Classic View - Snail Shell Harbor

This is what I would consider a classic view of the bluff

overlooking Snail Shell Harbor, taken the same day as the "Worm's

View." This is the best scan I could get, with minimal use of CS,

and keeping true to what I remember seeing. Fayette is a

historic "ghost town" located on the Garden Peninsula of Michigan.

Once a small and profitable charcoal smelting operation used the

Snail Shell harbor to transport ore to points further south.

This looks like a great location Sean. Very graphic. I like the way you've structured this with the careful placement of poles. The muted colur palette is nice too. I'd probably lose a bit off the left since nothing much is happening there. Regards, Leigh.

In my opinion the foreground is a bit busy. All the right low quarter is not very interesting, and in the opposite quarter, the reflection of the cliff in the water is hidden by the rocks. I think that if you had choosen these only three rocks as a foreground and move you two meters on the left to place them on the right, the result would have been much better.

Hi Sean, I found Fayette to be fascinating visually and historically. A note of interest was the swarm of bats that dove at me through the grove of trees coming off the peninsula at dusk. Albeit a little unnerving, they added to the whole charm of the place. A nice view of the harbor and bluffs you've captured here.