Out there, to the west, silhouette by a shrouded sunset, four ships make their way south. I have no idea what cargo they carry, the souls on board or the nations they herald from. Life at sea is not as hard as it once was and a little part of me anchored to dry land […]
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Semaphore Palais in Gold
When it comes to creating a moody image you just can’t beat that time of the evening known as the ‘Golden Hour’. I should add that there’s Golden Hour in the morning as well that most often goes unnoticed. As those last rays of sunlight are bent through out atmosphere they are stripped of violet, […]
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Fiery sheets of rain fall in the western horizon but none of it reaches the water below while the ocean is calm even as storm clouds loom overhead. I loved the incongruity of this scene tonight as people played and swam in the warm shallows while small boats lingered out at sea. What a beautiful […]
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For a brief respite between the unseasonable cold, wind and rain, the waters of Outer Harbour had become still enough for reflections to appear. By chance I just happen to be here.
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In the golden twilight of Outer Harbour the Japanese flagged ‘Firmament Ace’ rests before its next port of call. This two hundred meter long, sixty thousand tonne vessel was build for just one job, to carry new vehicles internationally, protected from the harsh ocean environment. With a dry weight carrying capacity of over seventeen thousand […]
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