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The giant and the SUP

Posted by
kiwisa (North Shore, New Zealand) on 17 January 2017 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

The early morning arrival of the giant Ovation of the Seas inspired this Stand Up Paddle (SUP) boarder to investigate.

Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/2500 second F/5.0 ISO 400 150 mm

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Slightly different sized vessels.

17 Jan 2017 5:20am

@Jypyä Pop: Yes , I think the paddle boarder must feel like a mouse next to an elephant.

Lai Chan See from Singapore, Singapore

David and Goliath?

17 Jan 2017 5:29am

@Lai Chan See: Great - I wish I had thought of that for the title.

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

A fine contrast . .

17 Jan 2017 6:08am

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

wonderful atmosphere!

17 Jan 2017 6:54am

tataray from Charentes-Poitou, France

Un géant des mers.
Magnifique prise. )

17 Jan 2017 6:59am

Gérard Flayol from Allauch, France

Well done the contrast

17 Jan 2017 7:38am

Captain Guildive Ajoupa from Saint Nazaire Pays de la Loire, France

Une belle rencontre sur l'océan entre ce paddle et le paquebot

17 Jan 2017 8:59am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Yeah, excellent contrast.

17 Jan 2017 9:53am

k@ from Paris, France

Ha ! love the scale !

17 Jan 2017 11:45am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Ah a David and Goliath shot ;)

17 Jan 2017 12:10pm

@grouser: Wish I had thought to use that as my title....

Frances from Boston, United States

Excellent contrast. I just wish I was on this cruise liner instead of blowing snow from my yard.

17 Jan 2017 1:47pm

@Frances: Yeah, I have head on the news of your extreme weather, hope it clears up soon.

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

The contrast is astounding!

17 Jan 2017 6:29pm

Lewis from Harns, Netherlands

This is cool, coincidentally I have seen this cruise ship in another photo today, happy ST ;)

17 Jan 2017 9:01pm

@Lewis: I will need to look for it...

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

That's a very impressive cruiser ship and the contrast is fabulous ...

17 Jan 2017 9:43pm

Philnz from Ngatea, New Zealand

Great contrast in size. A very nice capture. I wonder if he got there in time for breakfast.

17 Jan 2017 10:08pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

That is terrific. You sure show the scale.

18 Jan 2017 12:21am

L'Angevine from Angers, France

agréable

18 Jan 2017 8:46am

Gemma Wiseman from Melbourne, Australia

That is a dynamic contrast of size and shape. Great scene.

19 Jan 2017 7:45am

Canon EOS 7D Mark II
1/2500 second
F/5.0
ISO 400
150 mm

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