The Underground Man

Pirate, 1926 R-boat

I'm doing more photographing and less talking about stuff of late, but I suppose that's a good thing (living life).

I stopped by the Center for Wooden Boats" off the south end of Lake Union a couple of weeks ago, drawn there by some masts I could see while leaving a nearby photo supply store. The masts in question belonging to an old sailing schooner that is slowly being restored (like over 10+ years) but they also had a number of smaller boats that were already finished (and in the water).

I have a Flickr friend who took a lovely shot of some sailing tackle that I admire, so I thought I would wonder down to the boats and see what the Rolleiflex could capture.

I really like this shot. I'm not sure that it's really interesting compositionally, but the narrow depth of field perfectly captured the tackle (and vent hood) and the scan really shows off the amazing quality of the lens. Knife sharp.

If you look very, very carefully, you can see the yellow reflection in the vent hood that is me in my yellow anorak, taking the picture. What an obscure self-portrait.

Posted by artandscience at May 19, 2005 10:15 PM