Dilettante Photography: Retrospective

Ships. Great And Small. (Wedel, May 2017) #hamburg #ships #containerships #shipspotting (Olympus OM-D E-M10, f/11, 1/800, 300 mm, ISO 200)

Harbor Tour Boats (Hamburg, March 2017) #hamburg #ships (Honor 7 mobile phone camera)

Container Ship Heading For the Sea (Hamburg, March 2017) Its the "San Francisca", a 300 meters long container ship, built in 2015 by Daewoo in Korea, registered on the Marshall Islands and owned / operated by Hamburg based ship-owning company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement. #hamburg #ships (Honor 7 PLK-L01, f/2, 1/2433, 4.62 mm, ISO 64)

Seamen on a Container Vessel (Hamburg, August 2015) #container   #shipping   #maritime   #maritimenews   #containershipping   #ships   #hamburg

The "Repsold" and the Yachts Parade -- The 826th 'Hamburg Port Anniversary' (May 2015) It's the world's greatest annual port festival and a big three-days party on and off the water. Activities include the yachts and other ship parades, a tugboat  ballet, lots of open ship opportunities, on-shore entertainment and so on.   The port anniversary dates back in legend to Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who issued a charter to Hamburg merchants on 7 May 1189, granting freedom from customs duties for ships sailing the Elbe river from Hamburg to the North Sea. This date has since then been considered as the founding date of the Port of Hamburg, which is why the Hamburg Port Anniversary is celebrated at the weekend on or after 7 May each year. (OK. I stole this history piece from the city's homepage). The 'Repsold' in the front of the picture is a fifty years old former buoy tender vessel ("Tonnenleger" or "Bojenleger" in German). However...

Port at Dusk (Hamburg 2015) #hamburg   #cityscapephotography   #nightphotography   #ships

Bulk Carrier with Two Tugboats (Hamburg, January 2015) This ship entering the port of Hamburg is the Santa Katerina sailing under the flag of Panama. The bulker has a capacity of around 58,100 dwt (deadweight tonnage) and is owned by Meiho Kaiun, a Japanese shipping company. The tug boats are usually used to, among others, help ships maneuvering inside the port.  #hamburgphotographers   #ships   #hamburg