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Picture of a boat sailing at night with the Cruising Chute drawing nicely and a gent standing right on the edge of the sidedeck in shorts and shirt with no lifejacket and no harness.

I think it is an absolute disgrace that a premier UK yachting publication should demonstrate such a blatant lack of awareness for safety matters. Perhaps if someone in the editorial team had an eye for safety rather than what image might look really attractive on the bookstalls....

OK its a calm evening but that isn't really the point.
 
i think you'll find the new h and s regs specify a steel coated deck and magnets in yer wellies. thisd will be combined with wellie clamp attachments to stop your feet coming out your wellies.
it was believed the risk of falling overboard is sufficiently reduced to justify the certain death plunge that befalls you if you step onto the pontoon and miss.
It was thought that the effort to walk round the deck with this new kit would develop muscles sufficient to keep you afloat for at least ten minutes to allow rescue.

the combined blow torch night light and emergency kite snuffer is still under consideration but tests are not going well.
 
I was watching a history programme about Anglo Saxons recently.
There was a great clip of a replica Viking ship in Roskilde being rowed by Vikings in full regalia, but all wearing bright orange lifejackets, very authentic.

I wonder if they had to wear protection when they went raping & pillaging.
 
How about this one not only but also. No Harness No Jacket No Sissy lines around the boat.
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Teams & Countries - 25.01.2007
The dragon and the Cup
Pierre Mas, the skipper of China Team, is participating in his third consecutive America's Cup. Following his role as sailing manager for Le Défi at both events in...
 
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if someone in the editorial team had an eye for safety rather than what image might look really attractive on the bookstalls....

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Actually, they wouldn't be doing their job properly, would they?...
 
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a bit of photoshop to black out the sky probably /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Having looked at the picture again, I think you could be right.

However, Claymore's point is valid in that the image is a night scene, even if it was shot in broad day light. There are those who will say it doesnt matter what time of day it was, the same safety considerations should apply. Have to say I am not one of them.
 
Just my take on things...

This is my personal view not the views of YM or me in my offical title as YM's photographer. (but the cover shot wasn't mine)...This is just from me, I know a little about photography

I agree that at night we should all be wearing life jackets and safety harnesses...and if you read the article that it what YM (the box out on Pg 36) you'll see that's what Tom Cunliffe recommends.

Having written that, Onne van der Wal took the image, YM bought it in from Bluegreen because it illustrated night sailing. The odds are the photo was taken at dusk, and because of the way the camera (whether digital or film) collects the information it's not always as dark as it appears...the human eye is far more sensitive than film or a sensor so what appears to be pitch black on a photograph, might actually be dusk.

As for the safety of the people involved on the yacht, they have made their own decision, and to be perfectly frank, they have a RIB or some other photoboat about 2 metres ahead of them, so if one of the crew did take the plundge, there would be a boat to collect them withing seconds, and as I've already mentioned it would probably be quite easy to see them at dusk. Not everyone has this luxury.

btw....I took all the pics for the night sailing feature, and I only put my camera away after it was too dark to carry on shooting, and at that point we could still see boats, unlit bouys an everything on deck with ease and without additional lighting, but the amount of light I was loosing (even through a f2.8 lens) meant that although I could see with my eyes, looking through the viewfinder was difficult...All the images that look pitch black were all taken while it was dusk...all I was adjusting was the angle I shot (west to east), the ISO that the camera captured the images and the shutter speed which controls the amount of like hitting the sensor.

As an example look at the top of page 34...The south cardinal mark. The light sunset image was taken looking to the west at 18:09, 2 mins later at 18:11 the second one was taken looking to the east. I might not know about the sun and it's orbit, but I know it doesn't set that fast....anywhere!

The biggest lie in photography is that the camera doesn't lie....If the camera didn't lie I'd be out of a job /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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As for the safety of the people involved on the yacht, they have made their own decision, and to be perfectly frank, they have a RIB or some other photoboat about 2 metres ahead of them, so if one of the crew did take the plundge, there would be a boat to collect them withing seconds, and as I've already mentioned it would probably be quite easy to see them at dusk. Not everyone has this luxury.

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Your comments are informative and most welcome, snooks, but the above is kind of missing the point. The fact that they were quite visible and a safety boat is close by is irrlevant - it is the image that is portrayed which really matters. I think this is where Claymore was coming from in the first place, that YM should give more thought to cover pictures .... especially as you say, the article provides all the necessary advice.
 
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