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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Twenty Four: The Workplace -- essence of a culture > Cooperation, Bridgetown, Barbados, 2010
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30-DEC-2010

Cooperation, Bridgetown, Barbados, 2010

Using a 24mm wideangle focal length, I contrasted our cruise ship to the pilot boat docked next to it in Bridgetown’s harbor. A harbor is a workplace, and cooperation among its ships is essential for safety. The large boat depended upon the small boat to navigate through the harbor to the pier. The cruise ship is massive, high, and white, while the pilot boat is small, low, and orange. Yet from this perspective, the mast of the pilot boat incongruously seems to rise higher than the huge ship. The cruise ship holds 700 passengers and a crew of 450, while the pilot boat is operated by very few. I also liked the contrast between the turquoise water and the deep blue sky. The diagonal thrust of the pier draws the deep into the image, emphasizing the comparative features.

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Phil Douglis23-Dec-2012 20:33
Thanks for noting the contrasts here, Rob. Glad you enjoyed the image.
Rob Oele23-Dec-2012 17:47
Really love this one, great contrast indeed. v
Phil Douglis14-Jan-2011 22:57
Thanks for mentioning the color comparison here, Celia. Ships are painted for a purpose. Cruise ships are now generally painted entirely white because white contrasts so vividly to the blue and green environment they live in. White also symbolizes elegance, cleanliness, and sophistication. It is hard to keep clean, and yet cruise ships always sparkle inside and out because their crews and service people are always on the job. Meanwhile, the pilot boat is painted mostly orange because orange is an industrial color -- traffic cones are orange, and so are the vests worn by street workers, and even dockside personnel. In fact there is even a person wearing an orange work vest in this image at far left. Orange does indeed represent energy and power, as you note. It says "pay attention to me" and that is the task of a pilot boat such as this one.
Cecilia Lim14-Jan-2011 21:32
I love the colours in this image and how the contrast and comparison speak of the different roles of each vessel. The huge cruise ship is white--elegant, sophisticated and laid back, while the hard-working pilot boat dons a bright, important, conspicuous colour that expresses power and energy.
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