Lady Washington
The original Lady Washington was built around 1750. Over the next 45 years she traveled to the Pacific Northwest and Asia. The ship was a trader in furs and pelts with the costal Native Americans. The Lady Washington was the first American vessel to visit the Japan. The replica of the Lady Washington is the official Washington state’s Tall Ship Ambassador. In 2008 it will be visiting ports in California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.
The image presented here shows the Lady Washington just off the cost of Ventura California where it will be until February 10th. The photographer was able to capture the ship at sunset with a very nice sky. The horizon is set at about one quarter of the vertical distance giving us lots of room for the golden nightfall. You will notice that the light area is well balanced in weight in relation to the darker sea. The three quarter view of the ship is nicely illuminated and if you look closely you can see men in the rigging and on deck.
I might suggest to the photographer that he may want to crop out the wave at the bottom edge of the frame. This wave tells us that the ship is close to the beach. Without it we have no idea if the ship is at sea or not. It might have been interesting to see the subject further to the left past the centerline to give more room in front of the ship.
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A Second Photo of the Same Subject 
February 5th, 2008 at 6:48 am
I think it is a beautiful image with a beautiful backround that not only displays one of the more beautiful sunsets, but it also follows the 2/3 rule to a “T”. The only thing I would change, and this is just me, I would remove the ship. Yes I know its the subject, but it is very dark and I cant think of a way to fix that without ruining the beautiful backround. Nonetheless it is still a beautiful picture that deserves its compliments.
February 5th, 2008 at 10:53 am
What?? Remove the ship?? Oh no, no, no. The ship is a silhouette and should be black..the contrast makes the sky even more lovely in my opinion.
February 5th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
A fantastic silhouette of this ship! I love the guys on the rigging. I agree with a little more room for the ship in front so it dose not look so centered.
Lovely capture!