Great Big Review - Eurodam Canada/New England, October 10 – 22

[MRVEGAS711]

Any pictures??

[zackiedawg]

Did you miss the link on the first thread, or was that tongue-in-cheek? I have too many pics to link to the thread, so I linked to my gallery - there are about 250 photos there, all labeled as to location or subject...click this link:

http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg/eurodam_nov_2011

 

It's a photography website, no advertising, no popups, etc. Feel free to look around.

[c-legs]

Superb photography !

Your travelogue was also brilliant.

Cheers

[YOW]

Great photos, nice composition and angles. Especially like the shots of Quebec City at night; when I was there a year ago, the Terrasse Dufferin (boardwalk area) was all torn up -- glad you were able to walk around.

 

At first I thought I you were using a tripod around the ship, but then noticed the EXIF data. Definitely helps to be at f/3.5, and you got the ISO noise reduced quite nicely.

 

Looking forward to being aboard Eurodam in about six weeks. :)

Edited November 1, 2011 by YOW

[zackiedawg]

Thank you both. The terrasse was open, but I was slightly disappointed the top of the Chateau was in wrap...but that's life in historic cities!

 

I had just picked up the new camera a week before the cruise - my previous one was capable at high ISO, at least good through 3200 with some NR - the new one is just amazing - I can use ISO6400 with almost no work, and ISO1600 and 3200 are good straight from the camera. Love the new technology always improving - the round of cameras using this 16MP sensor (A580, K5, D7000, D5100) really can shoot high ISO effortlessly. And the primary reason I got the Tamron 10-24 UWA was that it was a little bit faster than the Sigma at the time (the Tokina F2.8 wasn't out yet in my mount). I love ultrawides for shipboard shots!

 

Have fun on the Eurodam...she looked pretty good to me.

[lulusplurge]

Noticed your posting as I was going on to post my own review. Great Job! I love your photos and have put them in my "favorites" so that I may re-visit them at will.

Sorry we didn't meet at the "Meet and Greet". I, too, love to go "on my own" in port cities. However, I was with my Sister who is not very adventurous and somewhat out of shape so I took a few of the ship's tours and arranged private tours when available.

We did go into Boston by private tour and the guide, who was especially knowledgeable first gave us a fabulous tour of Gloucester, Rockport, and Bear's Neck--if I had known you wanted to go into Boston, you could have come with us and documented the trip. (I am not much of a photographer.) I fretted over Boston traffic and maybe missing the last tender, but it was not a problem.

We were on the starboard side of the ship (deck 7 mid-ship) and did see the wonderful welcome extravaganzas in the Canadian ports--a truly amazing experience!

Again, thank you for your comments and photos.

Mary Lou

[zackiedawg]

Thanks Mary Lou. I had been considering the meet and greet, but honestly got too wrapped up just watching the scenic river cruising all day with my camera in hand - it was a bit of a novelty to me since almost all my cruises are at sea, so the idea of having land just a few hundred feet off either side of the ship was new, and I couldn't seem to pull away!

 

I did have some dinner table mates who went on a Boston tour, but I don't know if I even could have done it - they were up at 6am and waiting to be first off the ship to start the tour - I am a slow starter in the morning, so even when up at 6am or 7am, I like to relax and take my time - in Gloucester I was actually up by 6:30am taking photos of town, but didn't get off the ship until 9:30am or so...I like to have a little coffee, take a shower, grab breakfast, read a bit, take a little walk around the ship, etc. in the mornings so I'm not great at making early debarkations or tours.

 

Thanks for checking out the review and for the comments.

[barbarah33]

WOW, your pictures are amazing! I am a born and raised New Englander so I know Gloucester, Newport and Bar Harbor pretty well and I don't think I have ever seen them look better.

 

I'm sailing on the Eurodam in February so I was more interested in the shots around the ship but your scenery pictures are so wonderful I just had to look at them all.

 

Thank you for sharing.

[1of4]

Thanks for the great review and all the pictures. Brought back memories of my childhood growing up in rural Quebec. My first time in Quebec City we stay in a B&B right on the "breaking Neck" stairs. Just beautiful.

 

One day I hope to add this cruise and see the St. Lawrence the way it was originally seen...350+ years later!

 

Great, great photos.

[cruiseclues]

Photos and Review very good...thanks. :):):):)

[jimbri]

Wonderful photos, thank you!

[kazu]

Let me join in the others in thanking you for not only a wonderful review but incredible pictures.

 

so well done - I just don't have the words to describe it.

 

Thank you again - and welcome home:)

[catl331]

er - This was a 2011 cruise.

[zackiedawg]

Indeed I thank everyone for the comments - but this was a cruise from 2011! I had a great time on it, and look forward to doing it again...please feel free to read the review or see the gallery which I keep up, but please don't comment on the thread and let the thread fall down the list as it is quite old and I wouldn't want to bump other more recent reviews off the first page!