Being part of a team is in some ways analogous to being “a face in the crowd”. Teams work best when individuals work towards their shared goal, rather than trying to stand out and be seen for their own performance. This may be particularly true of rowers where, apart from the cox, the movements of all crew members need to be synchronized.
This is so lovely, Su. Spot on for the challenge. Ethereal light yet there’s a concentrated comradeship between the boys.
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I couldn’t have said it better!
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Thanks Sue π
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Like minds of course π
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Absolutely! πππ
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Thank you so much Tish. Rowing is really big locally (proximity to good water for training probably helps) and I often see teams from the boys and girls high schools out — very early. On that particular morning, it was so foggy and so very cold, I had to really admire their commitment to the sport, and to their teammates. π
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I can hear their voices floating through the mist π
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Rowing is an amazing sport and you are spot-on about the synchronization…while in the shell, we were of one mind, one body. I miss those days.
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It is amazing, and so beautiful to watch. It’s a really popular sport locally so I often see high school teams out. I have enormous admiration for these young people who train several times a week, very early in the morning, even in the middle of winter. Their commitment pays off in so many ways; a cousin’s daughter is studying at a university in the US on a rowing scholarship — something she could never have done otherwise.
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Delightful light. And I love the posture of the young man with his legs crossed.
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π We can only hope that the crossed legs were from being mid-stride, rather than spending too long out on the water in a cold boat with no loo facilities.
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Hahaha… that is a possibility π
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An interesting interpretation of the challenge and a fabulous picture.
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Thank you π
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I love the effect here—something both antique and ethereal about it.
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Thanks Amy. It was a very cold, very foggy morning. All the shots I took that day seem a bit surreal and not in need of much editing.
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Soft image with a a juxtaposition of nature and human nature.
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Thank you Sally π
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You can see the early morning haze, what an atmosphere, great photo Su.
Leslie
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π thank you Leslie
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That is a truly elegant photograph. It looks like an old movie. I expect Bogart to step out of the fog.
Are you planning to run the Changing Seasons challenge? I’ve been waiting for a post from you and the month ends soon. I’m going to run something on Sunday, regardless … should I link to you? Without a challenge for this month, the best I can do is link to your January post. I would appreciate it if you could let me know what you’d like to do, okay?
Best, Marilyn
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Hi Marilyn. Iβm still planning to run the Changing Seasons. Feb is always going to be a tricky month for me on this one. My sonβs birthday is right at the end of the month, and heβs still at an age where thatβs a big deal in my calendar. Iβll get at least a placeholder post up by Sunday, so that there is something to link to and I can do the blog roll.
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Crew is mesmerizing to watch. Right now, though, no watching of it for anyone near here. Unless you’re doing it on ice.
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Ice rowing. I used to know a bunch of engineering students who would have tried to do something with that idea ππ
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I do see the ice boarders out there – they go flying across the lake this time of year. I suspect the ice rowers wouldn’t be quite so fast.
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Ice-boarding!!! My boys would love that.
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Good capture Su, perfect interpretation of the challenge. I remember those foggy mornings, especially in Hamilton…
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Hehe. Hamilton does foggy mornings oh so well.
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I milked cows in the Waikato for many years and it does foggy VERY well in winter too…
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π I went out with a farm boy from the Waikato many years ago, and remember morning milking. It was about the same time as I first read Ruth Dallas’s poem “milking before dawn” (http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/features/dallas/dallas15.asp)
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Thank you so much for that link I just LOVED that poem and had never come across it before. It captures the feel,smell, and emotion of what it was. It took me back almost 50 years (I find that figure unbelievable!!!) to the 1960βs and 1970βs when I milked cows for a decade. Now I am going to look for more of her poems
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Iβm so glad you liked it. Even as I was reading your comment about milking, I instantly remembered the words and mood of the poem. I sometimes think I filter my actual memories of that time through Dallasβs words.
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I can do no more than to chime in with the above comments. This is indeed a lovely, evocative photo. As we’ve been watching the Olympics, I’ve been enjoying team interactions and participation quite a lot over the last week and a half or so.
janet
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π Iβve watched a bit of the figure skating, but was a bit slow to realise the Olympics were even on.
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What a great interpretation of the theme, Su. π Amanda
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Thanks so much π
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Stunning post.
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Beautiful and dreamy shot, Su! I loved rowing when I went to school, did it for about 8 years – such a lovely sport!
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Thank you. I love watching rowing, especially when I’m out walking in the morning and the kids are training on the harbour. I’m impressed that you rowed; singles or in a crew? π
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Yes, itΒ΄s also a lovely sport to watch. Very tranquil and if itΒ΄s well done, you donΒ΄t even hear the rows going in the water! π
I used to do both, but more often in a team of four.
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π I love watching on still, misty mornings, when the boats just seem to appear out of nowhere, with no noise to forewarn. It’s eerie, but beautiful. π
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