Figurehead on the bow of the Joseph Conrad by Helen Betts

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28-Sep-2019

Figurehead on the bow of the Joseph Conrad

Seen at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. I always thought figureheads on the bows of ships were women, but obviously not. See previous picture for a full view of the ship.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Cooperative leaves, posted earlier:

Sony RX10 IV
1/400s f/4.0 at 168.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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janescottcumming		15-Nov-2019 15:11
Great details in this neat figurehead. I was also thinking that it was a bit unusual to see a man on the bow of a ship! V

hayl		15-Nov-2019 13:52
It is the only male figurehead I’ve heard of. Two nice photos of the ship.

fotabug		15-Nov-2019 06:22
A work of art!

Charlene Ambrose		15-Nov-2019 00:50
Nice image of the details in the carvings. I've always wanted to go to Mystic! V

Julie Oldfield		15-Nov-2019 00:39
Wow! This is captivating. V

bill friedlander		15-Nov-2019 00:28
Nice crisp shot of this marvelous carving. V

Tom Munson		14-Nov-2019 23:08
Outstanding carving on the wonderful figurehead.

Martin Lamoon		14-Nov-2019 22:34
Fantastic detail of this figure head v

Jim Coffman		14-Nov-2019 20:30
Simply excellent, Helen! Love it!!

Pieter Bos		14-Nov-2019 20:14
Great find, beautiful details! ~V

Buz Kiefer		14-Nov-2019 19:55
I enjoy both of these. Nice depth. V

joseantonio		14-Nov-2019 19:39
very nice closeup detail.V.

globalgadabout		14-Nov-2019 19:25
perhaps Conrad himself watching for perils at sea....a scantily clad damsel would have been preferable...to some..

Apostolos Tikopoulos		14-Nov-2019 18:58
Very nice closeup of this figurehead. V.

Industrial Heritage		14-Nov-2019 17:49
A fine composition with those chains