TSS EARNSLAW
The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 Edwardian vintage twin screw steamer plying the waters of Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown. It is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago and the only remaining commercial passenger-carrying coal-fired steamship in the southern hemisphere.
The ship works fourteen hour days in the summer months and cruises for eleven months of the year, despite being over 100 years old. Visitors can undertake a 1.5 hour cruise on board the TSS Earnslaw and view the workings of the steam engine and stokers.
TECHNICAL NOTES
This image was captured on a Contax 645 camera fitted with an 80 megixel Phase One digital back. ISO 200 and an exposure of 1/250th second at F8. A Zeiss 350mm telephoto lens was used.