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49. I wish there had been some way to eliminate the banner of the Boston-Provincetown ferry

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 09:55 AM

Aug 13

But that is pretty much a permanent fixture, as it is at the end of the pier, and that is the only place a tall ship can safely dock in Provincetown.

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I promise this photo is not altered in any way [View all] DFW Aug 12 OP

Wow. Just gorgeous awesome. Srkdqltr Aug 12 #1

Beautiful shot! SWinter Aug 12 #2

Ya done good, my dear DFW! It's gorgeous. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 12 #3

We just looked up, and there it was. DFW Aug 12 #7

Wow! It's a beautiful scene! The moon really makes it special. Diamond_Dog Aug 12 #4

Is that the French flag on the right? CTyankee Aug 12 #5

No, that's Nederland (the Netherlands) DFW Aug 12 #6

thanks. My flag education is flagging... CTyankee Aug 12 #8

Hey, give yourself some credit DFW Aug 12 #9

No, I never even ventured a guess. You must have me confused with someone else on this thread... CTyankee Aug 12 #23

Shhhh! DFW Aug 12 #44

Wow! pandr32 Aug 12 #10

Gorgeous! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 12 #11

No filter? That's beautiful. Figarosmom Aug 12 #12

No artificial ingredients DFW Aug 12 #18

It's The Kalmar Nykel justaprogressive Aug 12 #13

That's it. DFW Aug 12 #19

A floating classroom! What a World-Class idea! calimary Aug 12 #42

WOW 👍👍 fantastic photo TommieMommy Aug 12 #14

Incredible! Bayard Aug 12 #15

Simply stunning. Thank you for sharing. niyad Aug 12 #16

Awesome pic! Thank you judesedit Aug 12 #17

I just pointed and got lucky. DFW Aug 12 #20

WOW Wild blueberry Aug 12 #21

Gorgeous! liberalla Aug 12 #22

Stunning! N/T Upthevibe Aug 12 #24

Tall ships in person are just breathtaking, aren't they? fierywoman Aug 12 #25

Very much so! I got one tour I wasn't supposed to have. DFW Aug 13 #57

In the end, "Alle Menschen werden Brdern" (?sp?), such a beautiful thing. fierywoman Aug 13 #60

I *swear* I put -- fierywoman Aug 13 #61

Much of the "exotic" punctuation won't show in the title line DFW Aug 13 #62

Thanks for the correction. I only know the words from hearing them hurtling over fierywoman Aug 13 #63

My friend what a photo irisblue Aug 12 #26

Fabulous! What a color of the moon, and contrast with the cooler ship colors. electric_blue68 Aug 12 #27

Incredible! ❤️ Is there a fire somewhere that made that moon so orange? Gorgeous. Hekate Aug 12 #28

Is that ruddy moon melm00se Aug 12 #29

Some here on Cape Cod say that is indeed so. DFW Aug 12 #45

No need to be one - when there's fire smoke.ca that is! Def smoke from Canada, nice shot! Blues Heron Aug 13 #51

WOW!!! elleng Aug 12 #30

Beautiful! mountain grammy Aug 12 #31

That is just magical! stage left Aug 12 #32

Nice picture. Vikings? South of Vinland? NNadir Aug 12 #33

Wow, even the flags cooperated! Permanut Aug 12 #34

The best camera is always the one with you! mnhtnbb Aug 12 #35

Sturgeon Moon question everything Aug 12 #36

ohm myyy. AllaN01Bear Aug 12 #37

Wonderful photo, incredibly clear wendyb-NC Aug 12 #38

Absolutely Outstanding!!! calimary Aug 12 #39

In the nick of time! What's your cell phone? It, and you, take terrific images! Thanks! George McGovern Aug 12 #40

It's an iPhone DFW Aug 13 #55

AND you managed to get all the flags at full-fly. Most of my flag shots, the flags are furled and crumpled. NBachers Aug 12 #41

We saw the ship just coming in to dock, so the flags were still flying in the wind. DFW Aug 13 #48

Wowzers! Alliepoo Aug 12 #43

Gorgeous. MorbidButterflyTat Aug 12 #46

That's amazing... Great shot!!! nt mitch96 Aug 12 #47

I wish there had been some way to eliminate the banner of the Boston-Provincetown ferry DFW Aug 13 #49

Photoshop!!.. I love the way the shot if framed..nt mitch96 Aug 13 #53

I don't even know how to use Photoshop DFW Aug 13 #54

I've played around with photo editing software and it can do amazing things but takes a lot of education mitch96 Aug 13 #56

Someone should go back and review Beria's notes. DFW Aug 13 #58

HA! I had to break out google translate for that one, da? ...nt mitch96 Aug 13 #59

Lens compression / foreshortening SpankMe Aug 13 #50

Stunning! h2ebits Aug 13 #52