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One from the front... ...one from the side... ..one of the front... ...and one from behind.

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]]> Fri Mar 27 2009 Marchwood Shipping and Container Ships http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1660868.html A few from the past few weeks of Caedmon, Fastcat Ryde and various container ships that just happened to pass by. Sunday 1 March 2009: A few from the past few weeks of Caedmon, Fastcat Ryde and various container ships that just happened to pass by.

Looking rather lonely over at Marchwood Just happened to pass by By process of Elimination (I.e, not on AIS around Portsmouth)

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]]> Sun Mar 1 2009 Southampton, Snow, and Caedmon http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1648702.html Selection of photos taken over the past two days which bought something White, something Yellow and something Wight. Tuesday 3 February 2009: Selection of photos taken over the past two days which bought something White, something Yellow and something Wight.

The swimming pool car park, unbroken snow. Untouched snow on Town Quay on the morning of Feb 3rd. Town Quay with unbroken snow. Freshly laid and largely undisturbed! Something Yellow: And a sudden snow storm bought snowflakes onto my lens and a cold wind which meant I legged it before I could get a nice photo. A foe in the solent! Something Wight - Caedmon heading towards Marchwood where she will be laid up. A foe in the solent! Something Wight - Caedmon heading towards Marchwood where she will be laid up. A foe in the solent! Something Wight - Caedmon heading towards Marchwood where she will be laid up.

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]]> Tue Feb 3 2009 More Portsmouth Ramblings http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1645431.html One Shipspotter. One Camera One day off One cold day in Portsmouth. Thursday 29 January 2009: One Shipspotter. One Camera One day off One cold day in Portsmouth.

St Clare bashes her way out of Portsmouth Harbour St Clare from afar. St Catherine up close ...and St Catherine from afar Same for Barfleur - this one up close. ...and this one from afar. Fastcat Shanklin heads into the harbour Shanklin aka Custard, heading into the harbour. St Catherine heading out again And St Faith coming in to take her place. With a dull, empty looking logo on her side. New (livery) meets old (Livery) Solent Express battled her way across the pond. Custard Power. Fastcat Ryde heaing out (They changed over at some point) HMS Daring, new Type 45. Rather Eye in the Sky, or rather Eye up the tower. St Clare motoring her way out. Another Clare on her way out again (Looking strangely similar to the photo before last)

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]]> Thu Jan 29 2009 QE2 Final Southampton Sailaway http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1610115.html Taken from Mayflower Park on the evening of November 11th 2008 as the QE2 made her final sailaway from Southampton. (I only had a tree as a tripod - hardly the most practical of tripods, but it just about did the job!) Pretty much all of the photos are fireworks, just with the QE2 in the foreground of some. Tuesday 11 November 2008: Taken from Mayflower Park on the evening of November 11th 2008 as the QE2 made her final sailaway from Southampton. (I only had a tree as a tripod - hardly the most practical of tripods, but it just about did the job!) Pretty much all of the photos are fireworks, just with the QE2 in the foreground of some.

Qe2 leaves Southampton, complete with firework display

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]]> Tue Nov 11 2008 Seaford & Newhaven 2008 onwards http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1603474.html See a video of the Sospan Dau here: http://tinyurl.com/Seaford Wednesday 1 October 2008: See a video of the Sospan Dau here: http://tinyurl.com/Seaford

Yet another sunset to add to my collection New apartments overlooking the harbour New apartments overlooking the harbour HD Ferries' Hd 1 berthed in Newhaven Beach re-building at Seaford Beach re-building at Seaford Beach re-building at Seaford Beach re-building at Seaford

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]]> Wed Oct 1 2008 More Southampton Ship Spotting http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1603465.html More photos taken in and around the Southampton area during Autumn/Winter 2008. Videos: Solent Express departing Rdye Hoverport: http://tinyurl.com/RydeDeparture Hovercraft Arriving at Ryde Hoverport: http://tinyurl.com/RydeArrival Sunday 28 September 2008: More photos taken in and around the Southampton area during Autumn/Winter 2008. Videos: Solent Express departing Rdye Hoverport: http://tinyurl.com/RydeDeparture Hovercraft Arriving at Ryde Hoverport: http://tinyurl.com/RydeArrival

