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Posted on July 9, 2011 - by benmullay

Tall Ships Races 2011 – Archive Collection #5

Pictured above is the Kruzenshtern leaving Lerwick Harbour in 1999.  The Kruzenshtern is on the list of ships which will be visiting again for Tall Ships Shetland 2011.

More information on the Kruzenshtern can be found at a previous blog entry here.  The full Tall Ships Races 2011 – Archive Collection blog entries can be found here.

All the images in this collection were taken on 35mm slide film.  Technological advances in photography have changed dramatically in the last 12 years making film a thing of the past.  Anyone wishing to purchase slide film, however, can do so at The Camera Centre, 72 Commercial Street, Lerwick.

Ben

 

Posted on February 18, 2011 - by benmullay

Tall Ships Races 2011 – Archive Collection #4

KRUZENSHTERN

Pictured above is the Kruzenshtern leaving Lerwick Harbour in 1999.  The Kruzenshtern is on the list of ships which will be visiting again for Tall Ships Shetland 2011.

Here is some more information:

The Krusenstern or Kruzenshtern (Russian: Барк «Крузенштерн») is a Russian four masted barque and tall ship that was built in 1926 in Bremerhaven-Wesermünde, Germany, as shipyard number “S408″ under the name Padua (named after the eponymous Italian city). She was given to the USSR in 1946 as war reparation and renamed after the early 19th century Baltic German explorer in Russian service, Adam Johann Krusenstern (1770-1846).

Of the four remaining Flying P-Liners, the Ex-Padua is the only one still in use, mainly for training purposes, with her home ports in Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg) and Murmansk. After the Sedov, another former German ship, she is the largest traditional sailing vessel still in operation. Originally, like all P-liners, she was painted according to the colours of the German national flag of the German Empire era, black (hull above water, topsides), white (waterline area) and red (underwater body).

The Kruzenshtern led the international procession of tall ships into New York Harbor for Operation Sail on Sunday, July 4, 1976.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krusenstern_%28ship%29

For a full list of visiting ships visit http://www.tallshipsraceslerwick.com/visiting-ships.

This is the fourth installment in my Tall Ships 1999 archive collection.  If you would like to view previous entries please visit http://www.benmullay.com/blog/tag/the-tall-ships-races-2011-lerwick/.

-Ben

Posted on December 17, 2010 - by benmullay

Da Wye I Saa It by Robert Johnson

If you are looking for Christmas present suggestions then I’d thoroughly recommend a new book by Robert Johnson entitled ‘Da Wye I Saa It’.

Robert Johnson originally became interested in photography when, as a young boy, he found a Box Brownie lying in the house and, out of curiosity, started to experiment with it. The rest of his photographic career is captured in his extensive archive.

This potted social history contains quite a remarkable collection of photographs that chronicle many aspects of life in Shetland from the 1960s to the present day. The subject matter is wide and varied, covering some major news events, people and places, all captured throughout Robert’s life as an enthusiastic, weel kent, amateur photographer. As he says himself, “I’ll never stop, it’s a hobby that’s become a habit”.

The book is available to buy at The Shetland Times Bookshop.  You can also purchase on their website at http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/shop/product.php?productid=172.

Robert will be signing copies of his new book on Saturday 18th December at The Shetland Times Bookshop from 12pm-2pm.

-Ben

Posted on November 20, 2010 - by benmullay

Tall Ships Races 2011 – Archive Collection #3

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Pictured above is the Christian Radich as she leaves Lerwick Harbour after Tall Ships 1999.  The Christan Radich featured on part 1 of my series which can be accessed here where you’ll get full information on the ship.

It is now only 242 days until Lerwick Harbour will be dominated once again with the beautiful sight of the Tall Ships.  For regular updates leading up to the event then visit the offical Tall Ships Races 2011 – Lerwick website here.

I see a list of the visiting ships has been posted which can be accessed here.  The Christian Radich is the twelfth image on the list where you can see the ship in all its glory.

