Cape Ann Images: More Gloucester Schooner Festival!

Why I created this......

Born and raised in Gloucester, Ma fishing gets in your blood. Surrounded by the sea, kids here have a boat almost as much as kids elsewhere have bicycles! As I grew older my fishing ambitions gave way to what's around me. Although I still "drop a line" every so often, my attention wanders to the majesty of the natural light that make this place so special. Never is each day the same. The subjects may be the same but the light from the sea & sky will morph the subject into a form of art. For that reason artists have been drawn to these shores for several hundred years, they followed the light painting and sketching these surroundings. What artists capture with paint on canvas, I attempt to capture with a click.....if I'm lucky!

I guess that's a sort of Fish'n!

Jay Albert

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Monday, September 07, 2009

More Gloucester Schooner Festival!

With almost 400 photos taken it takes some time to re-size and "clean-up" the images. I got more to go dispite a few "throw aways". But most importantly, hats off to the organizers and crews of this majestic festival! It's truly a world class event and it just keeps getting better!

More later!

Jimmy "T" rows a dory of photographers including David Cox and Steve Borichevsky!

"Green Dragon" bows to the crowd!

"Pride of Baltimore" makes a splash!

"Maine" and Gateway Endeavor"!

Schooner "Maine"!

"Liberty Clipper" heads out!

Little schooners battle the sea!

"Summertime" heads out!

"Virginia" off the boulevard!

"Virginia" close and "Green Dragon" astern!

"Virginia" coming at you!

"Virginia" and "Perception"!

"Virginia" follows the "Lannon"!

Breezing by Eastern Point Light!

"Alabama" ready to go!

"American Eagle" in all her glory!

"Fame" and "American Eagle" offshore!

"Virginia" pounding the seas!

"Bluenose II","Lannon" and "Virginia"!

"Lannon" and "Virginia"!

"Bluenose II" and city skyline!

"Bluenose II" under sail!

"Bluenose II" picks up speed!

"Bluenose II" heads offshore!

"Bluenose II" bow!

"Bluenose II" with escorts!

"Bluenose II" unleashed!

"Bluenose II" behind a curtain of water!

5 comments:

Unknown said...: Thanks for the pictures Jay. I wish I had been there to see them.

Debbie Sawyer Welch; 8:56 PM
Jay Albert said...: Thanks Debbie! There's nothing like a schooner festival when the weather is perfect!
Start planning for next year....Labor Day weekend!; 12:54 AM
Unknown said...: Glorious. That EPL one is just scrumptious.

Okay I finished up project this week and you are next on my list --- these are getting added.; 9:35 AM
Jay Albert said...: Thanks Kathleen! And I got more coming!; 9:50 AM
Anonymous said...: What gorgeous pictures! Makes me wish I was there. Thanks for sharing.; 11:24 AM