High and Dry

[thegman]

Another shot from a recent visit to Portencross, Scotland. All advice, c&c most welcome.

[Ziggy]

I like the POV in this one.

I might crop a little off the bottom and clone out the tire on the right.

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Geoff F]

Maybe try losing a bit from the bottom and going 4 x 5 ratio? I wouldn't want to lose anything from the sides.

Otherwise, everything looks good to me.

[thegman]

Advice taken. The tyre was actually being used as a mooring point. But point taken, it's not what you expect to see

[Geoff F]

That crop works for me.

[IzzieK]

And me, Gerry...now I can see it better and the image is more stronger.

[george013]

Gerry,

Nice pictures.
Can you give some info on how those boats are balanced? The one on the bag has 2 "standards" that helps them. Are they self made tools or part of the design. The boat on the foreground seems to rest on his keel but what balances him?

George

[TheBigE]

Gerry - Nice capture. Perhaps crop out even more of the sky above the mast. I do not feel that it is adding much.

I also wonder how the image would have changed by a few steps to the left of this vantage point, not much, just enough to have the length of the boats in the frame.

There seem to be many photo opportunities at this location. Well done.

[Geoff F]

Gerry,

Nice pictures.
Can you give some info on how those boats are balanced? The one on the bag has 2 "standards" that helps them. Are they self made tools or part of the design. The boat on the foreground seems to rest on his keel but what balances him?

George

The foreground boat has 'blige keels' which are strips of wood fastened through the hull to take the strain and wear of grounding. It is resting on a bit of a seabed bank which does make the boat seem as though it is hanging in the air.

The larger boat has typical 'legs' for holding it upright. These are common on deeper keeled craft and on that sort of boat they would be made specifically for the vessel. They work OK but it is a bit time consuming because they have to be removed every time the boat puts to sea then replaced before it grounds again. They are bolted through the hull.

I see that one has the added safety ropes going from the leg bottoms at an angle to deck level which prevents the leg accidentally twisting forwards or backwards.

[george013]

The foreground boat has 'blige keels' which are strips of wood fastened through the hull to take the strain and wear of grounding. It is resting on a bit of a seabed bank which does make the boat seem as though it is hanging in the air.

The larger boat has typical 'legs' for holding it upright. These are common on deeper keeled craft and on that sort of boat they would be made specifically for the vessel. They work OK but it is a bit time consuming because they have to be removed every time the boat puts to sea then replaced before it grounds again. They are bolted through the hull.

I see that one has the added safety ropes going from the leg bottoms at an angle to deck level which prevents the leg accidentally twisting forwards or backwards.

Thanks. In Holland they use flatboats with a sword on each side. They can fall dry at low tide.

George

[thegman]

Gerry,

Nice pictures.
Can you give some info on how those boats are balanced? The one on the bag has 2 "standards" that helps them. Are they self made tools or part of the design. The boat on the foreground seems to rest on his keel but what balances him?

George, the yacht in the background had two posts fitted, same depth as the hull, so when the tide was out it rested on the keel and the two posts.


George