On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Rick Womer <rwomer1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The ferries across the river in Basel are interesting. They get their power > from the current; a cable connects the vessel through a block (pulley) to > another cable stretched across the river. Using a rudder to keep the hull at > an angle to the currrent, the boat moves across the river. > > The vessel under way: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10204533&size=lg > > And the grizzled old skipper guiding ours: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10204543&size=lg
Judging by the coloured balls strung along the cable it almost looks like the "gay pride ferry". Interesting means of propulsion. I like the collection of characters looking at the camera in the second shot. Both well done. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
