Ghost Fleet
The rising sun burns through a misty morning fog, making a ghostly image of shrimp boats at berth in Apalachicola, Florida, USA. Apalachicola is a lovely, historic, commercial fishing and tourism town on the Gulf of Mexico.
Ghost Fleet won the monthly avatar challege in the group “Nautical.”
Photographed with Fuji FinePix A205 (2 megapixels). Not recommended for prints larger than 11×14 inches (28×35 cm approx.)
Ghost Fleet belongs to the following groups:
All About Your Best Work, Harbour Life, Nautical and Shots in the Fog Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Sean Burgess
yeah this is something special great shot…
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Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you for liking it! I appreciate your reaction.
choratio
wow.. good shot!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks! I appreciate you looking at it!
RealPainter
this would make a beautiful painting…........man its greattttttttt
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! And I’d love to see what a painter would do with it. Charlie
steen
fantastic work charlie
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks, I appreciate it.
keki
lovely!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
Anthony Comella
Awesome friend!!!!
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
mikebov
A true favourite
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
smallfox
Ahh, beautiful! Wonderful atmosphere!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Love the reaction! A belated thank you! Charlie
SMOKEYDOGSOCKS
NICE SHOT, I HAVE ONE SIMILAR TO THIS THAT I TOOK IN BODEGA BAY MARINA, WHERE THEY ANCHOR THEIR FISHING AND CRABBING BOATS. THIS ONE WENT STRAIGHT INTO FAVORITES. BOB
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
Rachael Macleod
Hi Charlie, this is gorgeous, so atmospheric, you got my vote! Hopefully I’ll be in time to submit for the next challenge as Im featured this month but was too late! Good luck!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you! I’ll be looking for you.
pulsdesign
Beautiful shot!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
nancy dixon
WOW !!! beautiful shot!!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
JKKimball
Beautiful image ~~!!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
David Lade
Good shot Charlie. You’ve done well to stop the sun burning it out. Great silhouette and just a touch of colour on the hull of the boat. Well done!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you! The fog kept the sun from blowing out totally – barely.
Marjorie Wallace
Congratulations, Charlie. This is an instant favorite for me as well.
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you! I appreciate it!
dinghysailor1
absolutely brilliantly captured! and congratulations !! it makes an ace avater!!
Anthony Hedger
well done on your win for the new avater this shot is amazing Charlie
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
Lucindawind
congrats on your challenege win ..its a gorgeous photo !!
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
mikebov
Congrats Charlie
I am in total agreement with the result
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
Steve Liptrot
Well done Charlie
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
RiSH :
Reminds me of Somalia Pirates!! Great shot.
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! OK I can imagine Somalia pirates luking for the attack. Charlie
Heather Nel
really beautiful … lovely work : )
jip, I agree with React D, definately Somalia Pirates : )
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
Tiffany Brown
Amazing capture!!! Great work! straight to the fav’s!
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
KENDALL EUTEMEY
Great shot Charlie. Congratulations!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you Kendall!
lanebrain phot...
Excellent shot!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
Gail Bridger
Absolutely stunning Charlie, congrats yet again for the WIN!! Awesome job!!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks Gail! I appreciate your appreciation of my work!
LifeInMaine
Wonderful shot!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
pulsdesign
Congratulations!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
Barbara Brown
Beautiful shot. Congratulations!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
DiveDJ
Concratulations, great shot.
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
Kate Eller
Beautiful shot indeed Charlie. Had to get up early for this one! Was truly worth it.
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you! I was lucky that morning. Three of my most popular pix were taken on that same morning! December 2002.
E.R. Bazor
Congratulations on your shot being selected!
It is excellent!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
Grumpy02
Gorgeous capture-
love the effect-excellent shotCharlie Sawyer replied
Thanks! It was a magic morning. Only effect is the natural sun and fog.
LoriSmaltz
Congrats, on a fantastic image!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
Linda Callaghan
congrats…great shot
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
bevanimage
Congratulations Charlie, it’s a wonderfully atmospheric shot.
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you! It was a magic morning.
Marilyn Harris
Brilliant work Charlie!!! Congratulations on your win!! :o)
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you very much!
