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Crew racing and regattas on the lakes in Seattle.
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In Seattle, every year, Opening Day in May marks the start of the annual boating season on Lake Washington with crew races and a long boat parade through the ship canal. Coincidentally, it is usually cloudy too!
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In Seattle, every year, Opening Day in May marks the start of the annual boating season on Lake Washington with crew races and a long boat parade through the ship canal. Coincidentally, it is usually cloudy too!

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  • Eight yellow oars, lined up at a regatta, are ready for the crew race to begin. The lens distortion is a result of using a Lensbaby.
  • Oars for a crew team lined up on a dock in preparation before a race.
  • The number three adorns the bow of a racing shell that is about to leave the dock prior to a crew regatta.
  • A boat of women rowers preparing for a race in the fall on Lake Washington.
  • A racing shell with two people rowing with the full color of autumn leaves providing a contrast.
  • A lone fisherman is fishing from a boat in the Vltava River in Prague. On the water behind him is an almost impressionist golden reflection from a palace on the river bank.
  • The oars of a novice crew boat are rowing while raindrops splash on the lake. Whether the oars are splashing in unison or this is a chance moment in chaos is an open question...
  • Two men rowing on Lake Washington in Seattle on a rainy day. This photograph is in shades of gray with a bridge and other buildings in the background.
  • A pair of shoes on a rowing shell with red laces. These shoes were wet with with raindrops on the leather and other materials.
  • Two racing shells by the dock with oars at rest prior to a rainy practice.
  • A rack of oars used for rowing crew are in the rack, ready to be pulled out for rowing. One set is colored yellow.
  • A group of young men rooting and cheering and providing encouragment to their rowing club during a crew race on Opening Day in Seattle. Their backs are painted with the name of their club.
  • Two eight-man boats racing at the Opening Day races in Seattle. This long exposure panned along with the boats creating the impression of speed.
  • Three young men or boys rowing in a boat race near the Aran Islands in Ireland. They were getting their backs into it in order to win the attention of the local lasses!
  • Three young Irish men rowing in the boat races in the Aran Islands. They are not quite in unison as they pull on their red oars but they're having fun anyway.
  • An eight person shell with a coxswain rowing in races on Lake Washington. As they row in unison, the boat cuts through the water.
  • In Seattle, every year, Opening Day in May marks the start of the annual boating season on Lake Washington with crew races and a long boat parade through the ship canal. Coincidentally, it is usually cloudy too!
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