Ventura leaving Southampton, Sept 08 As she towers over Mayflower park Queen Mary 2 at city cruise terminal Ventura, German Cruise Ship Amadeus, QM2 The old lady sleeps alongside the QEII terminal Energetic little thing whizzing alongside. Hovertravel's Solent Express on the pad at Ryde. Solent Express heading off towards Southsea ^ As above ^ Posing for the photo Sailing past Ryde Sailing past Ryde The old lady chugs her way past Ryde - was practically dark at this point hence the graininess of the image. Sunset over the Isle of Wight. As darkness descends over Ryde Pier. General cargo ship loaded up with motor cruisers. Red Jet 4 approaching Cowes. One of several ships laid up in Southampton water over December-February 2009.

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]]> Sun Sep 28 2008 Oriana X812 Baltic Explorer http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1584783.html Ports on the Cruise were: Copenhagen Waremunde St Petersburg Talinn Helsinki Aarhus Stockholm Oslo Kristiansand Videos: Highlights: http://tinyurl.com/BalticExplorer Full Video: http://tinyurl.com/BalticExplorerFull Sunday 10 August 2008: Ports on the Cruise were: Copenhagen Waremunde St Petersburg Talinn Helsinki Aarhus Stockholm Oslo Kristiansand Videos: Highlights: http://tinyurl.com/BalticExplorer Full Video: http://tinyurl.com/BalticExplorerFull

Lifeboat drill It suits you, better than the top you've got on underneath (ducks to avoid cushion being thrown at me) Tug boat!! Southampton Loitering astern while leaving Southampton Happy to be on holiday..I think.. RedJet Sailaway, retreated inside because it's a bit windy. Expecting, due any day soon. A remarkable pregnancy of several years. Plotting... My servant..well trained I think you'll agree? Me making a rather terrible face - almost like i'm breaking wind in the pool (I wasn't, honest!) Us doing our best Posing on her balcony Dad posing on the balcony Have you seen a ghost mother? Drink up! Dinner time. The family in Crows. I look rather dead because I had a cold for the first few days. It's a ship! Copenhagen Now what ship might this be? Ventura? Nah..erm..I dunno...any suggestions? The famous mermaid thing How nice of them to provide a thermometer for us? Aww! Copenhagen Two people loitering around Copenhagen It's a ferry! Oriana's thirsty. Bye Jewel of the Seas! Who's he speaking to? Yes, stop posing please. My birthday! Me turning a shade of red not too different from the chairs Posing...yet again. Don't worry, there's plenty more like this. All the way to Germany...for Fish 'n' chips! Paul sprouting a set of antlers - could be useful in certain situations! Shipyard Boudicca (Pronounce as you wish) Oriana, Waremunde It's another ferry!!! Obviously all distracted by something off camera... Don't mess with the funny tower thing Mafia. Mother posing...with Boudicca Ahoy there! Take particular note of dad doing the Amarillo walk...pffft! Goodbye nice friendly German people! Goodbye nice friendly German people! (Not sarcastic, honest!) Well...yes...the less said the better I think. Loitering on deck in Russia, waiting for our tour. Funny ship replica hotel in Russia

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]]> Sun Aug 10 2008 CMA CGM Strauss http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1461550.html My photos from my first sea phase. Quite a fair few from the Suez Canal! Sunday 10 February 2008: My photos from my first sea phase. Quite a fair few from the Suez Canal!