Heather Hartkamp
Very dramatic image. The mist is wonderful and I like the close-up composition rather than wider – adds impact!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you! I appreciate your comments. And you have some wonderful work too. Charlie
Ian Tilly
Awesome shot. I hit the favourite button without a second thought.
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you! I appreciate your comment!
Judi FitzPatrick
Fantastic shot, congratulations on the win – well deserved! Peace, Judi
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you very much! Charlie
Jane Best
This is fantastic. Amazing shot. Really has atmosphere!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you, I really appreciate that you like it!
firstglance
awesome shot nice job !!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
Larry Llewellyn
Congrats, great image!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
Sarah McKoy
Congratulations on your win. This is an excellent image.
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
Sue McMillan
Congratulations on your Win!!! It truly is a wonderful winner too!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you Sue, I appreciate it!
Nikki Collier
Congratulations this is Fantastic!!!!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
pauline tims
Wonderful congratulation this is well deserved!!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
Jan Wall
Magnificent!! Congratulations!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Wendi Donaldson
A lovely shot!! ..... well done. Congratulations!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
ChelseaBlue
Superb image, well constructed and captured, congratulations
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you kind sir!
aysin
congratulations…
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! I thought I had replied but had simply added my own comment. Charlie
Mirabela
Very ghostly, in a nice way! Congratulations! :)
Ellen
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you I appreciate your comment!
Luci Mahon
Congratulations Charlie!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you Luci!
Alex Young
Stunning, definately a winner.
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
Catherine Davis
Gorgeous!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
amarica
Congratulations Charlie on winning the December Avatar Challenge in the Nautical group!!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you Amarica!
Carolyn Bishop
A ghostly capture! Wow! Congrats!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you Carolyn!
Roslyn Slater
Beautiful work. congratulations on your feature!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you so much!
Lynn Bawden
What a great shot, Charlie…deserving of the honors…Lynn
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
GayeL Art
Congratulations on the challenge win – this is just amazing!!!!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
CherylBee
Great job on the challenge. Wonderful image.
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
Twscats
Worthy winner, very surreal
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you!
Paul Gana
wow what great atmosphere this photo has
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks Paul. It was a magic morning!
Eva and Klaus ...
Wonderful!!!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
Diane Schuster
I love this misty and ghostly view of these ships, there is alot going on in this photo, despite the shroud of the fog!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks – the fog makes the mystery. I appreciate your comment.
Adrian Kent
Wonderful scene, great photo.
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you very much!
bubbleblue
So beautiful
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
Gail Bridger
I love this ,, and I see you used a Fugi FinePix camera,,I have a Fugi FinePix900! That’s amazing, we have two cameras, 1 of which is exactly the same and the other the same brand!! What’s the chances of that happening? Too funny!
Charlie Sawyer replied
I meant to reply to this Gail – I think we have similar cameras because we did our homework and got the best bang for the buck at the time. that’s what I did. I do wish I could afford a good Nikon with a full complement of lenses but for now my Lumix will have to suffice. The 12x lens makes it very versatile. Charlie
Sande Elkins
Gorgeous shot!...put this in the shots in the fog group, too. They have some beautiful work there and this certainly belongs….wow!! Love your work!!
linskudd
Wow.
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
roybarry
Absolutely briiliant.
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
Karen Stackpole
Again you show that you have an eye for the unusual in our everyday views. The lighting is again excellent, great composition and focal point. What an amazing image. Love it
megrag53
Great capture at just the right moment. Nice composition. Well done.
Charlie Sawyer replied
A belated thank you! Charlie
Norman Repacholi
Great image Charlie – very atmospheric…straight to the favourites!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you Norman!
Jonicool
Fantastic image!
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you!
linda858100
LOVELY WORK YOU DO
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thank you, what a nice comment! Charlie
shellbee
SUPERB SHOT AS WELL
Charlie Sawyer replied
Thanks!
L K Southward
i love this shot…so atmospheric!!
Diana-Lee Saville
beautiful :)
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding;
Virginia N. Fred
Fantastic capture, this would make a great addition to Florida the Sunshine State Group we look forward to seeing you there….gina
Kristina K
awesome shot, well captured :)) k