Shrimp Boats

Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 13 May 2008 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.

Taken while wandering around my favorite place to be: on or among boats and ships floating in salt water. Unfortunately beachcomber and sailor (of sailboats --as opposed to commercial or naval vessels) are not particularly well paid occupations.

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Comments (13)

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

fine shot

13 May 2008 6:37am

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Good shot 12bit, I like how your lens has compressed the depth of this image, splendid.

13 May 2008 7:09am

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

Very interesting superstructures and image layers here.
Additionally I would say that this job is less amusing during hurricane season...

13 May 2008 8:41am

@MadScientist: These days they should get enough warning to get into port and out of the way. I haven't heard of any shrimp boats being caught out in a hurricane for as long as I can remember --no Wolfgang Petersen "Perfect Storm" dramas around here. It's interesting to read how back in the early part of the 20th century, when Galveston was destroyed by a hurricane and some 10,000 killed, people were working right up to the time when the tide rose up, and with the wind, cut off their escape over the only causeway connecting the town with the mainland.

Amir from Tehran, Iran

Metal jungle afloat. Lovely shot, busy shot

13 May 2008 12:52pm

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

Nicely detailed, great light...

13 May 2008 1:50pm

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

Great shot

13 May 2008 5:09pm

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

I like the compressed perspective in this one and how it has given the boats and facilities an added intensity of purpose.

13 May 2008 8:10pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Splendid framing

13 May 2008 8:18pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

excellent framing and composition on this one. i like the pattern of lines and shapes from the successive boats. wonder how it'd look in monochrome

13 May 2008 11:46pm

JoeB from Brampton, Canada

Nice tight shot and filling of the frame, their getting one of my favourites, shrimps.

14 May 2008 3:48am

Anthony Lambert from Germany

Realy nice shot.I grew up on the Atlantic coast and also love the sea and boats !!

14 May 2008 8:53am

Will from Gainesville, United States

awesome shot...love the details:)

28 May 2008 5:11pm

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

Splendid image. Wonderful repetition of these vessels elements.

16 Jun 2008 11:58pm

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