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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery One: Travel Abstractions -- Unlimited Thought > Cruise ship, Valletta, Malta, 2011
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25-NOV-2011

Cruise ship, Valletta, Malta, 2011

As our own cruise ship slowly made an evening departure from Valletta Harbor, I photographed another cruise ship still at the dock, using a very slow shutter speed of one and one third second. While the shutter was open, I moved the camera slowly up and down and from left to right, mimicking the motion of a ship. The ship, illuminated in hundreds of tiny lights, and several very large ones, becomes an abstraction, a study in motion, even though it is standing still.

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Date/Time25-Nov-2011 09:29:54
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Phil Douglis10-Feb-2012 22:21
This was a Costa ship -- I am now wondering if it could have been the same one that ran around off Italy a few months later. If so, this image would not only be a metaphor for motion and seasickness -- it also could be a premonition of disaster.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)10-Feb-2012 04:54
An abstracted expression of seasickness experienced by the seeming motion of a ship!!
Phil Douglis02-Jan-2012 19:18
Yes, it is a homage to the famous photoshop guru Jack Davis who has been know to enjoy making such images as this. I love your interpretation of it as well. I can see the structure of a ship here, and feel its potential motion -- a journey for sure. As for the souls, I will leave that up to the viewer.
Tim May01-Jan-2012 23:16
A "jack davis" hmm anyway for me it symbolizes the journey of both the ship and the souls of its passengers.
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