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Superb composition and rendition, Alf, a professional image.

Hi, Alf! Congratulations, you have reached your wife's standards in photography :) ! beautiful shot with great light and colours! I like the composition: the sky kind of makes an impression as if the boat is moving. For a moment I forgot that it is "landed"... And it is a landscape that tells the story.

All the best, Tamara

The wonderful scene, the weather and the lighting, the colors, the perspective...all that makes it what I wrote in the subject Alf!

 

Best regards

 

PDE

Captivating subject Alf!  Your work makes me really wonder what this boat is used for.  Maybe you have discussed it above already.  But it looks like it is in use currently.  I assume the tide comes in to float it?  You have created a beautiful image that really gets my mind to wandering!  Thanks.

Many Thanks for your interest and kind words!

Best Regards

 

Alf

 

JAMIE

Stretchy? or not quite stretchy? or just not quite?

Further Elucidation required please ? : - )

 

Many Thanks

 

Alf

SIDSEL

Many Thanks for your interest and thoughtful comments.

I would think the old boat has many stories and adventures to recall, if only it could talk! 

Best Regards

Alf

 

PANAYOTIS

 

Sincere thanks for your interest and positive feedback, much appreciated!  its very gratifying to read your words as this has been one of the most elusive scenes to capture. This was my 5th visit to the place, and perhaps the first shot I've been happy with.

Best Regards

 

Alf

 

HOLGER

 

Many Thanks for your encouraging words and positive feedback. I really appreciate reading your views.  The area is a muddy marshy part of The River Dee estuary that has several deep water channels running through it. Quite a few of the boats are left abandoned here, but some are still working, and I tend to think this one is despite its rough appearance.  The spots in the sky might be the lighter wisps of cloud that look a little too contrasty.  I'm really pleased you liked this one Holger!

Take care and Best Regards

 

Alf

 

RICHARD

 

Thank you so much for your interest and thoughtful feedback! I don't think there was any actual movement in the clouds, but I can certainly appreciate that it looks that way. I think it might just be a combination of the dynamics of the clouds and the wide angle lens that gives this impression.

 

Best Regards

 

Alf

 

ILKKA

 

Many Thanks for your interest and kind words!

 

Best Regards

 

Alf

 

MAURIZIO

 

Many Thanks for your succinct and very thoughtful comments!

 

Best Regards

 

Alf

 

EMMANUEL

 

Sincere Thanks for your interest and positive plaudit, much appreciated!

Best Regards

 

Alf

 

TAMARA

 

Now that statement did make me smile too! : - ) I'll never reach her standard....she keeps moving it! 

Actually thats a nice concept to contemplate, the boat moving that is.  It kind of makes me wonder when it did last move.  I'm very pleased you liked this one Tamara.

Best Regards

 

Alf

 

PIERRE

 

Your enthusiasm, energy and love of photography must have inspired thousands of people, I'm pleased to say I'm one of them!

Sincere Thanks!

Alf

 

PHIL

You have echoed my thoughts almost precisely as I took this shot. I wondered what it was used for and guessed it could be used to gather cockles from the estuary perhaps.  The very high tides do flood these marshy areas of the estuary and there are several deep water cannels nearby. It looks like the underside of the boat is relatively flat and therefore ideal for navigating the shallows.

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

 

Alf

 

 

 

Alf,

 Wonderful scene with beautiful colors & details.  Take care, Patsy

I think your wife is right on this one; I like it too! Great saturation of color with an interesting angle. Very well done. Thank you for sharing. :)

Way you composed this image with abandoned boat as main subject looks very good,in large view wood texture and all other elements on it are incredible clear,also I like very much how grass looks around ,once again your large view are very,very good,have a nice weekend Alf and more good light and subjects to share us,regards.

The rope may be worth more than the boat. Does it float at high tide? might be a better shot. best wishes

You are a fortunate man, on so many levels.  Your wife shows some interest in your work, any you have old boats around. 

 

I searched for two years to find an old boat laying about, waiting to be a star in one of my works.  When I finally found one, it was the Point Reyes.  Look her up sometime on a Google search, she has been imaged to death!

 

But then there is your little starlette here.  She has just enough paint remaining to get a feel for her former years.  You have caught her at a fine angle, probably her best side.  The marsh grasses add a great organic compliment to the old wood, and your wide-angle lens helps pull the eyes to the center of the image with the divergent lines, particularly from above.  I even like the pattern in the mud.

