Send That Man Aloft!
THE SUBJECT:
The subject is really the rigging of a 100+yo sailing ship called the ‘Alma Doepel’, a three masted topsail schooner, Australian built. I was just lucky that this young seadog was clambering in the rigging as I was making the shot.
He had been sent aloft by the organisers of the event because one of the official flags was seen to be flying upside down. As that is an international sign of distress, there was a lot of mumbling among the elders to rectify this error quickly. So this ‘Jack Tar’ scampered up the rigging like an old salt, hung the flag right way up and I was there just as he was coming back down.
THE LOCATION:
This very “autumn sunset” photograph was taken from the Town Green in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, on Australia Day 2006.
THE MAKING of ‘Send That Man Aloft!’:
Now the 26th of January happens to be smack in the middle of the heat of summer here in Australia. How did I get this beautiful autumn colouring?
Well, after I passed a copy of my original through Photoshop CS I tried out a few filters from the OptikVerve Lab’s Virtual Photographer free filter plug-in for Photoshop, just to see what they would do. The one that brought about this lovely affect is called ‘Colourise’. So far this is the only image it has work on well enough for me to keep the change! There is nothing wrong with the original. As a matter of fact it looks quite good. But this affect is just so warm and smooth while keeping all the nice sharp detail.
Fuji S5500: High resolution jpg, f/3.1 @ 1/420sec, ISO100, Hand held.
Photoshop CS.
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UPDATE: 10-2-09
This part time sailor was chosen as the POTD in the Shutterbugs site Theme section.
Enjoy!
THE ALMA DOEPEL & CANDIDS
THE ALMA DOEPEL
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Send That Man Aloft!
CANDID
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Candid Hats in the Oz Day Crowd
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KBSImages
WOW!!! Fantastic image of this brave soul!!!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day KBS,
Good to see you at the Australia Day celebrations and that you are first to spot this gallant sailor.
Your most encouraging “WOW!!!!...” wrap for my seadog efforts is greatly appreciated.
GB
Dennis
Rosalie Dale IPA
The colours are magic Dennis…and o course you have immaculate detail as usual.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Rosalie,
Good to see you at the Australia Day celebrations and that you have spotted this gallant sailor.
Your most encouraging ”...immaculate…” wrap for my seadog efforts is greatly appreciated.
GB
Dennis
midzing
fantastic shot,,, love the lines,,, well captured!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Midzing,
Good to see you at the Australia Day celebrations and that you have spotted this gallant sailor.
Your most encouraging ”…love the lines…” wrap for my seadog efforts is greatly appreciated.
I was quite surprised at just how well the detail came out! 8-)
GB
Dennis
Maximus
very, very cool image Dennis. :)
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Max,
Good to see you at the Australia Day celebrations and that you have spotted this gallant sailor.
Your most encouraging ”…cool…” wrap for my seadog efforts is greatly appreciated.
GB
Dennis
debsphotos
Looks great Dennis!! Better him then me!!!!! *-)
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Deb,
Good to see you at the Australia Day celebrations and that you have spotted this gallant sailor.
Your most encouraging ”Looks great…” wrap for my seadog efforts is greatly appreciated.
Awwww c’mon! You climbed higher than that when you wuz a kid! 8-)
GB
Dennis
Marvin Collins
Excellent shot Dennis!!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Marvin,
Good to see you at the Australia Day celebrations and that you have spotted this gallant sailor.
Your most encouraging ”Excellent…” wrap for my seadog efforts is greatly appreciated.
GB
Dennis
Kofoed
Wow, Dennis, this is really something for an old salt.
What strikes me firstly is the greenish sky (of course), it works superbly and does magic here. Next is the absolutely stunning light caught by the shrouds, stays, halliards, sheets and downhauls. And the mast, of course. Must be the foremast with the topsail yards above.
The climbing sailor is really a bonus here. I know the Alma Doebel from your earlier photographs, Wonderful ship.
Great work, mate.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Kofoed,
Good to see you at the Australia Day celebrations and that you have spotted this gallant sailor.
Your thorough and most encouraging ”Wow…” wrap for my seadog efforts is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
I was a bit “iffy” about that sky at first but upon further viewing I grew to like the filter’s affect. 8-)
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
UPDATE: 10-2-09
This part time sailor was chosen as the POTD in the Shutterbugs site Theme section.
Many thanks to all who have supported this candid work.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day A. M. Ruttle .... wherever you are …..,
Thank you for the honour of adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.
GB
Dennis