Bell from the Tall Ship “RoseWay”

August 16th, 2010

One of my biggest challenges when shooting tall ships are photos of the rigging. Doing close up images of objects has always been a problem for me. I love other photographers photos like this, but never seem to be happy with mine. Whether it’s on a building, train, plane or boat, I struggle composing the image and many times don’t even bother to click the shutter.

Recently though, that has begun to change. One of the main reasons is that I now visualize the final image better. I no longer just see a bell hanging there. I now see the final image of the bell done in a sepia tone with a vignette around it and the background blurred just right. By seeing the final image in my head, I’m better able to compose what’s in front of me.

This bell is from the tall ship Roseway. We had the pleasure of watching her dock in Sturgeon Bay the night before the Green Bay Tall Ship Festival, Parade of Sail. We then had the chance to get up close and photograph her. This bell and the ropes hanging near it caught my eye right away. I shot a number of different compositions, this one was my favorite.

I’m looking forward to seeing the Roseway again this weekend at the Port Washington Maritime Heritage Festival. I’m sure that she has many more images as nice as this one just waiting to be captured.

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