One of his first observations: Woodman needed a camera durable enough to take the wear and tear of the sea.

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Only then are we allowed to watch as "Ahab dropped a tear into the sea" and talks about the young wife he has left behind, the "desolation of solitude" his life has been.

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The sea trout, if not the salmon, began to snatch and tear off with them to the reedy shallows.

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