Tall Ships in Galveston

[EW1066]

TALL SHIPS 4-13-2023_004 by EW1066, on Flickr

TALL SHIPS 4-13-2023_007 by EW1066, on Flickr

Nikon D90 using an OPTEKA manual telephoto. I know that it a crap lens but it's what I have.

 

[Jeff15]

A wonderful sight, ...

 

[jeffashman]

Wonderful images!

 

[pez]

I love these!

 

[terri]

Beautiful ships, on a beautiful day. Very nice captures! They really look majestic!

 

[snowbear]

Nice. I see the Maryland flag on the second one; I think it's the Pride of Baltimore II

 

[slat]

Nice shots.

 

[jeffashman]

Nice. I see the Maryland flag on the second one; I think it's the Pride of Baltimore II

I think the other one is Elissa, the official tall ship of Texas.

 

[EW1066]

Nice. I see the Maryland flag on the second one; I think it's the Pride of Baltimore II

You're correct. And a beautiful ship she is. She also fired her salute cannon, which was really cool and UNEXPECTED.

 

[snowbear]

You're correct. And a beautiful ship she is. She also fired her salute cannon, which was really cool and UNEXPECTED.

She was probably flying a 15-star American Flag (1812, when the Star Spangled Banner was written.)