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Friday 18 June 2010

Skywatch Friday - Ships That Pass In The Night


Time to say goodbye
Down on the Mornington Peninsula, the ferry runs between Sorrento and Queenscliff across Port Phillip Bay connecting it (Sorrento) with the Bellarine (Peninsula). The trip takes around 40 minutes and is much faster than driving back to Melbourne, then heading west down the Princes Highway.

This photo was taken not long before sunset from the Portsea pier. In the first photo, the boat on the left is heading back to Sorrento and the one on the right is on its way to Queenscliff. As you can see in the second photo, they have passed each other. After taking these shots, I went back to my car and drove back to Sorrento to wait for the ferry to pull in where I took some more photos.

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Today's quote: Like two doomed ships that pass in storm we had crossed each other's way: but we made no sign, we said no word, we had no word to say ~ Oscar Wilde.

30 comments:

Gemma Wiseman said...

Lovely shots of the ferries! Beautiful rich blue of sea and sky!

brattcat said...

A tinge of melancholy, thinking of ships passing in the night...all the movies where the lovers miss each other by seconds...sigh. But what beautiful images you've captured.

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful capture of the ships, and the blue colors are beautiful!

Lindz said...

the ship and the blue colour is attractive

Jim said...

Beautiful shots and beautiful blues.
Sydney - City and Suburbs

Small City Scenes said...

Very nice shots. the sky is lovely.

As for empty houses it is rather sad. A carpenter friend of mine says as soon as a house is empty it starts dying---I think that may be true. MB

Luis Gomez said...

Great shots! Amazing blues.

Anonymous said...

Dear, last week I travelled to Tallin, the Capital of Estonia and during the night I saw...ships and more ships...and I felt very very nice...witha difference:the sky was dark, dark...
congrats..love of them
your shots are very very nice...
nice day
Grace Olsson

eden said...

Simply stunning. Love the colour. Great capture.

VP said...

A beautiful couple of images, love this magic blue.

Boom Nisanart said...

Stunning Photo !
I love the blue : )

Ma.links said...

Stunning shots.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

How often do you go on the ferry. Looks like a cruise liner.

Carver said...

The sky and water are so beautiful in that light. That is a perfect view of two ships passing each other.

Unknown said...

These are so beautiful! Great entry on the Skywatch theme.

Penelope Potty Snooper said...

Simply amazing! I love the blue.

Cezar and Léia said...

Stunning blue!I do love these pictures, thanks a lot!
Happy weekend,
hugs
Léia

Lowell said...

Very nicely done. This is the best time to take photos - when the blue of the sky meets the blue of the earth!

Halcyon said...

Beautiful! The blue sky and the blue water make me want to be there.

Regina said...

Wow how beautiful!
Great captures.
Happy SWF. Enjoy your weekend.

Lois said...

That sky looks so dramatic! I love the color.

lina@women's perspectives said...

Amazing...
Lovely blue sky and water, perfect captures of those two ships...

Thanks for visiting, I myself don't realize what reflection it is :)

Rob Siemann said...

Very nice!
And I thought Sorrento was in Italy...

EG CameraGirl said...

The colours are amazing!

Louis la Vache said...

What fine Sky Watch images! Marvelous colours!

Inday said...

What a capture! You did well!

Kirigalpoththa said...

Lovely shots!

Linnea said...

I love ferries! You've captured these two perfectly and the sky and water look so dramatic. Thanks for stopping by at my SWF post!

M. CHRISTOPHE said...

What colors you have found here, impressive.

AB said...

So very blue! How pretty

Melbourne Daily Photo

Hello, I created this blog because Melbourne is my city and I want people to see what a beautiful place it is. So come with me on a journey of discovery as we traverse the dining precincts, the culture, the laneways and hidden gems that make Melbourne marvellous.