Several Months back, our bay was graced with three Tall Ships on one weekend. The replica of the HMS Bounty was one of them. This is a photo of the Bounty's Figurehead. I used the clone tool to cover a motor launch and the shoreline in the background, to give it an on the open ocean look. Then used the B&W tool and played with the shading and highlights.
I always wondered why Figureheads, if they were women or mermaids always seem to have such healthy bosums, little did I realize it had to do with luck. I always thought it was to entertain the sailors after several months at sea. And she has a riding crop, who says those Victorians weren't kinky.
And look Heather, she is showing off her shoes!!!!!
Camera is a Kodak EasyShare Z612
This sideboard explains this particular Figurehead, and why the Figureheads were so well endowed.
Do you think Captain Bligh would have had better luck with his crew, if Miss Berthia had less clothes on??
PLEASE NOTE: If you enjoy the Tall Ships, please visit Amalie2's site, her town recently had a gathering of more Tall Ships than I have ever heard of, and she has some marvelous pictures of the event. The last photo in her Tall Ship page is a slide show. Well worth seeing:
http://amalie2.multiply.com/journal/item/123/Anchors_away_A_most_exotic_weekend_
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Cool shot here is mine. Baz
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Lovely.
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very nice one!
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LOL John, yes, she doesn't look that alluring does she, but very Old fashioned! And look at those shoes! Great job and the crooked horizon line really makes me sea sick he he.
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shoes be damned..I was born to be a figurehead....grins (love the pic)
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Great shot, will be posting mine later.
ReplyDeleteLOL dont even suggest it. Nice post though John
ReplyDeleteBrilliant shot there John.
ReplyDeleteLove it.
Feel free to check out my take: Slightly Old Fashioned
This is a wonderful photo!! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, who knows what those Victorians got up to!
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This is lovely John!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe detail....amazing.
A most Excellent photo!!!
Awesome shot! =o)
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lol! he may have had better luck ! interesting history lesson! thnx! I really didnt know that ! great picture !
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Love the bit of history and the great detail. Are the ships wonderful? We had a couple pirate ships on the Pax last week /:-)
ReplyDeletegorgeous! I went to a museum last time I was home and they had a whole wall of figureheads hanging. This one is beautiful!
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Good take on the theme, lovely shot,
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Oh, and nice shoes,
Great figure head shot! I love those.
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your picture is well done....and I love the story behind it! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post and fitting picture. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'll post mine later on. :)
loving the showing off of the shoes...lol Looks like she has a whip in her hand too =) Great catch!
ReplyDeleteGreat take on the theme and great story behind it too.
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I love the figureheads on the tall ships and I love tall ships too. You have done her proud with your photo.
ReplyDeleteI like your background theme here to go with the photo.
Glad that you made comment on the wonderful lead light and stained glass. I loved it when I saw it. Hence the photo.
It was good of you to visit and comment.
Picture Perfect ~ Old Fashioned
Wow thats really awesome.
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Wonderful shot John. Having always been fascinated with the old ships and carving I truly appreciate Miss Berthia.
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really ancient, just like you ^&^
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You have done a fantastic job with the editing. I can almost hear the creaking mast joists as the sea winds buffet the ship. We sailed on that tall ship in the Caribbean, the Fantome, the one that sunk. Pictures are on my site too. I don't think she had a figurehead. Maybe that was the problem. Those old ships are true works of art and craftmanship. Great job John and thanks for stopping by mine also.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo and I also enjoyed the little bit of history.
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Thanks for the visit and comments.
Great shot and beautiful old wood ship...great work...
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a beautiful shot
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Them are beautiful shoes no wonder! I wish I could see the rest of the boat that went with that... got me a link to this theme @ flickr or something? Fascinating stuff! Great picture!
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What a beautiful job of making it look like the open sea! Wouldn't it be great to go aboard and see what it is like around the ship? These old ships are so fastenating!! The sideboard is intersting... I see buxom, but I am still trying to figure out her scantily clad part... I mean all I see are her ankles... boy would those sailors get excited on our beaches today!!!!
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Wonderful shot.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry John I dont agree with you cause especially the dress looks wonderful,and impressive.
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How cool! Great shot!
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Way cool!
ReplyDeleteI have no creative juices flowing this week, although I did think about making an old fashioned (the drink) and taking a pic of that. Just popping in to see everyone's creativity!
ReplyDeleteA great picture! I really like the open ocean look, and the background on the figurehead, very interesting.
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Great shot in every sense!
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And a whale of a tale it is...lol....We had the Tall Ships visit recently too and what a sight to see.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pic you have here...
http://twicem.multiply.com/journal/item/54/Picture_Perfect_Old_Fashioned
What a site to behold.Thank you for sharing maudie
ReplyDeleteShe certainly seems dressed for the occasion! Great shot and thank you for stopping by!
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Great photo and story. The Bounty was here, in Victoria, BC, this summer, along with many others for a Tall Ships Festival, and I got lots of shots of them in full sail. Impressive ships, and so graceful.
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http://terrencew.multiply.com/journal/item/420/PICTURE_PERFECT_OLD_FASHIONED
Those must be some neat shots!!! I missed the Bounty coming in AND going out. I did capture some of a small revenue schooner from the mid 1800s (replica) leaving under sail. Would have loved to have seen the Bounty under sail. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeletewow very interesting history behind it all , excelent picture and great editing.
