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I'd Rather Be Sailing
I always smile when I see bumper stickers that say what they'd rather be doing!
What would YOU rather be doing this weekend? :) This is a pulley on a large sailboat in Amsterdam, but it could be almost anywhere. [Today I'm in Amsterdam.]
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My weekend should be what I wish to be doing Ginnie - for once! I shall be listening to classical music and walking in the beautiful English countryside. And this is my favourite month too. I hope you've got something nice lined up
Ginnie: It will be a relaxing weekend for us here in AMS, Chris, with a nice little boat ride on the canals on Sunday with some friends. So glad you will expect a great weekend as well.
Sleeping? Not too much of that going on these last few weeks. Lifting things up with pulleys (or without) is not on the list
Ginnie: I do hope you get plenty of sleep, then, Martin! We all know life runs more smoothly when we can get enough of it.
Beautiful image! I wish I was going sailing, but I'll be in the house most of the weekend sorting through all our stuff. The movers come in 10 days!! But the weather is gorgeous and the sun is supposed to be shinning, so... The house will be open and we'll enjoy the sounds, smells and wind of island life.
Ginnie: It sounds like you know exactly what you need, Martie. I wish you the best with all your packing.
I would rather be at the beach. Any beach, anywhere ... as long as it is warm and they don't have any freaking Mulberry Trees!
Great DOF and I love the wood pattern!
Ginnie: LOL! I don't really know anything about Mulberry trees, Helen, so I'm afraid I can't commiserate. But I'll take your word for it. I do hope you can find a beach soon!
Great composition...love the sharp detail and DOF....This was taken next to the Nemo on our photo hunt, last March??
I could think of one thing though I would be love doing too this weekeng...... but well that is just a thought...
Ginnie: Yes, Astrid, this was definitely near NEMO. Good eye. I have a few good guesses about what you'd rather be doing, but Texel will be good enough, I know. That will be heaven for you once again. Have a great weekend start there!
Oh just work prep' mowing lawns, domestic chores, dusting, hoovering, making coffee, cooking, washing up, shopping, cleaning the car, and many more similar inspirational creative absorbing aesthetic things like that take up all our time. hee hee! ;-( ;-(
Nope i think absorbing the wilder parts of one of our National Parks might go down well. richard Oh umm ... nice snap as well Ginnnie ;-)
Ginnie: What a ho-hum life, Richard! Too bad you didn't amount to more than a lazy bum!
Great Composition and DOF
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Mirco!
Nice detail, Ginnie. I thought you were in Amsterdam yestertag?
Ginnie: I was, Chad! So was Astrid!! This image was taken back on our photo hunt in March, near the NEMO museum.
You can go sailing with Astrid - she holds a brevet. I will horse about
Great shot. Love the diagonals in it.
Ginnie: One day I will definitely go sailing with Astrid, since that is one of her loves. She will be the Captain. I will do whatever she tells me to do! I'm guessing she'll let you horse around.
I like the sharp details of this pulley and the lines reflecetd in the background- a symbol of power and strain- but now I wish you heel veel ontspanning aangezien het prachtige zomerweer in Amsterdam!
Ginnie: You are such a sweetheart, Philine. Besides relaxing, Donica and I will go on a boat ride on the the AMS canals on Sunday with some friends. It is always such a relaxing thing to do.
It was a grey Amsterdam day.
Ginnie: You must have been there with us, Wim!
Sailing would be good but a sleep in would be excellent have a good weekend
Ginnie: You and Martin are on the same page, Vintage. Hopefully you'll both be able to sleep in, on separate continents of this world!
Ginnie there are a 1001 things I would love to do this weekend, being so active in mind and body.
Spending time with friends would be good and walking,rather than household chores Have a great one and do something you enjoy Love the shot too!!
Ginnie: Knowing you, Tracy, you'll get your time in with friends. We will be with friends on Sunday, boating on the canals of AMS. It's a lovely way to relax!
I really like wooden parts on some sailboats. This is a beautiful and authentic piece! You highlighted it very well on this white background.
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Richard. I can't remember if that white background was sails or a very blah, gray March sky. Probably the latter.
Good detail shot - I haven't been sailing in a long time. I'd rather be by the sea somewhere, preferably with cliffs and a blue sky with scudding clouds - Cornwall comes to mind! Have a good weekend whatever you have planned.
Ingrid
Ginnie: We won't be sailing, Ingrid, but we WILL be boating on the AMS canals this Sunday with some friends. That's always relaxing. Donica almost falls asleep sitting up!
