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Scott Holcomb

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Posted: 27 May 2013

Taken: 08 Nov 1979

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Yacht Keramos •
Ocean 75 •
Ketch •
Caribbean •
Yashica ELECTRO 35CC •
COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens •
Kodak 135 negative film •
HP Scanjet G4050 •
Photoshop Restoration •

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Yacht Keramos Twin Foresails

Yacht Keramos Twin Foresails
In a past lifetime I sailed the Seven Seas (or at least a couple of them).


This image was captured while sailing in the Caribbean Sea with a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC. The 35mm negative was scanned with a HP Scanjet G4050 and restored with multiple Photoshop operations.
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 Skipper
Skipper
Hi Scott,
thanks for the answer and this example. I'll enquiry in the web about Epsom 600.
Let me add few remarks of mine about this photo, just a dock chat... (:-)
So you have been sailing too... owned a boat maybe?

You Yankees must have a different terminology about the rigging, I wouldn't call this twin foresails but just cutter rigging, that is a jib or yankee nearest to the bow and a smaller staysail aft. My boat has twin foresails, i.e. two equal jibs set at twin stays exactly at the bow.

This photo looks really a scanned one. It has a slight magenta dominant which could be the result of the scanning or already present in the negative. Most old negatives have a magenta dominant.

I can't evaluate the sharpness because I cannot see the original.

Cheers,
Donato
9 years ago.
Scott Holcomb club has replied to Skipper
Donato, first I must confess that my knowledge of sailing terminology is very rudimentary. I was hired as a crew member of the Yacht Keramos, a Guernsey registered, Ocean 75 class, ketch (the only Yank on this British yacht). I began my service as galley chef since I had professional experience, hired while the boat was in Rio de Janeiro. Soon, my duties changed to secretary/liaison since I am fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and French. Although I had deck duties, I am not a true sailor! I did continue as a crew member for almost 10 months, however.
Regarding the scanned photo, the negative was very compromised and required extensive "repairs" through use of digital tools (primarily in Photoshop). Although my goal is to not overdo the adjustments, the photo is what I remember through my "mind's eye" when we took out the tender south of Trinidad Tobago in late 1979 for a photo shoot. As you well know, the color of the sea and sky can vary depending on many conditions and, of course, your monitor quality and settings can make a difference!
Thanks for your visit and interesting discourse!
Scott
9 years ago.

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