In the air, over the Swiss Alps My rather spacious original cabin Desk in original cabin Bathroom View out my window on first arriving onboard The hold in front of my cabin, Bay 42. Sunset from the gangway whilst in Suez Canal. February 08 Sunset in Suez Sunset in Suez A pretty sunset in the Suez Canal. Going towards Asia A nice calm day, somewhere near the equator Nice calm, blue day somewhere near the equator Suez Canal, going back towards Europe A load of tankers in the Suez Canal. no idea why they're there, I presume waiting for a ferry to cross the canal. Me looking a pillock in the Suez canal, enjoying the view on deck. Pretty bridge in Suez canal How the hell did they manage that??? Aurora in Barcelona, turning in the morning Aurora in Barcelona, turning in the morning Aurora berthed in Barcelona Fos, France at night. Strauss in Malta Freeport terminal, April 2008 Dusk in Malta, April 2008 Dusk in Malta, April 2008 Dusk in Malta, April 2008 A view whilst under pilotage through the waters of Hong Kong Lianyun Gang sunset Running practically empty around China View from the aft mooring deck of our wake at full pelt. A maltese guy undoing twistlocks. Never thought I'd be glad to see that name, but home sweet home! Navigator of the Seas leaving Barcelona Pilot, Barcelona Carnival Freedom, Barcelona Carnival Freedom, Barcelona Carnival Freedom, Barcelona Carnival Freedom, Barcelona Carnival Freedom, Barcelona Cagliari..obviously an up and coming container port. An extra call added to discharge a load of containers for a port that we omitted as it was closed (The french striking again!) Estelle Maersk in the Suez Canal Train going by in the Suez Canal The Bulbous Bow, visible from peering over the side and holding on to my camera tightly! Our big fat engine - 10 cylinders, 77,000 horsepower. Me..looking a prat in the Engine Control Room. My new cabin! (A passenger cabin) My new passenger cabin. Sunset...somewhere.. Sunset, photoshopped and I fancied playing with the colours, hence why it's pink.

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]]> Sun Feb 10 2008 Hythe & Southampton. http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1440241.html A few photos taken when I tootled across to Hythe for no particular reason. Saturday 12 January 2008: A few photos taken when I tootled across to Hythe for no particular reason.

Red Jet 4 Red Jet 4 That's my vessel! 6 little seagulls sitting on a wall.... There were a few people scoffing fish 'n' chips at the time. Public enemy number one! Hythe Pier...as if you couldn't read that! Red Eagle Red Jet 2

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]]> Sat Jan 12 2008 Aurora R722 http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1440232.html The photos from Aurora's 2 night weekender cruise to Zeebrugge. Friday 14 December 2007: The photos from Aurora's 2 night weekender cruise to Zeebrugge.

Paul in Crows Nest, still in school uniform and looking a pillock because he refused to undo his top button. Lifeboat drill A dark, cold sailaway. Some street in Bruges. Some clock tower of some sorts in Bruges A pretty building with nice sun rays gleaming over the top. Canal in Bruges Now this would've been a perfect shot of a swan taking off if someone had used the sports mode with a quicker shutter speed. Yes I'm talking to you mother. Another canal in Bruges. That's it, cough it up dear. Paul & dad in Bruges QE2 in Zeebrugge. Aurora...also in Zeebrugge. New sunloungers, tables and chairs in Crystal Pool. Well, not actually IN the pool but around the poolside. Mum & Dad standing beside Crystal Pool. Paul...half asleep in Raffles by the looks of it. Dad...awake in Raffles. Mum..wide awake in Raffles. Dad & Mum sitting in champions having a whale of a time by the looks on their faces. Mum posing as usual in Champions The terrible three in Crows. Aurora's thirsty.

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]]> Fri Dec 14 2007 Lille, France http://daniel7345.fotopic.net/c1440223.html On a day trip to Lille in Northern France on the Eurostar - first train there and last one back. So yes, it was a long day! Friday 4 January 2008: On a day trip to Lille in Northern France on the Eurostar - first train there and last one back. So yes, it was a long day!

On the train on the way...at about 0830 GMT Us on the train before dawn, hence why I look miserable. The town hall. See, I remember something from GCSE French! Another view from the big wheel in Lille ...and yet another view Paul on wheel. Hold on tight - there was nothing to hold us in apart from thay low fence you can see! View from the big wheel in Lille Me slightly more awake sitting on the big wheel in lille with low sides. Another view.... I'm getting as bored as you are looking at all these pointless photos of the Lille skyline. Me snapping away on my new camera. Mum outside the main station. Us sitting round bored outside the big shopping centre. Lille Europe in background. Us sitting round bored again. We walked along this street at least 5 times throughout the course of the day. Wheel and statue of someone. Title says it all really. Big wheel in Lille (Hey, it rhymes!) at night. Mum in a street somewhere. The heaters at Lille Europe, the international station. There were quite a few of these dotted around to keep everyone warm because the station wasn't quite fully enclosed. The departure board while we were waiting - we were the 21:39 to

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