The state house in Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Statehouse :: Beacon Hill

The intersection of Clarendon and Stuart Street outside the Y.W.C.A. Building at 140 Clarendon Street.

Clarendon and Stuart, The Back Bay :: Boston, MA

Continuing my Holy theme…

This is the “Jesus is Lord” solicitor that that can be found along the sidewalks outside many Boston sporting events. Here he is outside Fenway Park on Brookline Ave. Maybe he knows this guy.

Jesus is Lord, Fenway Park

Fog encompases the Volvo Open 70’s as they depart Boston Harbor for Galway Ireland :: beginning the 2,500 nautical mile Leg Seven of the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race.

Leg Seven Start, Fog

The start of Leg Seven of the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race. Seven Volvo Open 70 racing yachts — Ericsson 3, Ericsson 4, Delta Lloyd, PUMA, Telefonica Blue and Telfonica Black — departed Boston harbor and set sail for Galway Ireland, some2,500 nautical miles away. Leg Seven is estimated to last just over one week.

Leg Seven Start, Boston

Lansdowne Street, Fenway Park

A view of Lansdowne Street, outside Fenway Park, shortly before a Boston Red Sox game in 2008.  Taken with a Nikon D300 and Sigma 10-20mm.

Two Puma Moths at Fan Pier during the start of Leg Seven of the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race. Il Mostro, Puma’s official Volvo Ocean Race sailboat, a Volvo Open 70, is visible off in the distance.

Puma, Volvo Ocean Race

Panorama of Boston Harbor and the departure of the Volvo Open 70 fleet as they depart for Leg Seven of the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race. The leg will take the seven remaining yachts just over 2,500 nautical miles from Boston, Massachusetts to Galway, Ireland. 

The sailboats, from right to left are:

• Telefonica Black
• Telefonica Blue
• Ericsson 3
• Puma
• Delta Lloyd
• Green Dragon
• Ericsson 4

For a full high-res copy (11,069 pixels wide) – it’s on my Flickr page

Panorama, Volvo Ocean Race Leg Seven Start

A panorama photo of Fan Pier in Boston during the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race. Taken from the ICA, this panorama is two exposures taken with a Nikon D300.

Fan Pier, Panorama (Volvo Ocean Race)

On board the deck of il mostro, the PUMA racing yacht in the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race.

On board "il mostro"