Your new Oppo makes excellent pictures Heinrich, it's worthy of the Willem Barents 
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Wich model is this, if i may ask??
.Wich model is this, if i may ask??
HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50
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Thank you my friend - for these pictures I have not used the Oppo. but my new One Plus Pro 9 with the Hasselblad camera. The One Plus Pro-10 model has already been released.Your new Oppo makes excellent pictures Heinrich, it's worthy of the Willem Barents
Wich model is this, if i may ask??
Thank you my friend, i thought it was the Oppo that went into the washingmachine
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No, it was my Huawei that went swimming!Thank you my friend, i thought it was the Oppo that went into the washingmachine
Good Morning Mark....true story.Hmmm, so the the technological advancement in sharp-focus photography is now really a disadvantage to those of us who prefer to hide our flaws. Maybe some kind of diffusion filter will do the trick, one that highlights the good stuff and softens all the unwanted blemishes
Mind you Heinrich, whenever I look at your model I am more struck by the overall solidity of the hull as a whole. Can't see a flaw at all, sharp-focus or not. I'm sure if you let it loose in a stretch of water it would float like a swan
. Use iphone and hope all the shockers are not too revealing
. please send me your diffusion filter- I'm needing one lately.
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My how things change. I remember when cell phones came into being it was all about the voice quality of the transmission and the ability to call someone while out and about without looking for a phone booth. You do remember phone booths don’t you?Now it’s all about the camera, a zillion apps, internet access etc, etc. No one talks to each other today they just text. Oh yes, I must not forget the computer generated spam/robo calls that are so prevalent today.
Not complaining, just sayin’
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And in China, they have taken the place of debit and credit cards and needless to say cash. Everything and I mean everything is scanned for payment on the mobile phone. At the same time it's your ticket to your Covid status - without which, you cannot function as a human being. In school they are used for teaching, registers, subject group chats, training and personal development.
I still remember letters on paper and mailing them out in an envelope. Here I am a dinosaur
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Dear Friends
After a long pause in the history of the Third Expedition, the time has come for the final instalment.
THE WILLEM BARENTSZ STORY: THE ENDING AND LEGACY
By January of 1597, the hatred of the men towards their surroundings had grown so strong, that even a glimpse of sunlight was enough to rekindle the hope of a possible departure from their godforsaken surroundings. In reality, their departure was still months away, but seeing the sun again, gave the men the energy to repair the boats and start their preparations for the arduous journey.
Five crew members though, including Willem Barentsz himself, would never see Amsterdam again. Just prior to his death and with his strength fast failing him, Barentsz still wrote the famous “Letter in the Chimney” which the men left behind in het Behouden Huys. In that he justified to his superiors the reasons for overwintering on Nova Zembla.
The Death of Willem Barentsz - Christiaan Julius Lodewijk Portman / Public domain
The following June, nearly a year after making camp on Novaya Zemlya, the ragged and starving survivors set out on two small boats, bound for the Kola Peninsula. Barentsz never reached this destination. He died from his ailments on June 20, 1597, only a week after leaving Novaya Zemlya. Ironically, he still has no known grave – in fact, scholars are not even 100% sure whether he was buried on land or at sea.
Seven weeks later, a Dutch merchant vessel captained by none other than Barentsz’s former captain, rescued the 12 remaining crewmen. But it was not until November that the men finally returned to Amsterdam. In addition to Barentsz, five sailors and one cabin boy perished in this final harrowing expedition for the Northeast Passage to China. The first successful crossing would not occur until Swedish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld made the route between 1878 and 1879.
Aftermath and Excavations of the Barentsz Expedition
The Age of Exploration gave birth to near-countless tales of dangers faced, adversities overcome, and tragedies borne, but the final expedition of Willem Barentsz is among the most memorable. Barentsz’s lodge on Novaya Zemlya was discovered in 1871, and a number of other expeditions to collect remnants and information were conducted in the following years. Today many of these objects can be seen in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which supplied all of the unattributed images in this article.
Two crewmen from the voyage also published their journals, and in 1853 the Murmean Sea was renamed the Barents Sea to commemorate the famed explorer. The Barents Region, Barents Island, and Svalbard’s second-largest town, Barentsburg, also honor him. Other Barentsz namesakes include the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz on his home island of Terschelling, a play written about his final voyage, a 2011 Dutch movie on the same topic, and even a Barentsz protein in the molecular makeup of the fruit fly.
