Jon Lord
@jonlord@mastodon.world  ·  activity timestamp last week
#MeerMittwoch#SeaWednesday

Sailing in Shadow

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This is a black and white seascape photo of a sailing boat underway at sunset. The lower 40% of the image is filled with an expanse of calm ocean water. The sea is calm with the setting sun reflecting off the surface creating large areas of silver on the left side of the image. The sea on the right is deep in shadow. To the right and below the centre of the image is a sailing boat: under sail, with the mainsail set and moving from right to left. The boat is in shadow and viewed at right angles to the camera. The crew or passengers can be seen in silhouette at the rear of the boat. A few metres beyond is a navigation buoy with a lattice tower supporting the lantern. In the distance is a crisp horizon with three further sailing boats on or close to the border between the sea and sky. Above is a partly cloudy sky with a small scattering of medium level clouds. The location: Redondo Beach, California (2013).
This is a black and white seascape photo of a sailing boat underway at sunset. The lower 40% of the image is filled with an expanse of calm ocean water. The sea is calm with the setting sun reflecting off the surface creating large areas of silver on the left side of the image. The sea on the right is deep in shadow. To the right and below the centre of the image is a sailing boat: under sail, with the mainsail set and moving from right to left. The boat is in shadow and viewed at right angles to the camera. The crew or passengers can be seen in silhouette at the rear of the boat. A few metres beyond is a navigation buoy with a lattice tower supporting the lantern. In the distance is a crisp horizon with three further sailing boats on or close to the border between the sea and sky. Above is a partly cloudy sky with a small scattering of medium level clouds. The location: Redondo Beach, California (2013).
This is a black and white seascape photo of a sailing boat underway at sunset. The lower 40% of the image is filled with an expanse of calm ocean water. The sea is calm with the setting sun reflecting off the surface creating large areas of silver on the left side of the image. The sea on the right is deep in shadow. To the right and below the centre of the image is a sailing boat: under sail, with the mainsail set and moving from right to left. The boat is in shadow and viewed at right angles to the camera. The crew or passengers can be seen in silhouette at the rear of the boat. A few metres beyond is a navigation buoy with a lattice tower supporting the lantern. In the distance is a crisp horizon with three further sailing boats on or close to the border between the sea and sky. Above is a partly cloudy sky with a small scattering of medium level clouds. The location: Redondo Beach, California (2013).
Mark H
@neonbubble@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The beach at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight for #MeerMittwoch this week, and this was taken three years ago today. At the end of the pier you can see the paddle steamer Waverley, the world's last seagoing paddle steamship, and we'd sailed on her to the island from Portsmouth with the intention of then sailing around the island. Mechanical issues stopped that but this Saturday we shall be trying again.

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We're on a short, shallow, pebbled beach under sunny conditions casting the stones in a warm glow. The sky above is patchy sheets of thin cloud with blue smeared through it. We're looking out to sea which is calm and flat to the horizon where a thin strip of distant land covers the width of the view. Foam from a lapping wave at the water's edge is barely more than a frothy fringe. A low but long pier juts out a hundred or more metres from the left. It's narrow, only designed for people to walk along, not sporting any facilities, and long enough to reach the deeper water where some vessels can dock at its end. There is a vintage ocean-going paddle steamer at the end of the pier, facing left and with half its rear sticking out from the pier and in view of us. It's a low-lying vessel with a hull of black and white and it has two, distinctive, cylindrical funnels, both tilted back slightly, both mostly red but with a thick band of white then black at the tops.
We're on a short, shallow, pebbled beach under sunny conditions casting the stones in a warm glow. The sky above is patchy sheets of thin cloud with blue smeared through it. We're looking out to sea which is calm and flat to the horizon where a thin strip of distant land covers the width of the view. Foam from a lapping wave at the water's edge is barely more than a frothy fringe. A low but long pier juts out a hundred or more metres from the left. It's narrow, only designed for people to walk along, not sporting any facilities, and long enough to reach the deeper water where some vessels can dock at its end. There is a vintage ocean-going paddle steamer at the end of the pier, facing left and with half its rear sticking out from the pier and in view of us. It's a low-lying vessel with a hull of black and white and it has two, distinctive, cylindrical funnels, both tilted back slightly, both mostly red but with a thick band of white then black at the tops.
We're on a short, shallow, pebbled beach under sunny conditions casting the stones in a warm glow. The sky above is patchy sheets of thin cloud with blue smeared through it. We're looking out to sea which is calm and flat to the horizon where a thin strip of distant land covers the width of the view. Foam from a lapping wave at the water's edge is barely more than a frothy fringe. A low but long pier juts out a hundred or more metres from the left. It's narrow, only designed for people to walk along, not sporting any facilities, and long enough to reach the deeper water where some vessels can dock at its end. There is a vintage ocean-going paddle steamer at the end of the pier, facing left and with half its rear sticking out from the pier and in view of us. It's a low-lying vessel with a hull of black and white and it has two, distinctive, cylindrical funnels, both tilted back slightly, both mostly red but with a thick band of white then black at the tops.
Anja
@Anja2@norden.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Am Meer, nach dem Regen.
By the sea, after the rain.

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Kleine Wellen mit weißen Schaumkronen fließen auf einen Strand, das Wasser färbt den Sand dunkelbraun und hinterlässt deutliche Spuren. Im Hintergrund Hügel und eine Wolkendecke über dem Horizont, es ha geregnet. Ein paar Menschen gehen am rechten oberen Rand am Strand spazieren, sie sind aber nur als Silhouetten erkennbar. Die Stimmung ist friedlich, aber der Regen ist spürbar. Small waves with white foam crests flow onto a beach, the water turning the sand dark brown and leaving clear traces. In the background, hills and a blanket of clouds cover the horizon; it was raining. A few people are walking on the beach at the top right edge, but they are only visible as silhouettes. The atmosphere is peaceful, but the rain is noticeable.
Kleine Wellen mit weißen Schaumkronen fließen auf einen Strand, das Wasser färbt den Sand dunkelbraun und hinterlässt deutliche Spuren. Im Hintergrund Hügel und eine Wolkendecke über dem Horizont, es ha geregnet. Ein paar Menschen gehen am rechten oberen Rand am Strand spazieren, sie sind aber nur als Silhouetten erkennbar. Die Stimmung ist friedlich, aber der Regen ist spürbar. Small waves with white foam crests flow onto a beach, the water turning the sand dark brown and leaving clear traces. In the background, hills and a blanket of clouds cover the horizon; it was raining. A few people are walking on the beach at the top right edge, but they are only visible as silhouettes. The atmosphere is peaceful, but the rain is noticeable.
Kleine Wellen mit weißen Schaumkronen fließen auf einen Strand, das Wasser färbt den Sand dunkelbraun und hinterlässt deutliche Spuren. Im Hintergrund Hügel und eine Wolkendecke über dem Horizont, es ha geregnet. Ein paar Menschen gehen am rechten oberen Rand am Strand spazieren, sie sind aber nur als Silhouetten erkennbar. Die Stimmung ist friedlich, aber der Regen ist spürbar. Small waves with white foam crests flow onto a beach, the water turning the sand dark brown and leaving clear traces. In the background, hills and a blanket of clouds cover the horizon; it was raining. A few people are walking on the beach at the top right edge, but they are only visible as silhouettes. The atmosphere is peaceful, but the rain is noticeable.