Big ship, little bike
A mini motorcycle adds a sense of ironic scale to the Queen Mary 2 in the background, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 at Sand Island Park. The Queen Mary 2, one of the largest cruiseliners in existence, made a stop in Honolulu as part of her voyage around the world. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Bulletin).
I had been assigned to shoot the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship yesterday, and I thought it’d be a good angle to shoot from Sand Island. But what I came across was even more amusing–a pocket bike, was just parked on a concrete block, and the owner of the bike was fishing off the breakwater. Hmm, huge ship, little bike–in one frame–how fun!
February 17th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Very clever! Nice shot. We went to Aloha Tower to see the QM2 leave the harbor. It’s a big ship – and it can turn itself around without any help from tugs. I think it’s faster than the Superferry.
February 18th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Cool shot, and a good idea!
QM2: 29.62 knots
HSF: 40-45 knots
Sorry, not even close Billso!
February 20th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
cool concept. but that shadow kinda detracts. my eyes keep being diverted to it ….
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:34 am
Good point, Ji-Soo but the shadow does add a bit of human element to the frame. A woman was also viewing the QM2 from the elevated concrete slab where I and the mini bike were located. I shot a few frames when she left also, but compositionally, it wasn’t as different as having the shadow there, which is why I decided to go with that one.
March 13th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
hmmm… this picture doesn’t do it… If i saw this pic I wouldn’t know what you’re trying to show. Looks like grandma shot this by accident with point and shoot camera.
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:06 am
i agree w/ newbie.
there is no scale whatsover that conveys to the viewer that the bike is small