Sailors on Boat Deck Looking Every Way But at the Camera, Antique Snapshot fine tool This may be my favorite

This may be my favorite of the lot--a bit unassuming on the outside

which it feels as if the sails of the boats are slicing right through like knives

Ritter also studied at Columbia University and at the Brooklyn Museum School of Art

but all of it metal I believe

which are much coveted and pretty hard to come by

Sailors on Boat Deck Looking Every Way But at the Camera, Antique Snapshot fine tool This may be my favoriteThe focus on this one isn't crystal sharp (certainly holding a camera still while breaking the waves is no easy feat) but it is sharp enough, and rich, and very atmospheric, and I absolutely love it for the simultaneity of gazes in all different directions, including two men looking through binoculars, boy looking over his shoulder, and man with mustache looking up at him. A dynamic dance of directional gazes, every way but at the camera. 5 1 8" x 3 7