Photographer's Note
Portugal has the 3rd largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the European Union and the 11th in the world (or 1st and 9th if the France and UK overseas dependent territories are not taken into account). More than half of the Portugal's EEZ (1,727,408 km�) is around the A蔞res (Azores Islands; 953,633 km�). As Portugal doesn't have a coast guard, the patrolling and SAR (Search And Rescue) service is performed by the Navy.
In the winter 1987-88 I was serving in the corvette NRP Afonso Cerqueira (F488), the same of my first Irish post. During four months we were in the Azores, together with other corvette. Each week a corvette was on active duty all over the 953,633 km� of EEZ or beyond that limit when needed for the humanitarian obligation of SAR, often for search and rescue of yacht sailors that ventured on the stormy North Atlantic winter sea. The same week the other corvette was on stand-by stationed in Ponta Delgada (the archipelago's main city, in S緌 Miguel Island), but often this ship was called for SAR if needed and nearer than the other one.
On the duty week we often called on other islands of the archipelago. It's the case of this picture, in Velas, S緌 Jorge Island, where we stayed just a few hours, as the ship was needed somewhere else. The pier at Velas was very small at that time, so the ship had its rear out of the pier and I couldn't get a better POV for the picture, lest I'd fall to the water. My POV is near the smaller ship of alex sarr (spis) picture; I see that now the pier is much bigger than 20 years ago.
"Velas" means both "candles" and "sails" in Portuguese.
Yes, the image is small; it's the best I could get out of a poor quality paper print scanning.
Click here for a complete view of the corvette.
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(46979) 2007-09-19 17:08
Ol� Francisco!
Uma foto bem antiga e bem digitalizada. Sem d𠖎ida uma excelente recorda誽o. Gosto da foto, a composi誽o e as cores ficaram muito bem. O local deve estar bem diferente agora.Boa ideia teres mostrado!
paura
(25802) 2007-09-19 17:51
Francisco,
As cores est緌 muito boas nessa excelente composi誽o. A variedade de elementos tamb幦 ficou muito interessante. Linda fotografia.
Paulo
ribeiroantonio
(22730) 2007-09-19 21:11
Mas para uma velha fotografia em papel, digo-te que fizeste um trabalho excelente. Mesmo muito bom.
N緌 sabia que tinhas (ou ainda 廥?) marinheiro. Tens que nos contar um pouco dessa hist鏎ia!!!
Um abra蔞,
Ant鏮io
riclopes
(35577) 2007-09-20 1:29
Ol� Francisco, s� agora percebi que j� tinhas outro post novo. Excelente nota informativa com boa pesquisa e link the liga誽o � bela vista do Alex para melhor compreendermos este lugar. A 1� coisa que me saltou � vista foi a quest緌 de escalas que falas, pois percebe-se muito bem que a corveta mal cabe neste cais. A recupera誽o parece-me porreira e gosto da composi誽o com a entrada do passadi蔞 � direita. As nuvens a espreitar est緌 bonitas.
Um abra蔞,
ricardo
Bluejeans
(64251) 2007-09-20 4:54
Oi amigo ent緌 andaste pela marinha , bem eu era feij緌 verde :) condutor de cami髊s ,o navio da marinha n緌 metia agua dentro:), foste buscar uma foto bem antiga , mas gostei de ver , deve ser bem interessante sair em portos pelo mundo fora , o mau deve ser os dias e as semanas s� a ver mar dum lado e do outro.
A composi誽o em geral ficou muito bonita , parabens, tenho que digitalizar umas fotos minhas da tropa :)
Parabens!!!
Um abra蔞 Gon蓷lo
plimrn
(21344) 2007-09-20 11:23
Ola Francisco,
I think the framing is attractive with the clouds pushing over the hillside and the bright tile roofs contrasting nicely with the blue sky.
Sounds like you enjoyed that posting; aside from being away from your family.
SAA, Pat
stego
(24132) 2007-09-20 18:25
Ol� Francisco,
At� nem est� nada mal para uma foto com quase 20 anos. As cores at� est緌 bastante bem, � muito bom quando s� ganham aquele ar amarelado que at� tem o seu charme. � pena ter-se perdido a defini誽o, pois parece-me uma foto bastante interessante como recorda誽o e n緌 s�: a compo e as cores est緌 muito bem.
Um abra蔞, Jos�.
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Amaz
(11475) 2009-05-16 23:55
Boa composi誽o, bom enquadramento e excelentes cores !!
Meus parab幯s, Francisco!
Cumprimentos!
Docarmo
(9767) 2009-06-12 20:47
Ol� Francisco,
Apesar de pequena, a imagem tem uma luminosidade e uma composi誽o admir嫛eis, al幦 de, claro, ter um significado muito especial.
Cumprimentos,
Docarmo
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(1845) 2009-06-24 11:11
Francisco -
I have actually kissed that same pier after a particularly rough Atlantic crossing. I never got seasick in 20 years, but that time I got very sick of the sea!
Nice vintage Navy shot!
Thanks,
Reed
Photo Information
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Copyright: Francisco Santos (xuaxo)
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(6854) - Genre: 地方
- Medium: 彩色
- Date Taken: 1988-02-22
- Categories: 日常生活，交通
- Map: view
- Photo Version：Original Version
- Theme(s)：ships, Boats and ships, NRP Afonso Cerqueira [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2007-09-19 13:29
Discussions
- To plimrn: "enjoyed that posting" (6)
by xuaxo, last updated 2007-09-21 08:48 - To Bluejeans: Ol� Gon蓷lo (1)
by xuaxo, last updated 2007-09-20 01:38 - To riclopes: Ol� Ricardo, (1)
by xuaxo, last updated 2007-09-20 01:42 - To ribeiroantonio: vida de marinheiro (1)
by xuaxo, last updated 2007-09-20 02:01 - To paura: Ol� Paulo (1)
by xuaxo, last updated 2007-09-20 02:03 - To adores: Ol� Ana (1)
by xuaxo, last updated 2007-09-20 02:07 - To stego: Ol� Jos� (1)
by xuaxo, last updated 2007-09-21 05:18 - To Docarmo: luminosidade (1)
by xuaxo, last updated 2009-06-13 10:37
