Charleston Harbor Fest (Tall Ship Festival)

TNathe · 06-29-2009, 09:20 AM

Just got back yesterday from a weekend up in Charleston. The parents wanted to check out some of the world's largest sailing ships so the g/f and I decided to tag along for a nice weekend getaway. Didn't get as many photos as I'd like to have, especially of the old houses and stuff in downtown.

Critique is welcome and if anyone knows how I can edit these photos to make them a bit better Im open to suggestions. I just put them in GIMP and played with the brightness/contrast until I was satisfied.

Tecla
Netherlands
Rig: Gaff Ketch 2
Sparred Length: 123’
Draft: 8.86’
Beam: 21.65’
Hull: Steel

Pride of Baltimore II
Class: B
Rig: Topsail Schooner
Sparred Length: 157’
Draft: 12.6’
Beam: 26.4’
Hull: Wood

give you an idea of how big these things are, here are men working on the sails

not really a great photograph, but some dolphins hung around the docks all day to see what the hub bub was about

Second largest sailing ship in the WORLD, the Russian Kruzenshtern
Homeport: Kalingrad, Russia
Sparred Length: 376'
Rig: Four-Masted Barque
Draft: 16'
Beam: 46'
Hull: Steel

Mircea
Romania
Class: A
Rig: Barque 3
Sparred Length: 304.32’
Draft: 18.04’
Beam: 39.49’
Hull: Steel

Spirit of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Class: B
Sparred Length: 140’
Rig: Two-masted Schooner
Draft: 10’
Beam: 24'
Hull: Wood

Fort Moultrie

btw, our main man Oceola is buried here at Fort Moultrie, I had no idea. Apparently he was captured and kept here but was given free run of the place until he died from a throat infection.

I will add more as I edit the pics and upload them

SaturnTypeR · 06-30-2009, 09:42 PM

NICE!! Thanks for sharing them!

**Sabotage** · 06-30-2009, 10:11 PM

very niice! when we lived in savannah, my friend and i took a weekend drive up to charleston, i loved it there!

TNathe · 07-02-2009, 11:37 AM

Yeah, Charleston is def a cool city, but damn all the people

The houses are GORGEOUS, and you could read plaques all day long. It's pretty mind boggling looking at a house some lives in that was built 30 years BEFORE the Declaration of Independence was signed. Im always amazed by how much granite is everywhere. Nowadays that would be a FORTUNE.

For eats we went across the bridge onto Sullivan Island. GREAT food, less crowds.

**Sabotage** · 07-02-2009, 11:35 PM

yeah, when we went there, i took tones of pics of houses! i loved all the cool old buildings and houses! i'll have to dig em up some day, some of them turned out really nice!

06-29-2009, 09:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
TNathe Registered User	Charleston Harbor Fest (Tall Ship Festival) Just got back yesterday from a weekend up in Charleston. The parents wanted to check out some of the world's largest sailing ships so the g/f and I decided to tag along for a nice weekend getaway. Didn't get as many photos as I'd like to have, especially of the old houses and stuff in downtown. Critique is welcome and if anyone knows how I can edit these photos to make them a bit better Im open to suggestions. I just put them in GIMP and played with the brightness/contrast until I was satisfied. Tecla Netherlands Rig: Gaff Ketch 2 Sparred Length: 123’ Draft: 8.86’ Beam: 21.65’ Hull: Steel Pride of Baltimore II Class: B Rig: Topsail Schooner Sparred Length: 157’ Draft: 12.6’ Beam: 26.4’ Hull: Wood give you an idea of how big these things are, here are men working on the sails not really a great photograph, but some dolphins hung around the docks all day to see what the hub bub was about Second largest sailing ship in the WORLD, the Russian Kruzenshtern Homeport: Kalingrad, Russia Sparred Length: 376' Rig: Four-Masted Barque Draft: 16' Beam: 46' Hull: Steel Mircea Romania Class: A Rig: Barque 3 Sparred Length: 304.32’ Draft: 18.04’ Beam: 39.49’ Hull: Steel Spirit of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina Class: B Sparred Length: 140’ Rig: Two-masted Schooner Draft: 10’ Beam: 24' Hull: Wood Fort Moultrie btw, our main man Oceola is buried here at Fort Moultrie, I had no idea. Apparently he was captured and kept here but was given free run of the place until he died from a throat infection. I will add more as I edit the pics and upload them Last edited by TNathe : 06-29-2009 at 09:49 AM.

07-02-2009, 11:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
TNathe Registered User	Yeah, Charleston is def a cool city, but damn all the people The houses are GORGEOUS, and you could read plaques all day long. It's pretty mind boggling looking at a house some lives in that was built 30 years BEFORE the Declaration of Independence was signed. Im always amazed by how much granite is everywhere. Nowadays that would be a FORTUNE. For eats we went across the bridge onto Sullivan Island. GREAT food, less crowds. Last edited by TNathe : 07-03-2009 at 12:01 PM.

06-30-2009, 09:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
SaturnTypeR Official Photo Ninja	NICE!! Thanks for sharing them!

06-30-2009, 10:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sabotage slash	very niice! when we lived in savannah, my friend and i took a weekend drive up to charleston, i loved it there!

07-02-2009, 11:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sabotage slash	yeah, when we went there, i took tones of pics of houses! i loved all the cool old buildings and houses! i'll have to dig em up some day, some of them turned out really nice!