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The reassuring skeleton

Kids playing in Dublin in an area where skeletons decorate the walls .
Kids playing in Dublin in an area where skeletons decorate the walls .

This scene interested me because of the contrast it showed between kids who are laughing and having fun and the presence of a building with multiple skeletons printed on the wall. We are near Temple Bar, an area known for its nightlife and everything associated with it.

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Ship photography

The vessels Europa and Impossible Dream in Quebec for the Tall Ships Regatta 2017

The catamaran Impossible Dream and the vessel Europa arrive in Quebec for the Tall Ships Regatta 2017
The catamaran Impossible Dream and the vessel Europa arrive in Quebec for the Tall Ships Regatta 2017

The picture above shows the catamaran « Impossible Dream » and the three masted vessel Europa arriving in Quebec for the Tall Ships Regatta 2017.

The Impossible Dream is a catamaran built in 2002 and designed to travel on the ocean. Its mission, as stated on the website Impossible Dream, is “to bring disabled and nondisabled people together in productive, collaborative endeavors ».

The three masted vessel Europa arrives in Quebec for the Tall Ships Regatta 2017
The three masted vessel Europa arrives in Quebec for the Tall Ships Regatta 2017

The Europa is sailing under the Netherlands flag. The crew was nice enough to use all the ship’s sails, even while the wind were not really favorable. That pleased the crowd and helped to achieve even better pictures. Since it was only 10h30 AM, the sails were lighted at an angle by the sun, which produced a more lively effect.

I elected to keep the small canoe and its passengers, at the right of the picture, in order to give an idea of the Europa’s scale.

The pictures were taken with a Canon 5DSR full frame camera.

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