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This is the most beautiful Dutch province of Friesland all over. Flat, green, vast and lots, lots of water.
In former times, almost all transports were equipped with sailing ships and through the canals and lakes all kind of goods were transported.
The skippers of these flatboats were masters of sailing in all weather conditions and commanded respect outside the province of Friesland throughout the Netherlands.
Virtually everything marketable was transported on this sturdy ships from peat, manure, agricultural products, grain, bricks and so on.
The ships very often had to navigate through shallows to their destination and therefor these ships had very little draft.
To prevent drifting during crosswinds, they were equipped with "swords", movable wooden boards on each side that could be lowered into the water to prevent the ship from drifting.
The sword on the port side (left) is clearly visible on the forward ship in the picture.
These ships are no longer used to transport goods,but to participate in the most famous sailing competetion "Skutsje Sylen" (barge sailing). All non-essential ship superstructures such as wheelhouses, cabins and other obstacles have been removed as they have an inhibiting effect on speed.
These ancient vessels weight 30 tons and are sail-optimised with a sailarea of 142 square meters.
Their average draft is 42 cm, have a length of 20 meters and a width of 3,97 meters.
The bow and the stern are constructed in such a way that this sphericity means the ship glids over the water, when unloaded, causing little wave action.
During the famous "Skûtsje Sylen", the ships sail with a crew of 12 persons and reach a speed of 20 km/h. This may not seem like much, but bear in mind that all the ships sail at full speed towards the buoys and that there is absolutely no possibility of slowing down!
The competition rules also provide for strict rules of precedence and, due to the extreme concentration required, sailing in this battle of regatta is a real battle of attrition.
The "Skûtsje Sylen" race is a very old tradition that finds its origins in the summer when all cargo supply was always very low and to earn some money for the skippers, the innkeepers would organise hard-sailing days during village festivals around the Frisian lakes.
This grew into a provincial tradition with many annual celebrations in the mont of August.
Here we are at a crossroads of canals, one runs straight to the "Sloter" lake and the other turns to the beautiful ancient little city of Sloten (Sleat) which we will still visit....
Captured whilst preening in the beautiful evening light that cast shadows from the lakeside reeds in the shallows.
Tide is out and a sand bar provides paddling pool and a long walk out for surfers. Seaside cottages of yesteryear are slowly being replaced by large holiday apartments. It's a sunny day for holidaymakers but the cloud over the forested hinterland forebodes changing weather.
reflection on shallows of salton sea in southeast california
shot from estimated 20,000 feet through a jetliner window and straight from the camera
A trip to Rockham Beach that didn't happen, due to the wooden steps to the beach ending 30ft above the sand - didn't find that out until getting there! So having travelled for 3 hours, I had to find an alternative. A very steep scramble down to a set of small coves presented some great last minute alternatives to the original destination. The sun had, by now, set, but this provided some long exposure opportunities. I hope you enjoy. Fujifilm X-T30, Fujinon XF10-24mm f4 R OIS
This is an older image I captured on Mackinac Island in Michigan at Sunset. The shallow, clear water made me feel I was on an island in the South Pacific. This is a beautiful place to visit in the Summer. Mackinac Island is in Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes.
Out for a shoot before I had breakfast in Kiama with some fellow photogs .. 'Clear Outside' indicate very favourable numbers for this morning, , even thou I didn't have a location in mind I'd determined to get up and have a go.
Here at Bass Point, Shellharbour was an emergency backup location as the two I'd picked prior the night before weren't too favourable (the tide was too low for one and the road was closed to the other).
I'd got a couple of nice'ish sunsets here North of the Shallows and thought it may just be the morning for it.
Calm waters at Buttermere.
After I took this image, I had a pint of the local brew " Buttermere Gold " at the lovely Bridge Hotel, great stuff and recommended if you like proper beer
Explored Feb 17th 2009 #311
Busy days this week with Christmas on Friday.. still I couldn't resist a touch of colour for a five minute shoot at the Shallows, Shellharbour
Mid tide at the natural pool on Ile des Pins, New Caledonia, in the early morning, I had to stand very still to prevent causing ripples with each movement, almost chest deep in the water, I also used a polariser to minimize the reflections of the pine forest, you can see some fish and giant clams, well not so giant as in Palau but as big as a human head, in the waters here. This is a beautiful spot but very busy with people after early morning, and what you see depends on the tide level and the winds, fortunately it was reasonably calm.
An American avocet strolls through the shallows of a pond in the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge near Walden Colorado.
Like many of you I've wondered why avocet bills curve up. It is thought that this shape facilitates their feeding strategy of repeatedly sweeping the bill in the water like a scythe to capture aquatic insects and crustaceans.
The legs are also notable for their color (blue, not so apparent here) and their length- relative to their body size they have the longest legs of any bird.
2018 Road Trip to Tuktoyaktuk, NWT via Dempster Highway and the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway or ITH (Tuk Highway).
The waters of California's San Elijo Lagoon are affected by tidal flow, and at low tide shallow areas appear where grasses protrude through the water and combined with their reflections create a zen-like appearance to the scene. While I generally like to photograph wildlife in a smooth background, I couldn't resist capturing this snowy egret walking slowly through this zen garden.
This Curlew was strolling along the shoreline searching for food at Lepe.
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Black skimmer is illuminated by the last rays of setting sun as he skims away in the shallows of Bolsa Chica... @ Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
…Looking over the shallows of the river Derwent, a mixed wood so varying degrees of Autumnal tones catching the dappled light. We’ll be busy with family for a couple of days so Flickr time will be limited, catch you later & have a great W/End. Alan;-)…..
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