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17-JUN-2007 Jerry Curtis

6th: Movin' on South...
by Jerry Curtis

Captured off Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland this AM, using the full 20X zoom (35mm equiv of 734mm). Tripod mounted.
I watched this berg go by Quidi Vidi Harbour at 7AM from my bedroom window in Airport Heights.
At 10:40AM it was well south of St. John's Harbour. It was sure travelling!
Soon it will encounter the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and be no more...

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Katherine Stanback's Photos25-Jun-2007 15:14
Beautiful scene - I love the layers of colors, and the small size of the boat compared to the iceberg, and the small iceberg compared to the large expanse of water!
Denise24-Jun-2007 16:51
Love the muted colors!!! The boat gives such wonderful scale to this image! Nicely done, Jerry.
Jerry Curtis23-Jun-2007 19:26
Thanks for the kind comments, everybody. That boat is a fair-size private yacht with a flying bridge or pilothouse above the main deck., so probably measures 30-35 feet above the waterline.
lac111 22-Jun-2007 19:05
Wow that's some capture of expanse and distance. The iceberg almost looks like a crumpled up piece of paper or something until you see the boat and realize the enormous scale of it and of the ocean itself. Incredible shot!
Guest 22-Jun-2007 03:02
Great. I love the horizontal layers. The contrast in sizes really reinforces the theme: the grandness of the sky and ocean, the power and bulk of the iceberg, and the tiny speck of the man-made boat. Beautiful shades of blue as well.
Ann Chaikin21-Jun-2007 18:53
This is really beautiful. Love the subtle color. Ann C
inframan 18-Jun-2007 01:18
Truly an eerie image, Jerry. Really well captured with that boat to anchor the perspective. Wonderfully muted blues & greens too.
Sony Forums Challenges17-Jun-2007 20:28
This is really beautiful. Lovely shades of blue and the iceberg tells a story of a long journey. MCsaba