Heritage day in Montevideo harbor

Last weekend we had our Heritage Day. The event was heavily weighted toward buildings and architecture, so I chose to visit the harbor instead. A lot of people had the same idea.



Sunday morning, weather was not very fine. Well, it rained lightly. To the right of the Zabala entrance, the harbor is mostly used by large container ships (with the occasional cruise ship).



The Graf Spee anchor is still there in the memorial. Nowadays very few people come to look at it.



People come to the harbor to work, to fix ship and machine parts, and of course to serve the vessels. It looked a bit crowded in the tugs area.



Almost all of our Navy was there, saving fuel and looking smart.







On exhibit, there was the helm of the gunboat Calvo Sotelo, which I believe is the same little ship that fought in one of the rare Spanish Civil War naval actions back in 1938. I do not know how the helm came to Montevideo; it might well be an interesting story.



I liked the tones in these chains, which will end the post of today.



Thanks for looking. Technical info: Spotmatic with 35/2, FP4+ in Beutler.

Corvinas

No words needed.



The guys were proud of the catch.



No-name 18-28 zoom in the old Pentax ME, FP4+ in Beutler, what else.

The test routine

There is a circuit in the city for testing old cameras. At least I have found one.

It starts in Buceo harbor, near the fishing boats and tugs.



Then the nice Holocaust Monument, which is a fitting subject to visit 70 years after the liberation of the concentration camps.



I have photographed the olive tree at the end of the rusty rail track in the monument area a lot of times. It gets a little bit higher each year. I keep trying. This is an artsy effort.



The old Rodo Park is a good place to finish the roll - many odd subjects. The park has become an attraction for Sunday-morning photo clubs and courses - which is good. This carousel has been turning around in the park since I was a child. I do not think that current children will show too much enthusiasm for these old sleazy attractions. This one looks like the future seen in 1950 or so.



Next weekend we have elections for the city government. All candidates promise changes, but I would be very much surprised if change finally comes to this old park.

Technical: Yashica-12 (no longer in my hands), Pan F+ in Beutler. Some dust in the negatives, I am getting careless. Thanks for looking! I have reached 100 entries in this blog, which is more than I thought I would.