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I was hoping to do 110/100 paddles this morning, but changed my mind.
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Not quite 110/100 Paddles, 2016.
A river canoe in the Dutch colony of Surinam (1947). My restoration and colorization of Willem van de Poll´s image in the Netherlands Nationaal Archief.
"In 1954, Suriname became one of the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 25 November 1975, it left the Kingdom to become an independent state, but continues to maintain close economic, diplomatic, and cultural ties with it.
Suriname is considered a culturally Caribbean country, and is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is the only sovereign nation outside of Europe where Dutch is the official and prevailing language of government, business, media, and education. According to research by the Dutch Language Union, Dutch is the native language of 60% of Surinamese. Sranan Tongo, an English-based creole language, is a widely used lingua franca."
(Wikipedia)
View from our canoe as we were paddling on St. Lawrence River on the way to Bird Island.
Below a view of our canoe in this area….
This is the old canoe that I refinished this summer. New gunwales and paint. Replaced the bulkheads. Looks much better.
*Canoë:
French word for canoe which is a long, narrow watercraft with sharp ends originally used by most peoples. The canoe varies in material according to locality and in design according to the use made of it . On the northern fringe of the American forest where smaller tree trunks were found and rapid rivers and many portages favored a lighter craft, the bark canoe dominated, reaching its highest development in the birchbark canoe. At portages this light canoe could be lifted on one's shoulders and easily transported. The canoe played an important part in early American history.
The Mysterious Canoë, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
PixQuote:
"I have never taken a picture for any other reason than that at that moment it made me happy to do so."
-Jacques-Henri Lartigue
PixNote:
From an old slide picture taken circa 1984.
These two photos are from our day trip before we went to Stratford for the week! You may remember, JJ and I went to Ryde, Isle of Wight for the day. After stomping around on the sandy beach, we continued back for the catamaran passing the Canoe Lake. The clouds were coming over and we didn't expect to see anyone there, but there were a couple of guys floating their boats there!
No photo of a Canadian lake is complete without a red Canadian canoe... or two!
I actually had a lot of trouble trying to get these two canoes to pose nicely for me. Despite the seemingly calm conditions, there was a slight breeze blowing when we arrived at Emerald Lake in the Yoho National Park. I set my tripod up as low as it could go on the very edge of the boat deck in an attempt to capture them floating in a visually appealing way. I leaned out over the water (and my tripod), grabbed the front of the canoe on the left and dragged it over to the right so that both canoes would be aligned diagonally across my composition. Then just as I was about to press the shutter... the breeze blew them back towards the left and out of my frame. So I leaned out again and moved them back into position... but they started drifting again as soon as I let go. This process repeated itself at least two dozen times before I managed to capture them exactly where I wanted them to be!
My persistence paid off though... because just when they were behaving themselves and not moving out of my frame... so a small gap in the clouds let just enough sunlight through to light up the Emerald Lake Lodge in the background.
I love it when a plan comes together like this!
Nikon D800, Nikkor 14-24 at 15mm, ISO 100, aperture of f/14, and a 1/80th second exposure.
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"Can you canoe?" ~ The Grackles always seem to have the final say
of the day.....at sunset.... Grackle cackle ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
(four more grackle photos in the comments)
Members of the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians made these canoes. The national monument is on the band's reservation.
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,
Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,
With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine
Lago Gutierrez - Bariloche - Rio Negro - Argentina.
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