Wow Robert, what a beauty she is!
I would love to be aboard!
JuneBug

Awesome, pic and boat.
Very good work, Robert.

Thank you, June and César.

great shot.....shows every detail perfectly! jen

Thank you Jen.

I cannot even say that name duryegfen? duftyei?... Oh well!.. its a cracker of a shot mate!...colours and clarity are 'spot-on'.........
Oh Boy...to be away on that!....'Shivers me timbers' Aaarrhhhh!

thank you so much trisbert I do appreciate it a lot I do know the Duyfken it is a beautiful vessel, right into my fav. thanks again

What a stunning capture of this great ship. Terrific composition and wonderful clarity. Excellent post. Thanks Robert.

A truly wonderful capture of this "little dove", it's a beautiful tall ship, love this post !!!

Jacky

Very nice shot mate. A wonderful looking ship. Crisp and clear and an ever so straight horizon line, you deserve an A+ just for that. Nicely done.

What a beauty of a boat and what a beauty of a shot. A lovely clear day for this. I am gald you added the info because I found it very interesting. This boat is probably very sea worthy indeed.

Great shot, glad we do not have to travel like this anymore.
It took 3 months to come there, at least 10 % died along the way, and so on.
Indeed, Australia was discovered by the Dutch, and had our countrys name back then,
Terra Nova Hollandia (New Land Holland) Later it became Australia when the Brits took over. Anyway, great picture, thanks for the posting.

Wow - this is an amazing shot! Very professional. Perfect color and clarity with marvelous detail. I love it!

Thank you everyone for all those wonderful comments.

Wonderful shot, Robert! It landed on my desktop so fast, there wasn't any time to unfurl the other sails! Thanks for sharing this one.

Wow she never moved that fast before Alexis :-)

Isnt this some thing to see and capture. Wow. I feel like im rocking.

I found myself staring at this a long time. I noted the wood from which the ship is made. The color of it has been captured so accurately it even looks old. i would be curious about the living quarters in the raised end of this ship. That's a curious construction. It doesn't look level but it has to be. the sharpness and clarity of this composition is superb.
Nice. It's a keeper.
Pat

Thank you Priyantha and Pat.

Magnificent ship and a magnificent capture Robert. Interesting to read the history of it as well.

Thank you Eve.

What a gorgeous ship and interesting history. Lovely photo :o)

Thank you Twig.

Very nice DOF on this photo Robert, really nice detail!

Thank you Christopher.

A wonderful presentation Robert. This ship is beautifully made and shows many interesting details. Lovely clarity and composition to this image. The ship is well captured in motion. The ocean has a lovely choppiness to it. Super blues to the sky and sea. You've done a most worthy job and thanks for the history about the Duyfken :^>

Your welcome Carolyn, thank you.

Thsi si an awesome view of the ship and an excellent photograph. i love the clarity of the image. Excellent work
Jason

Thank you Jason.

Hmmm...Very nice marine shot.It looks wonderful on my desktop! And so much my favorit blue colours :-) Thank you for sharing!
Johanna

Your welcome Johanna.

Grat capture with nice colors, very well done!

Thank you Imre.

Ohh, that'so good to see this, especially on open sea!
Thanks, wish I could have been there with you. I really like those ships.
Paul

Thank you Paul.

Damn this is sweet Robert! I was perusing your gallery because I know that I have been soooo behind, there is no way I can catch up :(, so I am choosing my favorite artist's and looking to see what I miss! There is so much detail in this image that my eyes didn't want to leave the boat! There is detailing in the wood, the sails, the people on board, the hull, the flags and all the ropes just to name a few of the items that I stared at...The way the front of the boat is raised out of the water gives the viewer an illusion that the boat isn't level (Well, I guess technically it isn't), but for photographic purposes, it is :)...I am storing this beauty into my favorites folder under 'favorite artist' as well so I can stare at it some more. I wish I knew more nautical terms so I could sound intelligent, but I love the little "hood ornament" on the front of the boat that appears to be leading the way!!
You have done good on this Robert. You keep my eyes lusting for more. Way to go!! Thanks for the eye candy ;=)

Thank you Mimi. The thing at the front is a figurehead, it brings good luck to the ship.

Glorious! A beautiful ship, very well captured. Sharp, crisp colours........and you didn't clip off the top of the mast as a lot would have done. Excellent.

Ray

Thank you Ray.

The Duyfken! I've been on this ship, it 'lives' up here where I am. Gorgeous ship. It's so small, though. Imagining what life was like on that is beyond me ^__^.

A beautiful shot of this ship.