Everythingape Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 The boat was a stock boat being delivered for the Dubai boat show in March, no owner had to see this happen to his baby.. Check out the guys in the back, hanging on for dear life. They look ok after, so lets laugh. The Victim: Forum Discussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I'm not sure I would be keen on that little swim, the waters around Dubai are said to be shark infested and most things that find their way into the water get set upon. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everythingape Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Ok then.. They look ok, and if they didn't get eaten by sharks.. THEN let's laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 That is such a classic photo!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Ouch! I didnt notice the man in the above picture until I had a second look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Well you can bet there was a BIG discount being offered on it at the show! Have seen more than a few of these type scenes in my time... never pretty. (Although it wasn't a bad entry... judged 6.5 7.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 and 6.0 by the panel of international judges.... degree of difficulty 8.9!) Offshore BTW, for those who don't know... that would be a total write off... cost of returning it to the builder and stripping the few good bits would be more than the value of the remanents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotwild Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 had a bad day huh? great its not mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 BTW, for those who don't know... that would be a total write off... cost of returning it to the builder and stripping the few good bits would be more than the value of the remanents. Especially if you consider the drive shafts have been forced into the engine. Yeah, ouch. That is such a classic photo!! :lol: Taken with a Motorola RAZR phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everythingape Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yeah Pugwash, I was amazed that these were taken with a phone! ....some burn-outs and all, but I have seen worse pics from pro equipment in "heat-of-the-moment" shots. You can't buy timing and luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 You can't buy timing and luck. Imagine thinking it'd be crap and then seeing that on your computer screen. You'd be selling it to the nearest photo library as soon as you could drag that guy out of the water for a model release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 It'll be interesting to see this go from internet to mainstream media - the photographer will make a few bob no question. That photo is stunning. Motorola are going to wet themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnkaz Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Was he wearing a SUB? Cheers Johnkaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Damn! That one pic was absolutely hilarious though...pics HAVE to be photoshopped.... looks way too nice for a Razr....(unless its one of those new ones, no experience with those) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elwopo Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 So if it goes in nose (or bow) first.....how do the shafts get forced into the engine from the stern? Especially if you consider the drive shafts have been forced into the engine. Yeah, ouch. Taken with a Motorola RAZR phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyndonville Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Photos 2, 3, 4 & 5 are the same. Photo 1 is of a different boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everythingape Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 pics HAVE to be photoshopped I dunno about that.. I can't see where it would be fixed.. It's a RAZR V3x, 2Mp camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 I dunno about that.. I can't see where it would be fixed.. It's a RAZR V3x, 2Mp camera. I have the old one (V3), so I'm not sure either and not sure why I said "HAVE"...I never hooked my phone up to the comp so I dunno what the pics look like on the screen but I cannot imagine them that nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 No way these pics were taken with a v3 razr! The v3 camera is a piece of crap, period! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everythingape Posted June 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 You can take some very decent pics with a cellphone, Dutchy. I have a few babypics framed at home, taken with a SE K750i. A personal favourite is this one, taken with a SE W810i 2MP camera. Only thing done with it is making it smaller and applying heavy photo filter in PS CS2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everythingape Posted June 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 No way these pics were taken with a v3 razr! The v3 camera is a piece of crap, period! It's not a V3, slay.. it's a V3x.. difference of 0,6 MP. Image properties for splash.jpg: Dimensions: 1200 x 1600 Size: 249 KB Camera Model: RAZRV3x Date Picture Taken: 3/7/2007 @ 3:54 PM. A testpic taken with the V3x ( I realise this is not a splashing boat , but it's not that bad still): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 I hear ya. Slay and I were both thinking of the V3, I have no experience with the one you mentioned and again, I've never loaded my pics onto a comp. Looks very nice though (The K750i is amazing, I had that one and loaded those pics often, those were really really nice). Thanks for the pic though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky driver Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 i have a se k800i (with 3.2 meg pis) cool pics but i honestly think the boat ones are not from a mob phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo1nah2a Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Guys, don't read too much into exifs.. They can be edited. I don't know why somebody would do it, but it is not encoded.. That entry is unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Re the question of the shafts becoming misaligned. An impact such as this, would at the very least shift the motors on their mounts, (if not tear the motors (and genset) free), and the gearboxes, batteries, desal, thruster motors, tanks,blackwater system etc etc would move as well. Just also think of all the other items aboard, which would have "moved" Fridges, stoves, furniture et al. would have been chucked all over the shop. I have seen motors in a race boat torn from high performane mounts, just from impact with a wave ( admittedly the race boats are travelling pretty quick these days... however the impacts would be similar) And I can assure you that race boats are deigned with impact in mind, not so recreational boats. As I said previously, have seen a few boats dropped over the years, one in particular, which landed right way up, (about 48' from memory) was subsequently written off, just from equipment movement and structural damage, ( it didn't even get water inside) Not pretty, but inevitable in the boat business. Offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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