Dusty Old Slides #09 by escafeld
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SPURN Light Vessel; A history
The Admiralty chart No.109 showed no less than 30 wrecks within a 5-mile radius of Spurn Light Float and the figures gave some indication of the density of areas of wreckage in the area. Such was the need for adequate lighting to the entrance of the most treacherous River Humber a Light Vessel was built in 1927 by the Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Company Limited at a cost of
Comments (27)
soulofharmony
try a second time..see if my connection lasts..... excellent reflections on this beautiful historical craft.. love the info of her past service, b/w adds to the nostalgic composition .. excellent work dave
TwoPynts
What a cool old light boat. Thanks for dusting off this slide, it is a beaut! And the history lesson, invaluable! =]
PreyingJaws
thanks for the history lesson.
Zacko
IMPRESSIVE!!! And just as impressive as the photo....are your notes!!! Man, it has to take you hours to upload one photo, LOL. I usually get stuck after saying "Hello"...takes me like 15 minutes to come up with the rest of the nonsense i write, LOL. But this is very informative and fascinating. Have yourself a terrific weekend buddy!!!! #:O)
CDBrugg
I have to go to work fpr a 'party' tomorrow :-(( - Enjoy yourself!
MossSphere
Good view of the ship - like the way you've caught the reflectins on the bows.
Tedz
Hello Sailor! One of the first Visions when I sailed up the Humber on a British Vessel..."Port Nelson"...aah....what fond Memories...salute
Cosme..D..Churruca
Impressive and very interesting... thanks for sharing !
pm_hackworth
Excellent capture! I am hoping that I haven't missed any of your slide series. They have been excellent.
ana-maria
Excellent image. What an impressive old ship. The reflections are fantastic. Excellent done!!! Wish you a wonderful weekend!
donvino
A impressive photo with beautiful light and reflections. Wonderful composition in B&W!!!
Onslow
Now theres something you don't see everyday - wonderful capture with water reflections on hull. Thx for the info :)
jimry
Nice info...cracking shot of this ship:)
Lledeline
Very intesting shot and comment.
Akinom
Again a fantastic capture, Dave! So much to explore in that image! Wonderful details and reflections!
ebsmooth
wow Dave...they just keep getting better and better!!! i seriously hope you have lots more of these "dusty slides"...though i don't see any dust..lol!! outstanding composition here!!! well done!!!
weesel
Not glamorous duty, but absolutely necessary. Hurray for the lightship and lightship crews! Thanks for sharing a bit of history and a lesson to go with it! ;-)
diomedes66
I don't suppose you know that your 'dusty old slides' far exceed the quality of the average American photograher - but they do by far :-) Most excellent! And please keep them coming! Bravo! V
Sekadhar
Impressive! I have feeling as I turn back! excellent done!*****!
Beemer
I've Never seen anything like it! Thanks for the story too!
kimariehere
i can never get e'nuff of these old shots they are my interest old things.. yes !MORE!! AWESOME you have been doing masterpieces for years!! uh huh!!YEP! vote!! ♥ ~!
chantal-france
Very interesting story and beautiful shot of this old boat :)) Nad your shot is perfect :)) excellent work!!
Enmos
I just realized... they arent dusty at all lol Fantastic work here again !! Love the light reflecting off the water and onto the hull of that boat !!! Superb work !! :o)
b2amphot
Always so fascinating and informative. I didn't see if it was manned, now that would have been an interesting life.
sossy
a brilliant and fantastic capture! very impressive and stunning scene! ;o)
Haeberle
Wow, thanks for telling all the info here ! Very interesting (photo and text) Beside this I like the caustics on ship...(probably because it was for a certain time totally 'in' for 3d-artists to create caustics within your renders)
Egmont
Is it not great to have all those images from several decades ago and now one can scan and make adjustments on the computer, breathing new life into ones archives. Thank you also for the history lesson.