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Keep it up Gary, your on a creative roll. This has excellent composition, but for me the sky is what makes this shot strong in combination with the weathered post. Also the colors are superb again....
Greg
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Stark, simple and effective. The timbers stand proudly having taken everything the sea has thrown at them and survived. The colours in the wood are great. Hope this is not a stupid question; why is the stump on the right totally black, is it black?
Great title and a fantastic print no doubt.
Tom
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Gary,
As a sailor this really tugs on the heart strings. Wonderful capture and beautiful colours. My only critique is I would try cropping the ripple of the wave at the bottom of the picture to see what it would look like without it. A very very minor critique.
I really like the way the clouds add to the feeling of the title.
To answer Toms question - I think its covered in seaweed, They normally are looking at the high tide level on the others.
Roger
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Greg . . .thanks for the good words. There was a good deal of post processing here to get the effects I wanted, especially the sky and glad you find it effective.
Tom. . .I always appreciate your view. These are actually steel barriers exhibiting rust. The one that is black looking like a stump at the right side is actually one of these that is bent down forward. It is unable to reflect light due to its posture and so comes out almost silhouetted.I like how you say "the Sea has thrown everything at them ". That is just how I felt about them when I came across these. I have three more shots of these subjects that I thought came out well, which I will post for critiques.
Thanks always, Tom
Roger . . .A good observation about the wave in the bottom frame. I had not really noticed it, but I think it would also be better off cropping it out. Thanks for the time.
Gary, I came back to this one a couple of times and I must say that it doesn't works for me.
Your post-processing is dead on as usual. I like how the timbers literally glow against the water and the sky. However, the subject by itself doesn't speak to me, it feels empty as far as I am concerned.
Seb, I truly appreciate your honesty. I have two more from these fellas and I'm interested to know if the reaction is stronger than these. I'll post them soon. Thanks again.
Gary,
I like this one if for no other reason than the fact that the weather and time ravaged steel barriers are aligned so well against the gray sky and water. I think the ragged lines of the barriers and overall condition indicates a sense that nothing stops nature--there is no barrier (if you will) against the inevitable. I hope that sounds right.
John
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