Traditional working boats at Argelès port by laroque

Traditional working boats at Argelès port

Terrific shot. Love that line of orange sky in the background.
Wonder what the story is on how the boat "Consolation" got it's name.
April 26th, 2016  
I like the soft colours and reflections in this. Feeling a little guilty that my first thought was ' aha - it's cloudy there too!' seeing as your latest shots have been so sunny and bright. We've just has a snow storm through here!
April 26th, 2016  
Lovely shot and I too agree about the soft colours
April 26th, 2016  
Bob
Fabulous clarity !
April 26th, 2016  
@dyanstevens Since you asked! .... the name written on the boat is N.D. de Consolation, which is short for Notre Dame de Consolation (Our Lady of Consolation), the name of a hermitage (a Catholic religious retreat) near Collioure, the adjacent port at which the boat was first owned. The hermitage is on a site which as originally a Roman temple to Neptune, therefore dedicated to mariners. Interstingly (for me, perhaps not for you), a British writer named Patrick O'Brian lived his later life in Collioure, and was author of the 'Master & Commander' books set in the Royal Navy of the Nelson period (perhaps you saw the film with Russell Crowe). One of those books was called "The Nutmeg of Consolation", the name of a fictional captured vessel, and I suppose derived from this boat.
April 26th, 2016  
Beautiful tones and I love the composition!
April 26th, 2016  
I like how the sky and the water are almost tonally identical, really makes the lines of the boats and the horizon stand out.
April 27th, 2016  
Beautiful shot! Love the atmospheric sky!!
April 28th, 2016  
@laroque Thank you for that bit of history! So much more interesting than where my imagination went.
April 28th, 2016  
Very nice A FAV
April 30th, 2016  
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