European River Cruise
Oct 28, 2016 11:37:41 #
gsmith051 wrote:
Took a river cruise last October and only used a tripod once. Tours move around too fast ashore so tripod definitely a waste of effort. Next trip I'll leave it home. Your choice of lenses will be perfect for the trip. Have a great time.
Thank you sir.
Oct 28, 2016 14:11:06 #
desperante wrote:
You're welcome. I hope they gave you some ideas about what you will see.Great photos. Thank you.
Oct 30, 2016 03:44:26 #
Just returned from Budapest > Amsterdam river cruise. This is the Parliament building taken on way out from Budapest . Sony A6300 with kit lens, hand held.
Oct 30, 2016 07:24:51 #
puku8849 wrote:
Just returned from Budapest > Amsterdam river cruise. This is the Parliament building taken on way out from Budapest . Sony A6300 with kit lens, hand held.
Wow. I'll try it without the filter on the way out tonight.
Oct 30, 2016 09:53:14 #
Here's the Bratislava Castle at night:
DSC_4568 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Nikon D50, 18-200mm VR @ 120mm; f/5.6; 1/15 hand-held; ISO 1600
DSC_4568 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Nikon D50, 18-200mm VR @ 120mm; f/5.6; 1/15 hand-held; ISO 1600
Oct 30, 2016 12:16:29 #
Dec 4, 2016 12:14:58 #
Thank you to all who shared their tips with me. The river cruise was an excellent mode to tour Europe. Lots of old world sceneries: medieval castles, gothic and rococo churches, river locks, windmills, and on and on... Thanks again for all your encouraging comments.
Dec 4, 2016 12:17:45 #
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Dec 4, 2016 13:01:52 #
We don't seem to have a photo of the canal tour in Amsterdam.
Nice photos, though!
Nice photos, though!
Dec 4, 2016 18:06:51 #
The sun deck had to be off limits for five days because of the low bridges. The captain's wheelhouse and everything else on the sun deck had to be lowered before reaching the low bridges. There was a hatch for only the captain's head to help him see where he was going.
Dec 4, 2016 18:08:49 #
desperante wrote:
The sun deck had to be off limits for five days because of the low bridges. The captain's wheelhouse and everything else on the sun deck had to be lowered before reaching the low bridges. There was a hatch for only the captain's head to help him see where he was going.
Wow! That's a tight clearance.
Dec 4, 2016 18:18:51 #
A shot of seven bridges in a row in Amsterdam according to the tour guide. I could only make out three, four maybe.
Dec 5, 2016 04:40:02 #
Low bridges (high water level) on the river cruises are a common occurrence (which is why the boats are constructed with a lowerable wheelhouse). It sometimes happens that even that is not sufficient and a river cruise has to be interrupted because there is not enough clearance. On the cruise I took in 2010, we made it under all the bridges, but the tour behind us could not and the passengers were taken by coach to the other side of the low bridge and were parceled out among 2 other boats that had space available that were farther along (mine was one). Another feature of the cruise boats is that they can be lowered in the water (take on ballast), even to the point where the water level is above the floor of the lower deck--the windows on that level are sealed to keep out the water (so I have been told--we didn't have to do it).
My 2010 cruise was with Avalon Waterways, which is now part of Globus. It was fabulous! I do have a few photos of the canals in Amsterdam: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157625690807750/.
My 2010 cruise was with Avalon Waterways, which is now part of Globus. It was fabulous! I do have a few photos of the canals in Amsterdam: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157625690807750/.
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