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"... where the wind's like a whetted knife."
"... where the wind's like a whetted knife."
PenelopeK


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Parallel Lines II (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges: Abstracts /Patterns
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Location: Chatham, MA
Date: Feb 28, 2010
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Black and White, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Mar 2, 2010

 The title is from this poem, a favorite from my childhood...

Sea Fever by John Masefield...

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

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AuthorThread
 04/13/2010 12:23:31 PM
Another excellent photograph. Love it.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/10/2010 01:10:39 AM
Very lovely, and works very well in B&W!
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 03/10/2010 12:25:46 AM
The gull's way, and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife...

:-)

Nice one, sweetie!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
 03/04/2010 06:57:14 AM
STUNNING!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
 03/03/2010 06:43:48 PM
good execution - top 5
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Sony DSLR-A550
03/03/2010 07:26:27 AM
Excellent composition. Very effective in b&w! Compliments
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