Rolling Inspection T.S. Golden Bear

Big swells off the coast of Washington State would create big

lumbering rolls on this Maritime Academy training ship. I was

able to get this one frame off before they broke up the inspection.

The guy on the far left kills me, I'd like to crop him out because

he didn't keep his feet together (what kinda sailor...!) and

disrupts the lean. Everytime I try the crop it just doesn't feel right.

What do you think?

Dennis, leave it as is and don't sweat the the unstable seaman. My first attempt at altering this photo proved a failure. Your photo is quirky and I kind of like that. I tried straightening the sailors to show the ship pitching as it would have been - boring. It looked like a pitching ship. This raises an interesting perspective. It does not actually depict the correct orientation in relation to the horizon but it is a correct relationship between sailors and deck. I like it.

This is hilarious! I love how there's no real horzion line or point of reference, and since you've framed it with the ship level to the frame it looks like they're leaning that way on purpose. Wonderfully done!

Pretty Funny.....

Brillant! Great printing too.

I'd be tempted to try and print it lining up the air intakes for symmetry if that was possible.

Great use of straight lines to show the effect of the tilting ship.

Oh man, this is hilarious! Another great shot, congrats!

lol

My head keeps rotating to left and back to right. I feel like I'm on board of this rolling ship.

For me, this makes a perfect a photo.

One foot from a prize winning picture! That must hurt...

Perfect as is! Great shot.

Very very funny, I think I'd get a chuckle out of this one for years if it were on my wall.

 

To me the poor guy on the left kinda makes the picture. Without him, a non-sailor would assume it's just a buncha guys leaning in unison-a smiler; but his unsteadiness adds a little reality-"whoa-oa". He's Jerry Lewis and they're the extras.

Great shot, Dennis. I like the guy in the middle, too, who has curved his body to try to stay erect vis-a-vis the ship.

 

I see that you made your own adjustment with the camera while also leaning your body--no small feat.

 

Tell the guy at left to keep his eyes on the horizon!

 

--Lannie