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lol.. and i always associated Victorians with prefering a less ample bosom... God love'em... outstanding work my friend!
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ReplyDeleteOh, I had to come back for another look.
ReplyDeleteLOL...me thinks ther eis naughty thoughts in there somewhere....LOL. But great shot John and you did great work on it it seems. Thanks for dropping by mine.
ReplyDeleteI thought you'd be watching the Great debate.....LOL.
penguin i had to drop back in and drop you off another tune a nice sailing tune
ReplyDeletehow interesting
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Most interesting. I don't know how to post the actual song here, but I find this a most haunting whaling song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-VyZBsBkj4 (Judy Collins singing Farewell to Tarwathie)
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John I swear I almost put up an identical photo , but mine was from an Irish tall ship and she had a green dress on lol , great minds and all that , but in the end I put something else up !!
ReplyDeleteYours is lovely and so is your background and I have seen the Bounty here as you know it was some experience .
http://sharonl344.multiply.com/journal/item/167/Picture_Perfect_Old_Fashioned_
I have never seen a lady with that many clothes on...on a ship like that! This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing it with us! Thank you for stopping by my page, and you have a fantastic weekend!
ReplyDeleteShiver me timbers and ahoy, matey! That is one cool shot!
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Hey, that is my job to notice things like that!!!!
ReplyDeletethis is is awesome. I like the story too. I thought it was a classic image of the Titanic movie by Leo and Kate. I never saw a ship built like that. I hope I could see one too. Great shot!
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very, very interesting story behind a fantastic photo. Only my 4th visit and i'm learning a lot already! she might be holding her dress to...start a striptease for the sailors? mwahaha...;-)
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Thanks for the very nice comments, means a lot to me. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI really loved this one. Heather showed me at work. Its a great photo, and it works on so many levels with the theme... thanks, Here's mine.
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Great shot
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great shot, and special thanks for the 2nd photo which adds so much in appreciating the first.
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oh what a lovely entry, john! and your background matching as well! what a perfect entry!
ReplyDeleteyou mentioned that the vessels figurehead always are women, but i have observed an exception. on the ship shabab oman, there is a male figurehead. i visited the ship, and asked the captain why? he assured me it was not because they disliked women, but the figurehead was of a former sailor, a hero in their region which i oman. you can find an image of this in my blog http://amalie2.multiply.com/journal/item/123/Anchors_away_A_most_exotic_weekend_
scroll down to the "Picturetrail."
Does she know she has a big ole ship stuck up her butt?
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Hi Amalie, I am sorry if I gave that impression, I meant that, of the figureheads I have seen (in museums, or pictures) that are women, those always seem to be "healthy", Other than that, I have seen figureheads of men, fish, dragon looking creatures, mermaids, crests, horses, etc.
ReplyDeleteAnd to the other readers, if you like Tall Ships, I do recommend you go to Amalie's page, her town had a festival of more Tall Ships in one place than I have ever seen or heard of before. And she has some marvelous pictures of the event.
This is awesome! How wonderful you were able to get a picture of it. I love old ships. They are majestic and beautiful. Something the "new" and "improved" models could never be...
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Great entry... the picture, the explanations and I like sailor songs...
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Nice shot and thanks for sharing the information.
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old fashioned but still worth the second look! nice music to go with the well-endowed figurehead...",)
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Sure, that's their excuse. Ha. Nice picture and explaining picture/text.
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oh my she's showing her shoe buckles that is scandalous.......nice shot John.
ReplyDeleteArrrrggggg matey... me thinks the Capn' shoulda disrobed Lady Berthia just a wee bit... maybe left her shoes on?? lol Give those sailors somethin to dream about!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo!!
thanks for filling up at my station tonight! :)
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This reminds me of my fav pirate movie - Pirates of the Caribbean and my fav pirate: the sexy Captain Jack Sparrow!! This is a sexy shot, looking thru Jack Sparrow's perspective.. LOL
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lmao!!! probably! right, john?! lol.... this is too beautiful!!!!
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A beautiful photo John! I visited Amalies page a while ago, very impressive those tall ships. I only knew they were in Holland, when they had left again... Next time I'll just have to go and see them.
ReplyDeleteAt first glance, the ropes behind her looked like a macramé purse. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood shot.
Thanks for your visit.
Hiya John
ReplyDeleteHaha @ the comment to Heather,
for 'the lady' really is pointing at her footwear!!
Brill take.
My entry on OLD-FASHIONED is in ere.
great pic, interesting story to go with it : )
ReplyDeleteThe things we learn - I never knew that about the will bestowed ladies as a figurehead - our models of today wouldn't have had a chance. Super photo
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ROFL!!! She IS pointing at her shoes, I did not catch that before!!
ReplyDeleteHei again John
ReplyDeleteYour pic has soo many levels to it, eh?!! lol
The white building in me photo is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_Cathedral
Do have a looksie for it is a very beautiful building completed in 1852! So one can say that tis really old and fabulously fashioned, eh? :)))
lol... A great entry! :))
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so, since she was NOT scantily clad, that was bad luck ?
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really cool:)
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Very cool and nice history lesson to boot!
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I didn't know why ships had the figure heads! Now I do, thanks for sharing.
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