staterooms, where the not-quite-circular port hole looked out over the marina near Long Beach. This is a 3-exposure HDR combination, to compensate for the dim interior light and the bright sunshine beyond. The black and white seemed to fit this 1930s vessel.

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  1. LoisJuly 6, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    The naturally framed scene through the porthole is wonderful, and black and white works beautifully.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 6, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    He joined the Navy to see the the world but what did he see - He saw the sea, Tas all.

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  3. ChesneyJuly 6, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Beautifully processed - love all the details in this!

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  4. Julie McLeodJuly 6, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Nice way to process this - it does give a nice vintage feel. I remember when they brought the Queen Mary to hr new home in Long Beach back in the 60s sometime. Big deal for everyone around there as I recall.

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  5. SherrieJuly 6, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Hi Val,
    Awesome shot! Love that you made it B & W. Gives it some aging. Have a great day!

    Sherrie

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  6. GiseleJuly 6, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Really love the processing on this - the B&W gives it a nice old-world feel.

    I put the date on my calendar when the QM 2 will dock in Red Hook. They had to build a new pier for it because it was too long and too deep to fit into the regular piers in Manhattan. It is spectacular....and unbelievably large. I'm going to try to get some pics next time she docks here.

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  7. JackiJuly 6, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    A great opportunity to step back in time, the B&W and processing all work for me.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 6, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    The b+w HDR was the way to go, Val. Thanks for taking us onboard!

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  9. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    I like the black and white processing. Great view out the porthole. We did that tour on the boat. I thought it was creppy down in the engine room though!

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  10. Sandra V.July 7, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Very cool...I like it!

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  11. BobbieCoughlinJuly 8, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    B&W is just right for this. It looks like a photo one might have taken just before one sailed on the ship back in its heyday.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 9, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    transforming this image to black and white was the right choice, very well composed and processed.

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  13. AnonymousJuly 9, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    It does feel like the shot that Uncle Jack would have taken to show the folks at home. Great shot and processing.

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  14. AnonymousJuly 16, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Nice processing and love how you chose to frame the scene.

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