 

A great work, your wife has a good eye, as well as you.  Best regards...

-Dave

 

 

light and colours play vital role for me. Subtle primary colours green + red + blue play a wonderful accord. Although most of the "action" takes place on the left hand side of the photo, composition does not feel left-heavy. Diagonal lines (rope, mast, clouds) add a dynamic that is contrasting with the resting mass of the boat.

Stranded ships and boats are a common subject: but this clearly stands out.

Many thanks for your interest and kind words, much appreciated!

Best Regards

Alf

 

TRISHA

My wife is right far too often than is comfortable : - ) but I won't tell her that!

Glad you like it to though !

Many Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

 

RADU

Sincere Thanks and hope you had a great weekend too!  The marsh grasses can look dul when there has been a high tide, but here the new growth looks quite vivid. I guess its all about timing.

Best Regards

 

Alf

 

TERRY

I wonder if thats where the term "money for old rope" comes from!

Although I'm an avid fan of water and reflections, it's doubtful that a better composition could be achieved with the water around it, as the marsh only really gets covered at very high spring tide. The tide then brings with it all kinds of unattractive flotsam and the surrounding area becomes a bog and simply unapproachable.

Cheers!

 

Alf

 

DAVE

 

I would agree with you wholeheartedly Indeed I am a most fortunate man.  There is a belief amongst the photographic fraternity, that once you become a "phoptographer" you never view the world in quite the same way ever again.  I would concur with that belief and add that ones sense of appreciation also, is heightened to a whole new level.

I live in a country where I am free to travel, the scenery is diverse and beautiful, history lies under the surface of every square inch and I have the means to photograph it.  It can't get much better than that.  ......Well maybe a trip to Canada and New Zealand : - ) But I do count my blessings every single day.

 

That being said, I have tried to capture an image of this boat on at least three former ocassions, and failed to come up with anything remotely attractive. I think the key was the light and the colours that the light brought.

 

Sincere thanks for your thoughtful comments and positive feedback, much appreciated.

I darn't give my wife too much credit she's hard enough to live with as it is : - )  and no thankfully she doesn't read the comments!

 

Cheers Dave!

 

Alf

 

WOLFGANG

I think you have summarised why this one seems to work rather well. I have tried on numerous ocassions to capture this vessel and similar stranded boats in this vicinity, and have never been happy with the results. This one was also quite difficult to capture from a practical point of view because another vessel lies behind it, and in order to maintain the element of seperation that I wanted I had to ensure that the angle I took the shot from kept the other vessel hidden behind this one. However the colour and light that you mentioned were in my opinion the main reason why this one worked and my previous attempts failed.

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

 

Alf

 

 

 

 

love this compo and the light.... perfect focusing

Many thanks for your interest and positive feedback, much appreciated!

Best Regards

 

Alf

Nice old paint.  Excellent work.  Natural and sharp details all over.  Best Regards,

Many Thanks for your interest and positive feedback. Its interesting to note that we photographers find beauty in old flaky paint as much as we do with new glossy finishes.

 

Best Regards

 

Alf

Pefect composotin and I'm happy you have had a great succes!

Quite interesting mixture of photography and graphical art... nostalgic... unique post-processing...

Well it seems to be a popular subject and this time it worked out with the clouds etc.

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

 

Alf

 

GRIGORIY

 

Many thanks for your interest and observations.  I think there is always an element of nostalgia where old boats are concerned, and this one seems to have connected with a few people.

Best Regards

 

Alf

Sweeping.  I like how the sky rushes forward while the ship seems itching to free itself and sail backward.  It makes for nice tension.

I think this little craft will be getting big idea's if you refer to it as a ship : - ) But maybe it already had ideas of grandeur!

Many Thanks & Best Regards

 

Alf

The technical quality of the image is great.Fantastic colors and texture my friend. The sky is an added attraction. Warm regards.

Many Thanks for your heartwarming comments, very much appreciated!

Best Regards

 

Alf

My favourite of your three most recent posts.  Validation from one's spouse always sheds new light.  Makes you think "perhaps there's hope for me in my photographic pursuits".  Since I'm late to the party I'll just echo all the positive comments above.  Not much more to offer.  Best, LM.

 I always get a bit worried when she agrees with me, theres go to be another angle surely. And, I'm sure that marriage has nothing at all to do with my cynical nature : - )  Many Thanks for stopping by Len, always good to hear from you!

Best Regards

 

Alf