The Ghostly Galleon
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Winner in Wrapped in fog Photo Challenge
Winner in SingleBoatAfloat Photo Challenge
Winner in BARELY VISIBLE Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Boats and Vessels Photo Contest
Winner in Foggy Landscapes in black and white Photo Challenge
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Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
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ricklecompte
March 30, 2019
In Baton Rouge on a cold March during Mardis Gras, this full sized replica of the Santa Marie had docked. As I went to shoot it, 2 things happened; a dense fog lasting maybe 5 minutes showed up out of nowhere, and it was cleared by a downpour and squall line! Got soaked but got the shot tht I too, the45thtribe, loved. THANKS
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ricklecompte
May 08, 2019
Appreciate the comment. It was fun to do and a good story to boot. Did you see the behind the Lens feature at the ver bottom, by chance?
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ricklecompte
June 02, 2019
Thanks! Hope you scrolled down to the bottom of the page for the "Behind the Lens" article with more info... Rick
geophotos
August 19, 2019
Absolute Classic! Congratulations on a well deserved Challenge win! Looked everywhere, couldn't see a BTL anywhere. :(
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ricklecompte
August 19, 2019
Thanks Geophotos! BTL is down below these comments, keep on scrolling down down down and you will find it. VERY bottom of page
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LookSee
January 08, 2023
Very good atmosphere, mystic and with a sprinkle of drama, nice. Congrats on your Win! :)
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ricklecompte
January 08, 2023
Merci LookSee! It was a magical time shared with great friends when visiting. Magic all around
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ricklecompte
January 08, 2023
Thanks Jayne! Worth getting soaked :-) Full story at the very bottom of the page, btw. Keep up YOUR good work too! Rick
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ilmar
January 08, 2023
Great image. Can imagine being there to greet or send off this vessel in the 1400's. Congrats on the win.
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Eddieuuu071
August 03, 2023
Thank you for entering your wonderful photo in my “Tall Ships Challenge”. It’s one of my favorites and is in the running to be chosen as the winner! Congratulations!
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A cold and rainy day! In Baton Rouge, on the Mississippi River, this full sized replica of the Santa Maria had docked for a few days of R&R. It had sailed many a mile and many a mile more to geaux. I wanted to see it before it left so with friends visiting from the Midwest we ventured down to get a glimpse of history, living history at that!Time
Dawn had recently broken. To avoid any potential crowd or even a stray person wandering around it was a short night and a short stack for breakfast. Cold - the 30s - but clear when we left, we arrived on a jetty a few hundred yard from the yardarms. Thrust out over the Mississippi a great viewing position. No sooner had we arrived when a rolling squall line pushed a HUGE fog bank to us across the river! In less than 5 minutes it went from clear to fog so dense,that the ship would come in and out of view only to disappear entirely. I tried to shoot in the wind driven gaps that would fleetingly appear. THEN the cold cold rain came out of nowhere. Zero forecast of such and we 4 were not dressed for the torrent that ensued. While the non-shooters scrambled for cover , I threw an arm of my coat over the camera and continues to fire away. I was able to get off 10 to 15 shots before fearing for the safety of my camera and confident I had a few great images, I 'abandoned ship' - quite literally :-)Lighting
It was a strange set of events that set the shot up, flat light of the dense fog, sporadic contrasty shafts of brightness, rain cloud darkness - the whole gamut of experiences in just a few minutes! I shoot with Aperture priority 95% of the time and the Sony kept up second to second. I limit the auto ISO value to 12,600 for I know I get quality images with quite acceptable and easily fixable noise. This allows me to concentrate on SEEING and FEELING rather than computing.Equipment
I shot with a Sony A7Rm2 and Zeiss 24/240. Always.. a-l-w-a-y-s. I shoot Opera, head shots, nature, macro, events and this combination works... period.Inspiration
I knew that a true historical vessel, manned (and womaned by the way) sailing the world, and docking in my town, was something not to be missed. I am a big believer in shoot what you love, shoot what you feel, and shoot what is at hand that catches your eye, but this was a real world class opportunity! What started out to be a documentary trip to the river, turned into an artistic endeavor in wonderfully trying circumstances - in other words - perfect! Big weather creates big memories!Editing
I use ACR and PScc primarily. I find this is enough in most cases. In this image, there was a riverboat that would peek out every so often with the shifting conditions described above, and also a massive post that the ship was tethered to. The riverboat had a few distracting light, and the post looked way to modern. I patch tool'd, cloned, and healed the offending blips. Then, of course, converted to monochrome using the graduating overlay in PScc, and the LUT - foggy nightIn my camera bag
I carry a SonyA7Rm2 with a Zeiss 24/240 native lens on it constantly. If I am shooting an event, I carry also my original A7m2 with the kit 18/70. I carry batteries - why not, extra cards, a tripod, a neutral density filter, polarizing filter, but honestly, they never get used.. they are my 'just in case' gearFeedback
I suggest to find things such as this, remember these rules: Big Weather = Big Memories. Shoot what you feel more than what you see. Be adventurous! It is never crowed on the extra mile. The meaning of life lies in the verb "Seeing". Try and get it right in camera BUT shoot knowing you can fix.add to your vision in post. Learn learn learn. It is said and I agree, your 1st 10,000 shots are the worst.. so get at it. If I can be of help, message me
