Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Bow & Stern

VF 1174 firefighting boat, Porto Mediceo, LivornoThe stern of a boat of the “Vigili del Fuoco” (Fire Brigade) coming back to the old harbor, coasting the “Fortezza Vecchia”. It's not every day you see the bow of a ship coming straight toward you, even if she was only maneuvering and I was safe on a robust pier.Tanker Koray Ozgun, Porto Mediceo, LivornoYesterday was a day of torrential rain, the first after months of dry weather. Summer is slowly going away taking with her the cruise ships, while the big yachts are coming home after a season of chartering around the Mediterranean.
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18 comments:

  1. stromsjoSeptember 15, 2009 at 12:28 AM

    You cought that bow from a powerful angle. Well done.

    Having "no safety" written all over it only adds to the tension of the moment... ;)

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  2. VPSeptember 15, 2009 at 12:32 AM

    @ Per - You're right!

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  3. LowellSeptember 15, 2009 at 1:43 AM

    That is a bit scary...no matter if you're on a solid pier...if that thing hit, it would do a lot of damage...

    Both shots are excellent compositions, VP!

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  4. JamesSeptember 15, 2009 at 3:49 AM

    Great picture of the ship headed straight at you. :-0

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  5. Leif HagenSeptember 15, 2009 at 4:51 AM

    Handsome, strong photos! The BIG, black boat is a little intimidating indeed!

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  6. JulieSeptember 15, 2009 at 5:05 AM

    I love seeing images like the two working boats that you feature today. Whereas the images of those big white cruisers do nothing for me.

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  7. Unseen RajasthanSeptember 15, 2009 at 7:55 AM

    This is so big and powerful ! Nice shot !!Unseen Rajasthan

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  8. HildaSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    That second photo was startling! Fantastic capture. I hope you don't have much use of those fire boats.

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  9. GunnSeptember 15, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    Nice photos, and my favorite is the black ship....
    Have a nice day!

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  10. TinsieSeptember 15, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    I like your boat photos :-)

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  11. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 15, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    Glad to know you were safe at the pier! ;) You did a fabulous work, I loved your pictures and I hope the weather today can be better!
    Hugs
    Léia ;)

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  12. B SQUAREDSeptember 15, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    Stay on shore. The second boat looks menacing.

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  13. UnknownSeptember 15, 2009 at 1:25 PM

    Amazing background in the Fire Brigade shot. Well done, VP.!

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  14. HalcyonSeptember 15, 2009 at 3:36 PM

    It's always sad when the summer ends. I'll miss all your pictures of cruise ships too. Maybe we can explore more underground tunnels and such.

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  15. tapirgalSeptember 15, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    Fantastic. "No Safety" is such a serendipitous capture. Nice!

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  16. FioSeptember 15, 2009 at 11:01 PM

    So, autumn in the air...

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  17. AndreeaSeptember 16, 2009 at 1:59 AM

    Your marine photos are always so strong.

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  18. KateSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:30 AM

    The weather sounds like its been fairly capricious. The bottom photo of the large ship does look a bit scary.

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