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One of the military divers that were in the water when the 17th century man-of-war Vasa [link] was salvaged in 1959.Related content
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Fantastic portrait. I bet he had some stories to tell...
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Great photo of this gentleman. He has so much expression.
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TY very much for your comment!
Pelle
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Pelle, I can't tell you how much this photo moved me. When I was a little boy I was kept awake during my supposed nap at noon at my grandmother's place, first by the photos, later by the text of a book about the Vasa, its discovery, raising and conservation. It kept me in awe, and later seeing this great ship, in the state it was in, in Stockholm, was fascinating beyond belief (though I loved Fram more, a few years later, in Oslo). It was heart-breaking to read a few years ago that the ship is possibly not going to be around anymore in just a few years. But this man... I think I can say, without knowing anything about him, that he inspired great awe in me with his work. It's nice to put a face to that. Thank you for that
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He is filled with an endless flow of cool stories...
Oh, and thanks for what you wrote. A lot!
/Pelle
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I imagine, Pelle, these kinds of people always have a lot to tell, and marine divers certainly have a special work environment. Unless you've seen it, you may want to watch this: [link]
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Damn, I should have comntemplated the boatbuilding side of your entity upon reading your first remark... It adds another dimension to your words.
Pelle
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A bit, eh? I'v never actively thought about it that way, but I'm pretty sure that it might have a connection, one way or the other. While I'm not a tradional boatbuilder (wood doesn't really listen to my command, or my hands to me well enough to form wood, maybe), I guess that in the end all these things came together.
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I didn't think you were... I envisioned [link]
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Well I like it anyway!
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Oh yeah, that's nice, I get a sense of the man
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Excellent work. Hard ligh conditions but you made something great out of it.
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Light, not ligh
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Man muss eine grosse Flasch (Fleisch?) haben oder man toten kΓΆnen!
Achtung Baby!
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Don't coreect me Ulrich...
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