I would rather be going to Mother's Day Brunch with my son but am working. Have to bring home the bacon rather than eat it. Have a good weekend, Ginnie.
Ginnie: I totally forgot about Mother's Day when I posted this, Mary! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to you and yours!!!
Lovely shot Ginnie . How are you doing ..
Ginnie: Am doing great, Shakara! WELCOME BACK. I've missed you.
great closeup
Have a good and sunny weekend!!
Ginnie: Same to you, too, Chantal!
Sailing sounds really nice...but unlikely in my life.
A nice wlak on the beach would do fine... Love the detail image!!!!
Ginnie: A nice walk long the Amsterdam canals is what I'm gonna do right now, Marcie. On Sunday we'll take a nice little boat ride with friends. Sailing may happen once yet in my lifetime? I hope so.
Since I just had a couple days away, I guess I wouldn't rather be doing anything but staying at the farm this weekend. Although we will be going away Sunday for Mother's Day . . .
Ginnie: Your farm is a getaway for the rest of us, Ruth! I bet that feels strange to you.
Maureen and I are singing in a concert at church on both Saturday and Sunday evenings this weekend and relatives are coming to stay. Should be a nice time. Back to the picture, great that this is set against the OOF white background. Have a good weekend.
Ginnie: Sounds like you'll have a full weekend of people and events, Brian. Enjoy it all.
Hello Ginnie,
This way the boat won't go away haha. Welldone sharp photo, I looked at the iso (100) so it was a cear day... "Bumperstickers?" That 'word' reminds me of cars too near on my car (back side) Is that the name of this 'thing'? What do I do this weekend? NOTHING, sitting in my backyard, make food (maybe BBQ) for my family on Sunday, Maybe a short bike-drive, but overall enjoy the waether, and you??? Greetings from JoAnn (come & watch my SWISS sky!)
Ginnie: Yes, JoAnn. I hate it when cars are too close from behind and you can't see their bumpers! But usually for us the bumper stickers are on the BACK of the car and the driver behind gets to read it. You know.
Will be working at the Clent Hills on Sunday, so that isn't so bad!! We have our Lions Charter anniversary dinner on Saturday, so looking a fair weekend! Hope you have a good one.
Nice picture by the way
Ginnie: Being alive and in good heath is sometimes all we need, Bill, right?
Wonderful composition; a beautiful image.
Ginnie: Thanks a million, Sherri.
I'd rather be ... umm, not sure really. Can't imagine anything different.
Ginnie: I bet, Ellie, especially when the kids are still in school, what else can you do?! Is this a holiday weekend for you Brits?? Whatever, have a good one.
Oops, almost forgot to mention the picture - spot on focus, but you know I'd probably have cropped it a tad tighter to lose the mast.
Ginnie: That's so funny, Ellie, because I never once thought of cropping out THAT side but I went back-n-forth about cropping out the right side.
Like the tones and details in the pulley. Great lighting and contrasts here too. Nice composition Ginnie.
Ginnie: Thanks a million, John!
Very Nice shot, great composition & good detail & lighting.
i like it
Ginnie: You're a sweetheart, Saeed. Thank you.
j'aime beaucoup..cela fait penser à la mer... à l'ivresse des voyages
Ginnie: The intoxication of the sea makes drunkards out of a lot of us, O-P.
Me too...if not photographing them
Ginnie: Well, your photographing of them cannot be excelled, Chris! Hope you're having a great weekend!
I like the sharpness and composition in this photo. ready to sasailing
Ginnie: You got that right, Arash.
Your choice to get up close has allowed the low-tech character of that pulley-cluster to shine through.
Fine picture, Ginnie.
Ginnie: Some things that are useful are also very simple, Ray. In this day and age, that's saying a lot. Thanks.
I'd rather be in Azores...surrounded by the song of the ocean and listening to the tails of the seagulls... I loved this detail!!!
Ginnie: Now I know where your heaven is, Lina, and I understand!
Simple, effective - I think this could be an illustration in a magazin.
Next weekend I'm going to France, Provence....can't wait
Ginnie: Thank you, kind sir! I hope we'll see many images from France...from YOU.
This shot makes me wonder how it would look like in B&W. Yeah..I know...I'm in a B&W mania mood...
Ginnie: It never occurred to me, Fausto, probably because I'm such a sucker for oak-looking wood. But I'm sure you're right!
Clean & simple. Well done. The color and grain in the wood were captured flawlessly. This is the kind of image designers go crazy over. I have to learn to look for such gems.
Ginnie: Now if only those designers would find me, Jim.
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