Cocos Sailing
This was taken about 1983 at the annual Cocos Island Race. Cocos Isl is a small island off the southern tip of Guam separated from the mainland by about 1-2Km.
It was the time of the annual sailboard race, and there were about 50 participants, and I was in a rubber boat with my professional photographer friend, who wanted to take pictures looking up while the boards went over the top of him as they rounded a buoy.
The water was only about a few metres deep. When he slipped over the side with his dive gear on, his flippers hooked on to a rope in the boat and the rope quickly spread out in the water and my heart was in my mouth as the race went over the top.
I thought if a board hooks the rope and the race collapses, we are in deep . . . . .
Taken on Kodachrome ASA100 slide film with Canon F1.
It was a perfectly sunny day and I have played with this a bit and liked the rather bold look of the colour rendition.
Boats theme
Cocos Sailing
This was taken about 1983 at the annual Cocos Island Race. Cocos Isl is a small island off the southern tip of Guam separated from the mainland by about 1-2Km.
It was the time of the annual sailboard race, and there were about 50 participants, and I was in a rubber boat with my professional photographer friend, who wanted to take pictures looking up while the boards went over the top of him as they rounded a buoy.
The water was only about a few metres deep. When he slipped over the side with his dive gear on, his flippers hooked on to a rope in the boat and the rope quickly spread out in the water and my heart was in my mouth as the race went over the top.
I thought if a board hooks the rope and the race collapses, we are in deep . . . . .
Taken on Kodachrome ASA100 slide film with Canon F1.
It was a perfectly sunny day and I have played with this a bit and liked the rather bold look of the colour rendition.
Boats theme