Into the blue

...still, shooting from the mast gives always a different feel tosailing shots, doesn't it?

Comments and criticism on this and any other of my sailing shots inthe same folder are much appreciated.

p.s. If you like the subject, check-out another mast shot ofmines.

This works nicely. I like the mix of squared off curves - the stern shape and how it's echoed in the rails and cockpit, and the relation of the curved sail and the upper right hand corner crop. I also like the line running down the upper left - it adds interest to that part of the frame which otherwise might seem a little empty.

Jeremy, thanks.

 

That line on the back is the backstay, used to prevent the mast from falling forward.

 

Actually, I had never actively looked at it as a "filler" for that part of the picture: for my brain, it just had to be "there" and I did not process the information. Was I more keen in playing with PS, I might now consider extending this insight of yours lightening the whole lenght of the steel cable which did not reflect as much as the other of the lifelines did.

 

It is always refreshing to hear opinions on what I did which did not cross my mind while I was doing it.

Knicki's been prompting me to shoot phone and power lines, and the sun was out in Seattle for 3 days, so I've been line and shadow obsessed recently. Thus, both of your shots spoke to me loudly ;-)