Statue in Terschelling.
I have also covered in detail the shipbuilding project by volunteers in the Dutch town of Harlingen to craft a replica of the vessel Barentsz sailed in his final expedition. This team is even using 16th-century shipbuilding methods and hopes to finish the vessel in 2022, after which they plan to retrace Barentsz’s voyage. Such endeavors testify to the enduring legend of Willem Barentsz and his expeditions. Though these voyages were motivated primarily by trade, they nevertheless provide us tales of adventure and exploration that thrill the imagination to this day.
After a long pause in the history of the Third Expedition, the time has come for the final instalment.
THE WILLEM BARENTSZ STORY: THE ENDING AND LEGACY
By January of 1597, the hatred of the men towards their surroundings had grown so strong, that even a glimpse of sunlight was enough to rekindle the hope of a possible departure from their godforsaken surroundings. In reality, their departure was still months away, but seeing the sun again, gave the men the energy to repair the boats and start their preparations for the arduous journey.
Five crew members though, including Willem Barentsz himself, would never see Amsterdam again. Just prior to his death and with his strength fast failing him, Barentsz still wrote the famous “Letter in the Chimney” which the men left behind in het Behouden Huys. In that he justified to his superiors the reasons for overwintering on Nova Zembla.
The Death of Willem Barentsz - Christiaan Julius Lodewijk Portman / Public domain
The following June, nearly a year after making camp on Novaya Zemlya, the ragged and starving survivors set out on two small boats, bound for the Kola Peninsula. Barentsz never reached this destination. He died from his ailments on June 20, 1597, only a week after leaving Novaya Zemlya. Ironically, he still has no known grave – in fact, scholars are not even 100% sure whether he was buried on land or at sea.
Seven weeks later, a Dutch merchant vessel captained by none other than Barentsz’s former captain, rescued the 12 remaining crewmen. But it was not until November that the men finally returned to Amsterdam. In addition to Barentsz, five sailors and one cabin boy perished in this final harrowing expedition for the Northeast Passage to China. The first successful crossing would not occur until Swedish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld made the route between 1878 and 1879.
Aftermath and Excavations of the Barentsz Expedition
The Age of Exploration gave birth to near-countless tales of dangers faced, adversities overcome, and tragedies borne, but the final expedition of Willem Barentsz is among the most memorable. Barentsz’s lodge on Novaya Zemlya was discovered in 1871, and a number of other expeditions to collect remnants and information were conducted in the following years. Today many of these objects can be seen in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which supplied all of the unattributed images in this article.
Two crewmen from the voyage also published their journals, and in 1853 the Murmean Sea was renamed the Barents Sea to commemorate the famed explorer. The Barents Region, Barents Island, and Svalbard’s second-largest town, Barentsburg, also honor him. Other Barentsz namesakes include the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz on his home island of Terschelling, a play written about his final voyage, a 2011 Dutch movie on the same topic, and even a Barentsz protein in the molecular makeup of the fruit fly.
Statue in Terschelling.
I have also covered in detail the shipbuilding project by volunteers in the Dutch town of Harlingen to craft a replica of the vessel Barentsz sailed in his final expedition. This team is even using 16th-century shipbuilding methods and hopes to finish the vessel in 2022, after which they plan to retrace Barentsz’s voyage. Such endeavors testify to the enduring legend of Willem Barentsz and his expeditions. Though these voyages were motivated primarily by trade, they nevertheless provide us tales of adventure and exploration that thrill the imagination to this day.
Are we seeing a trend develop? The Admiral says it’s ok for H to continue his research but hands off the rigging
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Nope. There is no more research - I have been busy today The next batch is ready for tomorrow, but an extra pair of hands just makes the serving much easier.Are we seeing a trend develop? The Admiral says it’s ok for H to continue his research but hands off the rigging
Well, their left arms a way longer than their right arms
Painting looks similar to a Rembrandt!
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It does! I am just amazed at the detail those old masters captured on their canvases.Painting looks similar to a Rembrandt!
I can hear Anna now, "What happened here?"Well, their left arms a way longer than their right arms
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Good evening Heinrich. I now know why I am in the British Ship class
. Lovely tragic tales of Barentsz and his crew. Cheers Grant