odds & ends YEARNING

It looks almost like a toy - in fact I thought it was when I saw the thumbnail.  I realize you centered your crop on the smokestack, but I think it would look a little better if you centered the entire hull of the ship in the photo.  It seems out of balance with more sea showing on the right side.

Great photo, though.  It's nice to know that these old relics still exist in places around the world.

Very kind of you to take the time to view and comment on this image. Your comments are much appreciated. I actually did not realized that the smoke stack was so centered, and was not my intention. You are right about cropping this image, but sometimes you have to make some adjustments to take some elements out of the image that distract the scene. I did not want to crop it so tight as to leave the boat totally centered, as if it were "coming from somewhere on the right" and provide some sense of movement even though it is on a dry dock. And finally, using a long lens unfortunately made the image loose a sense of the actual dimension, with a somewhat "funny" effect. Thanks a lot for your comments.

DG