Cutty Sark

[Rob MacKillop]

My last shots from the London trip...

Cutty 1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Cutty 2 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Cutty 3 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Cutty 4 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Cutty 4 crop by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

 

[Stephen McCullough]

That first one really emphasizes the density and complexity of the rigging. The various lines make me want to trace them and try to understand their purpose.

She looks a bit cross in the last one...

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Incredibly complex, isn't it? I quickly gave up trying to understand how it all worked. As for the masthead, I wouldn't like to see her emerge out of gun smoke, racing towards me!

 

[Beth Anthony]

she looks a little angry. maybe someone pulled the wrong rope?

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

I love the composition on frame 4, Rob. Perfect balance.
The ship's name almost readable from right to left.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

She looks mad - badly fitting upper garments probably ticked her off

Looks lovely in B&W Rob

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I think she was smiling before the ship burned down a couple of years ago. There has been an extensive restoration, costing many millions, and she no longer sits in water. But you can walk underneath, should you want to. I was too impatient to get to the Ansel Adams exhibition 200 yards away, so we never did see her nether regions, so to speak.

 

[Pete Askew]

Love the detailed rigging shots Rob. And she really doesn't look too happy does she. Mind, I wouldn't either if I had a clipper up my a...