Great colours. There's a fantasy world in there...
Feb. 28, 2026
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Really strong lines in this fine picture.
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Perfect timing.
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Saying bye to winter
Well, seems like winter ends as abruptly as it started. It was fun for these 2 months, though quite cold and more than once I got my fingers frostbitten while photographing or skiing.
Here are my finalizing shots of winter.Noticed these scenes while walking to market. Initially shot with one of art modes (+RAW) but reprocessed with DXO
On Tuesday it was independency day in Estonia and I went skiing. For change it was relatively warm, just some degrees below freezing, so I took OM-3 with me to make some shots. It was probably my last skiing this winter and forecast for next 10 days is rain and temperatures above freezing point.
Main circuit is 15 km, but I usually do 10 km part of it, as first 5km is in city park and very crowded usually, that 10 km part is further away in forest.
It was snowing in previous night so forest was quite beautiful, especially firs.
15 km track is prepared with tractor but there are also tracks through forest which are spontaneous, I turned to one of such tracks as it was nice ride over the hills while prepared track was mostly flat.
Back on prepared track.
Almost done, 1,5 km to go. This is my least favorite straight on track, as it is narrow and sloped, but it's beautiful, going though nice trees and also through swamp.
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Bit confused by this but it's very beautiful.
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That sky. Very good.
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I much prefer the colour version, which is actually itelf largely monchrome. But I would have reduced the saturation of the overblown lights.
David
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Nice night scene, the person with umbrella and reflection making it.
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Nice, great light and colours.
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I wonder what paint costs there when it seems to be cheaper to let hull rust rather than repaint it.
This rust spot looks like boat itself with its commando deck, nicely seen. -
Nothing special... just a weekly contribution... "through my eyes" -- as I wandered around the yard this past weekend trying to clear my head of all the confusion swirling around inside. ATHENA - Power: two tier IV compliant Caterpillar 3512E diesel engines rated at 6,000 horsepower mated to (2) Berg MTA628 Z-drives turning (2) 106-inch (269 cm; 2.69 m) four-bladed variable-pitch propellers. Electrical service: (2) 118kW tier III compliant generator sets driven by (2) Caterpillar C7.1 diesel engines. Capacities: 21,964 gallons (83,143 liters) of fuel, 253 gallons (958 liters) of lube oil, 3,480 gallons (13,173 liters) of potable water, and 24,094 gallons (91,206 liters) of ballast water. Towing equipment consists of a Markey DEPC-52 render-recover winch mounted on the bow. Distance to subject is roughly 1.25 miles (2 km).
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No wonder your head is confused if you are carrying around all that information about this boat.
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The clarity is pretty amazing for a subject so far away.
I am always amazed when I see these little boats pulling large ships.
