Tugboat Roundup 2018

This is the sixth consecutive year I've been able to photograph the arrival of the boats at Waterford Harbor to kick off the annual Tugboat Roundup held the weekend after labor day. I try to vary my main shooting location from year to year so that there is some variety to the scenes.

Some years I stay on the bridge to Peebles Island overlooking the Harbor, other years I go down to the shore on Peebles Island which has a view down the Hudson River as the boats arrive. A group on my Zenfolio hosting site contains galleries from each year's event. You may view these galleries at https://trulandphoto.zenfolio.com/tugboatroundup.

It's interesting to look at the gear I used for this event over the years. In 2013 I primarily used a Canon 5D Mark II and a 70-200mm lens. In 2014 I used a Canon 7D and a 50-150mm Sigma lens. In 2015 I used my then new to me Canon 5D Mark III. I used the 5D Mark III and a 7D in 2016 and the 5D Mark III with the Canon 70-300mm DO lens last year.

This year I shot almost equally with the 5D Mark III and 24-105mm lens and my 70D with the 70-300mm IS II USM lens. From arriving in Waterford to finishing uploading the end results to Zenfolio took almost exactly four hours.

This year's gallery contains 71 images so far and can be viewed here. Below are some examples with gear and focal length information in the captions.

Canon EOS 70D and 70-300mm at 165mm (264 eq.)

Canon EOS 70D and 70-300mm at 123mm (197 eq.)

Canon EOS 70D and 70-300mm at 182mm (291 eq.)

Canon EOS 70D and 70-300mm at 272mm (435 eq.)

Canon EOS 70D and 70-300mm at 244mm (390 eq.)

Canon 5D Mark III and 24-105mm at 32mm

Canon 5D Mark III and 24-105mm at 80mm