I admit to feeling a thrill. There were rainbows in the upper bay, here falling past the Liberty statue and raining onto Liberty Island,
drama loomed as Atlantic Star was back in the Ambrose on the return from the Norfolk and Baltimore, Firefighter II was also outside the Narrows,
I could get the closeups,
clouds were dissipating at just the right moment,
Eric McAllister met the Star on the Con Hook Range,
there was even a private sailboat–Ratty’s Wisdom–that possibly carried VIPs . . . . but nothing happened! I had built this up too much for myself, and no sprayed salute occurred.
I’ll keep a watch . . . it has to happen one of these times. Maybe it’s not proper, since Atlantic Star has not yet seen its Liverpudlian christening yet.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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January 17, 2016 at 2:23 pm
bowsprite
Ah, NYHarbor! Why do her rainbows look like oil slicks? Well, the ships are lovely! Xxoo
January 17, 2016 at 2:33 pm
tugster
They look alike because they ARE alike . . both show goniochromism, as do soap bubbles, abalone shells, peacock feathers . . . . Thx for leading me in the direction of that gonzo word, goniochromism.
January 17, 2016 at 2:46 pm
bowsprite
The management is not responsible for any forays into gonzogoniochromismdom.
May those afflicted recover speedily though! It sounds like a colorful disease.
January 17, 2016 at 2:49 pm
tugster
But wait, not all conditions are diseases. Colorful it is, and since it results from an optical trick, the conclusion is that things are sometimes not what they appear. You don’t like the color, you shift location.
January 18, 2016 at 9:37 am
Susan
Just to thank you for your wonderful photos and information. I am new to the waterfront and completely delighted that you exist and share your information and photographs with the world! I am a new and smitten fan! Susan
January 18, 2016 at 9:47 am
tugster
Susan– We are all new to places watery or otherwise sometime. I’m glad you’re looking at the water I call the sixth boro and intrigued. Keep reading and certainly keep looking with curious eyes.
January 19, 2016 at 3:15 pm
js
A debut,a rainbow,witty banter & new viewers to the 6th.Welcome.