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The departure

Posted by
Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 18 February 2012 in Transportation and Portfolio.

DFDS ferry "The Queen of Scandinavia" leaves the River Tyne at The Groyne, South Shields, fully laden with hundreds of passengers intent on another weekend of fun in Amsterdam.

Processed in Lucis Arts.

PENTAX K100D 1/500 second F/9.5 ISO 200 27 mm (35mm equiv.)

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Loukas from Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece

Really nice shot and processing

18 Feb 2012 5:50am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Some have clearly struck a desire to go to one far away. Girl holding a green sweater needs a ship leaving a friend, or proposing to his side with some of the evening. A great picture that tells little stories.

18 Feb 2012 7:05am

DULCIE from Danville, CA, United States

Wow, that's a huge ferry ! Love the processing which seems to fit the 'bon voyage' mood. :-)

18 Feb 2012 7:07am

PATRICK from miramas, France

splendid 5****

18 Feb 2012 7:09am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

"Another weekend of fun in Amsterdam"-1 mile out and the whole ship is already stoned and pissed!

18 Feb 2012 7:57am

L'Angevine from Angers, France

je constate que ce traitement est de plus en plus en vogue chez aminus3 mais là je m'interroge avec lequel logiciel mais gratuit puis-je en faire autant???

18 Feb 2012 8:31am

jay from MUMBAI, India

Amaizing Processing !!!

18 Feb 2012 8:41am

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

best shot
well done

18 Feb 2012 8:43am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

You perfectly caught the mood, Celliotts comment made me laugh!

18 Feb 2012 9:15am

Marjolein from Westvoorne, Netherlands

Lovely art
And here are also many passagiers-ships to Hull and Dover

18 Feb 2012 10:13am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

a bit early for the tulip season :) Nice treatment

18 Feb 2012 11:13am

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

I notice not all so interested?

18 Feb 2012 12:00pm

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

look closely and you will see plumes of cannabis smoke!

18 Feb 2012 12:10pm

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

nice to see some different effects being used, feels almost cartoon like.

18 Feb 2012 12:19pm

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Vibrant processing to match the mood of those not left behind!

18 Feb 2012 1:12pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Super processing here Curly! My eye couldn't help but be drawn to the gal in green on the right. She seems to be saying, "How do you like the boob job I got when I was over there?". Well seen and captured! ;-)))

18 Feb 2012 1:45pm

Gabriela from Bucharest, Romania

Wonderful composition!

18 Feb 2012 1:46pm

Steve from Atlanta, United States

Excellent!

18 Feb 2012 2:23pm

Shar from Pilot Butte near Regina, SK, Canada

Wonderful PJ moment....I like how everyone is watching the ship sail except the teenage daughter who seems to be saying "ok, like, ok can we go now? The ship is gone...can I drive??? LOL

18 Feb 2012 3:14pm

Tomek from PoznaƄ, Poland

I really love the colors of this image. Beaytifully composed.

18 Feb 2012 3:14pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Great color and detail. Fantastic processing! I would love to go with them!

18 Feb 2012 3:57pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Sailing over the sea ... so well processed, Curly.
I can't help chuckling at Eric's comment ... his words fit your image too well. ;D

18 Feb 2012 4:01pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Fantastic scenery. reminded me I had a nice trip in May last year. I went with my daughter-in-law family to joy a Disney Cruise to Alaska. great image.

18 Feb 2012 4:34pm

Sam from Chennai, India

Beautiful view. Lovely colours and light. Great shot. :)

18 Feb 2012 4:56pm

clodagh smith from Sacramento, United States

hyper-real!

18 Feb 2012 5:35pm

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Beautiful processing...love it,

18 Feb 2012 6:35pm

alex centrella from California, United States

great capture ..!

18 Feb 2012 7:18pm

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Very interesting image, nice colors. Fabulous processing, like it !!!!

18 Feb 2012 8:55pm

jeffrey from Haydenville, United States

great dof, processing and color!

18 Feb 2012 10:50pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

I like the composition and editing... Best regards, Adela

19 Feb 2012 12:00am

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

I like the processing. Well seen

19 Feb 2012 10:15am

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

Wonderful capture and processing!

19 Feb 2012 1:33pm

janina from Melbourne, Australia

A long trip, but no doubt quite interesting on board, if not the sea scenery to keep one occupied. This is a fantastic little painting, curly. I like it. 4stars. ;OD

20 Feb 2012 1:31am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

The processing transforms the scene in to something special

20 Feb 2012 8:10am

The Dark Dude from Maestoso, United Kingdom

hey dude
man, im gonna count up all the dots on the screen now... after the ice cream image, i feel like my mind is sorta prepared... will let you know in a while... it may take some time... go do somethin cool while youre waitin if you like?

20 Feb 2012 2:52pm

Laurie from Sedona, United States

What a beautiful shot! Surreal - Curly - these shots are amazing.

21 Feb 2012 2:46pm

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Nice capture...mighty fine details....its nicely composed also...

26 Feb 2012 10:40am

PENTAX K100D
1/500 second
F/9.5
ISO 200
27 mm (35mm equiv.)

colour
south-shields
groyne
ferry
lucis