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HKcruises
First Class Passenger
Member # 6094

posted 02-28-2007 07:57 AM

One of the photos taken by my friend today.!

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 02-28-2007 08:04 AM

quote:
Originally posted by HKcruises:
One of the photos taken by my friend today.!

Thanks a lot - keep them coming.

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LeBarryboat
First Class Passenger
Member # 5308

posted 02-28-2007 10:30 AM

"Photo By Andrew" plastered across the image kind of ruins the picture a bit....I can understand if it were an outstanding photo, but this one is average. QM2 in an industrial setting doesn't make for a commercially appealing photo, so the copyright is not really that necessary.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 02-28-2007 10:55 AM

Agreed, but It's so annoying if people use your images without pemission.

However in this case the 'Copyright' actually ruins the images.

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HKcruises
First Class Passenger
Member # 6094

posted 02-28-2007 11:01 AM

It is just my friend's decision.
( I only act as a third party to help him posting the photo)

The photo's quality is affected by today's poor weather condition in HK. And the photo was taken in the very early morning.

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 02-28-2007 12:20 PM

Has the QM2 been to Hong Kong before? It seems there is no big welcome for her

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Brian_O
First Class Passenger
Member # 3910

posted 02-28-2007 12:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Waynaro:
Has the QM2 been to Hong Kong before? It seems there is no big welcome for her

No. This is only QM2's second trip into the Pacific. On her first, in 2006, she only visited the West coasts of North and South America and Hawaii.

This is QM2's first world cruise, but she will not make another for a while. She will spend the entire winter of 2007-2008 cruising to the Caribbean out of New York.

Brian

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 02-28-2007 07:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by LeBarryboat:
"Photo By Andrew" plastered across the image kind of ruins the picture a bit....I can understand if it were an outstanding photo, but this one is average. QM2 in an industrial setting doesn't make for a commercially appealing photo, so the copyright is not really that necessary.

TOTALLY agree. Not a very good pic. Not worth copyriting. Maybe if they got a pic with the Hong Kong skyline?

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Rex
First Class Passenger
Member # 1113

posted 02-28-2007 09:26 PM

Oh, Hong Kong, it brings back so many memories. We saw the first Oriana there when I was on the USS Lockwood.

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 02-28-2007 09:35 PM

What a grim and gloomy day when she arrived. Talk about smog! or is that the natural phenomenon whith out the smoke?
cruiseshipluver

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Sutho
First Class Passenger
Member # 6234

posted 02-28-2007 09:49 PM

Thought I would take the opportunity to intorduce my QM2 photo's in Sydney. I knew it was going to be big - but when I saw it for real I actually got a shock as to how big it really was.

I noticed a few comments about copyright of photo's - all my original digitals are 2560 x 1920 pixels, scaling them back to 640 x 480 makes it pretty hard for people to even bother using them for their own advantage - besides you still keep copies of your entire photos you take witht the camera so you can easily prove who took the photos.

Here is my album: http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/view_ad.asp?Ad_ID=2768

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 02-28-2007 10:20 PM

...you forgot to put your name in the center of the picture.

Thanks for posting.

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Cunard Fan
First Class Passenger
Member # 7530

posted 03-01-2007 01:21 AM

Nice one!

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philcheese2001
First Class Passenger
Member # 2426

posted 03-01-2007 02:50 PM

Sutho

Your photos are superb as are those of AURORA in another thread. I recall also an earlier set of shots depicting DIAMOND PRINCESS. Malcolm should appoint you as Cruise Talk's official photograher in Sydney, with suitable remuneration of course!

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 03-02-2007 05:26 AM

Nice pics Sutho. I doubt anyone here on CT would want to abuse your photos, we've got ethics, haven't we? Just in case though, if anyone uses them for commercial purposes...sue them. They can't plead ignorance.

******

Cheers

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