A Viking Voyage

[Gis]

During our holiday we of course brought PM for the kids. We got a Viking ship for my son and a Peting Zoo for my daughter. I couldn't resist to make a photo story out of it so here goes.

It's my first one, so please give me pointers to improve :-)

[Gis]

Daddy!! DADDY!!



The Ship *pant* has come back!



Welcome the Captain home my son. Please guide him here directly for a report.



My King! Our voyage was succesful! We have discovered new land. I think we might have seen a small outpost which should post no problem to conquer!
Where are your men, Captain?



Around the campfire relaxing and sharing tales of our travels.
Tell them they have two nights, We sail on the morning after.



Ok man, I know we have just returned, but we need to sail again soon. The King promises us all the riches we can imagine in the new land, but first we must fight. You have two nights make the best of them!

[Gis]

MY MEN! I know your time here has been short.



But your people count on your for another mission.



A land, ripe for the plucking, awaits us!



Let us SAIL!



WOOO! *STOMP* *CHEER*



My son! My throne is yours in my absense, guard it well.



Of course my Father.
Hmmm, I think could get used to this! *wink*



We are ready my king.
Then lets go to the Boat.

[Gis]

And so the journey starts!



The captain navigates the ship expertly.



While the King has to hold on for dear life.



The journey is long and hard. The blue never seems to end.



Battleplans are drawn during the trip. As the outpost is close to the water, formations need to be taking straight away when they exit the boat.



And then after a long voyage they finally see land.

[Gis]

And that my friends is the end of the voyage.

Hope you enjoyed it!!!

(I know some of the pictures are to big will try and amend that soon) need to go now though)

[Wolf Knight]

Hey Where is the fight? What happens next? Come on there must be more!!!!

Seriously though, great pctures  !! Where did you shoot the water scenes? Did you use any program to edit the water pictures?

You got me so excited  !!!! Come on!! Where is the rest of it? 

[flatcat]

Marvelous!

I love your viking long house, and that water is so blue

excellent story, Gis!

Damo

[bonniebeth]

Excellent work!  The water pictures are very well done. Is that a hotel pool?

[Martin Milner]

Great photos and story so far!

In the first photo the king's drinking horn is obscuring his face. I'd have retaken this from a different angle, but actually this picture is so similar to the second it doesn't really add anything. You coud remove it and combine the text for the first two pictures.*

Lots of left-haned people in the story, is that deliberate? The usual ratio is about 1 in 10. 

The longship is a ship, not a boat 




* A while ago I had an idea for telling a series of photostories in just 12 pictures or less, a bit like a cartoon strip. It requires discipline and skill to get everything into that small number of photos, so of course I didn't do many. 

[playmofire]

Great story and pictures, Gis.  The water shots are superb.  I like the way the figures fill the scene and the use of the natural surroundings.  

In the story, you keep the tension up so it's exciting and it's nice, too, that there are some little jokes too.

But you can't end here!  We want:

invasion

battles

burning and pillaging

and then a return home leading to.......

What???