Suomen Joutsen with Mir, a photo from Western Finland, Sud

Photographer's Note

Fully rigged ship Mir glides past another one, Suomen Joutsen, on Aurajoki river at Tall Ships' Race in Turku.

Suomen Joutsen (Swan of Finland), not participating the race, was built in 1902 to serve in the trade between Atlantic and Pacific ports. In 1930 she was bought by the Government of Finland to serve as Finnish Navy training ship. Before World War II she made eight long ocean voyages. From 1956 she was a stationary Seamen's School for the Finnish Merchant Navy. Since 1991, she has been a museum ship by the Forum Marinum museum in Turku.

Mir (Peace) was built as the third of five sister ships at the Lenin-shipyard in Gdansk, Poland in 1987, based on a new type of design for square rigged training vessels. Mir's full complement of sails is 26. She is sailed with a crew of 200 but can be sailed with only 30.

Please have a look at the large version.

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bakes888 (18499) 2009-08-13 0:33

Hi Kari. Excellent capture of these wonderful classics. Good detail and good handling of light. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.
PS Thanks also for the large version.

pauloog (11751) 2009-08-13 0:50

Hello Kari,
A magnificent view of teh tall ships, brought in clear natural colours and in a format that firts well with the elongated elegance of the ships.
Regards,
Paul

mortijo (12828) 2009-08-13 1:11

Hi Kari,
They are absolutelybeautiful! You did well to choose a panoramic crop.
Regards
John

PixelTerror (0) 2009-08-13 1:43

Terve Kari
This ships gathering is a mine for interesting photos, here a very nice duo where you could get brilliant highlights and a luminous image under the attractive sky
Have a nice day JY

delpeoples (60342) 2009-08-13 5:15

Hi Kari, this photo shows all the reasons why a wide-angle lens is so effective with ships. I like the lines and the sky is beautiful, perhaps made more so by the wide-angle somehow. Great work, Lisa

xuaxo (6854) 2009-08-13 6:32

Hi Kari,
Beautiful duo in this beutiful event.
Before see the large version, I didn't notice people on Suomen Joutsen.
Greetings,
F.

feather (51130) 2009-08-13 9:06

I think you havae just about covered every mode of transport with your latest posts. We shall have to call you the transport master.
This looks a bit too tight in the frame, although I can see why you did it, so you could show the finer details in the LV. There is a lovely sky to enhance the image too.
Kath

Kielia (24077) 2009-08-13 11:42

Hi Kari,
your gallery of images from the tall ships race is of course very much to my liking and this is a highlight indeed! I do not know what I like most because everything is perfect: the perspective, the light and the beautiful colors. A fantastic impression! Congratulation!
Warm regards
Harriet

Longroute (19600) 2009-08-13 11:45

Really thank you for sharing with us this marvelous panoramic of the two tall ships: only in the large format one can really appreciate the splendor and elegance of their lines. The dramatic sky in the bg makes the photo even more appealing.
Best regards,
Donato

AiresSantos (56155) 2009-08-16 23:19

Hi Kari
Many beautiful shipes in your pictures
Lovely clouds, fine colours and details.
Well chosen the panoramic format. Good informative note as usual in your pictures
TFS and have a nice week

mjdundee (4663) 2009-08-18 7:10

Hello Kari,
your photograph is nice. The old tallships are beautifull - but what is really greatare the clouds!
Well seen and done. Congrats.
Thomas