Sail In Parade

Stad Amsterdam │ GF1 + Lumix 20mm F1.7 │ 20mm F4.5 1/2500s ISO100Every 5 years Amsterdamers pack in as many people as possible into anything that's remotely seaworthy and set off to join the flotilla of inbound tall ships. In about 4 hours the stately procession from the North Sea down the Noordzeekanaal (North Sea Canal) reaches Amsterdam's Ijhaven (Ij Harbour).

Relaxed Crew │ GF1 + Konica Hexanon AR 135mm F3.2 │ 135mm F6.7 1/3200s ISO100

Relaxed postures on the Dutch Navy Ship HRMS Tromp; the ship previously took part in the anti piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

Click HERE for a gallery with more photos of the Sail In Parade.

Flagship │ GF1 + Konica Hexanon AR 135mm F3.2 │ 135mm F6.7 1/1000s ISO100

Comments

[Michael Chiara]

Stunning work. My fav is the first shot.

[Wouter Brandsma]

The first photograph with the Stad Amsterdam and the wonderful Dutch Light makes me proud of our national nautical past. Well done and a fantastic photograph Björn!

[Björn Utpott]

Thanks, Wouter. As beautiful as the Dutch sky can be it is also very unpredictable, so you have to be lucky, especially when capturing a moving subject against it. In this case I actually chose the north bank of the Noordzeekanaal because I was hoping for light like this.