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16-MAR-2012 © Walter O. Koenig

Carnival Spirit

General Characteristics

Tonnage: 85,900 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 963 ft (293.52 m)
Beam: 106 ft (32.31 m)
Draft: 25.5 ft (7.77 m)
Decks: 12 decks
Speed: 22-knot (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity: 2,680 passengers
Crew: 961 crew


The image above was taken for the Weekly Informal Challenge (Week 101): "Wide Open Spaces"

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Pieter Bos17-Nov-2012 20:19
Great shot with this lens! ~V
Waggoner Photos01-Jul-2012 00:13
I am not usually a fan of wide angle distortion
but this shot really works,encompassing the whole ship! (Voted)
LynnH21-Mar-2012 01:16
She's about to blow! :) This is so cool! V
Barbara Heide20-Mar-2012 22:52
impressive ship!
J. Scott Coile19-Mar-2012 19:29
I love it when you get all fishy :-)
Carl and Racine Erland19-Mar-2012 17:16
I think this lens is in love with you...you always seem to get great shots with it,
no matter what the setting. Love this creative view. - Racine
Timothy Guenther19-Mar-2012 12:04
The distortion gives it an organic feel. Nicely done.
Karen Stuebing19-Mar-2012 12:01
That fish eye sure managed to get the entire ship in the photo. And it is huge! Love the distortion here. V.
Guest 19-Mar-2012 02:57
Great fish eye lens... too..
Guest 19-Mar-2012 02:57
Well done. Great colors and good composition.
Jola Dziubinska19-Mar-2012 00:13
Fantastic effect with your fish eye, Walter, great photo. V.
Cindi Smith18-Mar-2012 23:44
This is superb! Wonderful fisheye! BV!
Inga Morozoff18-Mar-2012 20:50
Now that's a big ship. Nicely captured in that ol' fisheye of yours.
monica memoli18-Mar-2012 18:54
Impressive! v
BleuEvanescence18-Mar-2012 15:31
I think you are in love with your fisheye lens (hihihihiiiiii = lol in french ;).
This is gorgeous and impressive Walter! They do go to "open space"!!
Stephanie18-Mar-2012 12:14
This is totally awesome Walter!!! Love the wide open appearance! VV
Are people still taking Carnival Cruises after all of the mishaps they've had this winter?
carol j. phipps18-Mar-2012 01:15
Wide, for sure. Beautiful.
Helen Betts17-Mar-2012 22:58
Wow, I love the wide angle view. Outstanding capture. V.
laine17-Mar-2012 20:42
You achieved the goal perfectly Walter.
Frank Brault17-Mar-2012 19:28
This perspective and the distortion is magnificent! BV
René-André17-Mar-2012 19:10
Well done! Very creative.
Mike H.17-Mar-2012 17:25
Very appealing use of the fisheye; wonderful quality too!!
John Reynolds LRPS17-Mar-2012 17:11
Excellent wide angle capture. V.
Fong Lam17-Mar-2012 16:49
Would be wonderful to take a vacation on this giant cruiser...fabulous capture! V
Noël17-Mar-2012 16:37
Wow, that's a big one. Excellent photo Walter. v
globalgadabout17-Mar-2012 16:32
deliciously warped view...it seems there is a lot of wide open space on this giant...V
Glenn Dean (Vatorman)17-Mar-2012 16:06
Cool bow warp.
(PS say 'hi' to my co-worker touring SD waterfront this weekend - he'd be the pale Canadian)
Guest 17-Mar-2012 15:45
This is totally cool how this turn out.
Jim Coffman17-Mar-2012 15:29
Wow, this is so cool!!
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