Another great round of photos on the page for June 26, 2012.

John McCreery got a bunch of great shots from Sarnia. I particularly like the aerial view of the Philip R. Clarke's bow, with the golden sunlight on the water and the recreational craft surrounding a nicely framed bit of classic Lakes naval architecture.

Murray Blancher got a great stern shot of the Quebecois at Mariatown in perfect storm lighting.

Lorraine Morrill's picture of Federal Katsura at Oshawa is strikingly crisp and colorful.

Thomas Seiler caught the Cuyahoga in the midst of some wheelhouse painting that boatnerd photographers will appreciate.

Paul Magyar's night shot of the Algoway at Cleveland is a nicely composed scene, I love it whenever anybody so clearly captures vessels using their spotlights.

And of course words don't really do justice to John G. Mackay's brilliant, historic picture of the Keewatin blowing her whistle and trailing a heavy smoke trail. A treasure for all of us, and appreciated by those of us who weren't lucky enough to witness scenes like that personally.

A big thanks to all for their time, effort, and contributions.

ORT (Ottawa River Type). Hahaha, I never would have guessed that!
Thanks for the explanation Paul. I noticed in one of your pictures the buoy was plastic and full of foam. Good idea!

GDI 0.30M SPAR BUOY

The GDI-0.30M buoy is a small hybrid SPAR type buoy. Commonly referred to as an ORT (Ottawa River Type) buoy, the outer shell is made from 6 mm in thick UV-stabilized virgin polyethylene. The inner foam core is solid EPS (expanded polystyrene) ensuring that these buoys will not sink even if punctured or damaged. The GDI-0.30M SPAR buoy is available with internal concrete ballast, internal X-band type radar reflector, retro-reflective tape and custom lettering and or signage. Built in threaded inserts allow for attaching a range of top marks and solar marine lights. These buoys are available in Lateral, Cardinal, Isolated Danger, Safe Water and Special Mark.

FEATURES

Hull diameter - 0.30 metres
Focal Height - up to 1.4 metres
Suitable for use in coastal waters
Designed for harsh sea environments
Optional internal 2" dia x 24" long X- band type radar reflector
Made from 100% virgin, UV stabilized, compounded resin
Will not sink even if punctured or damaged
Easy to maintain - does not require paint
Manufacturing ISO 9001 Certified

More of Paul Beesley's great photos showing the work on board the CCGS Samuel Risley in today's, May 10th, News Photo Gallery.
One question, what does ORT in ORT buoy stand for?

I agree 100 percent! Those are great shots, and explanations, of what you're looking at. Thanks for sharing Paul.

Those are some very good photos of the Risley working, Paul, and very informative.

I submit the photos to that page once in while, so i'm not making fun of anyone-mine fall under the same judgement. They're not always great, sometimes just so-so with regard to interesting subject matter & photo quality, & then there's other days that really stand out. Sometimes every group of photos on there is really good, the pictures are of odd angles you don't always see, or maybe there's a subject matter that no one else would take the time to shoot, or someone gets a rare chance at something unusual. I see more & more creative telephoto shots, night shots, photo essays, action shots, location shots, profile pictures, silouette shots, & other great hobbyist type pictures of everything from the ships themselves to bridges, buildings, & trains that all relate to tell the story of the Great Lakes. Some people get this and some people miss the point, but these shots & the stories they tell are my daily entertainment & I love seeing it every morning. The internet brings us all a little closer with the free flow of such interesting subjects from locations that I'll never get to see myself, but that I can easily relate to because it's the boats that tie it all together.

This morning I particularly enjoyed the pictures of Quebecois and the osprey. My thanks to Dave Bessant for sharing.
http://www.boatnerd.com/news/newsthumbs . s_1560.htm

Also thanks to wlbblw for starting this thread. I couldn't decide whether to start one myself.

Steve

The news page on the 'Nerd is the best place to find all different sorts of interesting Great Lakes area photo topics! We have everything on here from birds to boats. Great.