Maasvlakte rowers at full speed
High speed the rowers punt and a flat water. The speed is there in the huge bow wave and the pit behind the oarsmen's punt. Someone holds on by the door the skipper on the seat.
The rowers are a staple in the port of Rotterdam. The Maasvlakte with its vast harbours where the rowers have to sail quickly to and from. The big ocean-going vessels are always in a hurry the time pressure is high. The rowers traverse the harbour landscape with great haste. And that produces beautiful harbour pictures's. I am always amazed when they pass by in their rowing vlets. And always in wind and weather, these men of the harbour are on the move.
Ship Viewer_Port Photography; raw and honest, just like the port itself. A collection of great ships and details, seafaring, inland navigation and port industry.
Port photos's on the wall of the living room office or study. Also wallpaper-filling!
My photos are often taken around the water. Ports Rivers and Channels.
I find ships and people very fascinating as well as buildings and street photography.
and I have two instagram accounts. One is Scheepskijker and the name probably already refers to ships and the people in the harbours. The other account..
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