-Ben

Previous entries

Tall Ships Races – Archive Collection part 1

Tall Ships Races – Archive Collection part 2

Posted on October 3, 2010 - by benmullay

Cologne at Sunset

Pictured above is an image I made in 2008 when visiting Cologne for Photokina 2008.

There was hardly a soul in the area when I scouted this location and started getting the camera gear ready.  By the time I’d finished I turned around and was startled because there were tens of people behind me taking exactly the same shot.  They must have seen I was onto a good thing!

This image is available to purchase in a range of different products over on my gallery page here.

-Ben

Posted on September 12, 2010 - by benmullay

Tall Ships Races 2011 – Archive Collection #2

Pictured above is another photograph from 1999 when the Tall Ships departed Lerwick Harbour.  I’m not sure of the ship’s name but this image was one of my favourite from the set.

To keep updated on all the latest developments on The Tall Thips Races 2011 then you can view the official website by clicking here.

To view the first entry of this new series on my blog then click here.

-Ben

Posted on August 1, 2010 - by benmullay

Tall Ships Races 2011 – Archive Collection #1

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With only 353 days to go until the Tall Ships Races 2011 visit Lerwick,  I thought I’d take a look back through my archives from 1999 when the event last visited Shetland.  I remember the tremendous atmosphere that was created when we were last a host port for this prestigious event and am sure that next year will be no exception.

In the coming year I’ll post a series of images which I managed to capture as the ships left Lerwick Harbour.

To keep in touch with latest developments then visit the official site here.  For further information then visit the Sail Training International site here.

Pictured below is The Christian Radich, a 241 foot, 676 ton, full-rigged ship built in 1937 in Sandefjord, Norway.  The photo was taken with Fuji Sensia slide film using a Nikon F4 – an absolute tank of a camera!  Camera technology has changed at an unbelivable rate since then.  I waited ten days until the slide film was processed and I could finally see what I’d captured.  Slide film has no latitude for exposure errors unlike print film and digital.  As a result I had to get my exposures spot on every time.

The Christian Radich is a 241 foot, 676 ton, full-rigged ship built in 1937 in Sandefjord, Norway. In 1938 she sailed to New York for the World Fair.

In design she has the moderate sail plan of the modern training ship, with a total area of about 11,700 sq. ft., while her hull profile follows that of the traditional sailing ship, although on much finer lines since she carries no cargo other than her own stores and equipment. Her normal complement consists of a captain, three mates, six schoolmasters or instructors, a doctor, engineer, steward, cook and 100 cadets.

When she sailed to New York as a representative of her country in 1938 she met the Danish “Danmark” on a similar mission. In the states the two ships had a wonderful reception, and they appeared to stimulate an interest in the square-rigger as a medium of modern training, for they undoubtedly demonstrated that such vessels had something to offer in the type of youngster they turned out.

The Christian Radich sailed back to Norway late in 1939 and was placed under the control of the Norwegian Navy. She was seized by the Germans at Horten, near Oslo, and was used by them as a submarine depot ship. She was taken to Germany in 1943, and in 1945 she was found by the Allies at Flensburg in a capsized condition and without her masts or equipment. She was towed back to Norway and was rebuilt in the same yard where she was built in 1937.

She resumed her schoolship operations in 1947 and in 1956-1957 she went on a long trans-Atlantic cruise during which the wide-screen Cinerama film “Windjammer” was shot aboard. In the 1970′s she also played a leading role in “The Onedin Line” television series.

In 1976 she took part in the American Bicentennial trans-Atlantic Tall Ships Race. After a major refit and accommodation modernization in 1983 she took part in the Quebec Tall Ships Parade in 1984. In 1986 she went to New York Op Sail marking the Centennial and re-dedication of the Statue of Liberty. In 1992 she took part in the Columbus Regatta, and will again be at Sail Amsterdam in 2000.

Source: http://www.tallshipprints.com/Christian.html

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-Ben