Friday, January 21, 2022

Picture of the Week -Dhows on the Nile

 



This week’s picture ( I’m changing this concept’s name from Picture of the Day to that of the Week since that is the frequency with which I will post favorite pictures going forward) comes from a game in February 2019 that was played at General Pettygree’s Barracks. It was a 28mm Sudan colonial era game. The Dervish were attacking a British-Egyptian fortified town (sound familiar?) and out of nowhere appeared a fleet of dhows that were packed full of Dervish warriors. This picture reminds me of a scene from the movie “Khartoum “ and is a photo that I’ve always liked. It is well composed with a nice background free of clutter.


The boats were made by Chuck the Lucky and they really look the part.

7 comments:

  1. Fabulous looking little ships. Is that a volcano in the background? LOL!

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  2. A great looking picture! Great stuff!

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  3. If they were make by Homer Simpson, instead of Chuck, would they have been called "D'Oh"s? Just wondering.

    Eric

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  4. Perhaps you chaps should do your work in Hollywood or Pinewood !

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  5. Very nice indeed...a great photo and the dhows look lovely!

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