Pilings 1

Nice arrangement of the foreground and background pilings. (echo effect) And the super-wide lens did the sky area proud.  (would have been wasted space without the clouds).  The B&W treatment reduces this one to important shapes and textures, removing any colours that may have taken away from your main elements, though it's possible the colour version has it's own appeal.  If I had been there taking shots too I would have also mixed in a few horizontal frames as well as the mostly horizontal lines of the  subject matter seems it would lend itself well to this treatment.  On balance I'd say this was a fine result for your efforts.  Best, LM.

Hi Len,

Thanks for the comments on this shot, Len.  I was of two minds about it, especially the amount of sky, but when I played with it in SFX Pro, and played with the filters in that program, I realized that there was enough interest in most areas.  I agree that some horizontal compositions would also be nice to see.  I will have to look back to see if I have any.  Maybe, maybe not.  The location is close by, so I can always go back another day.  : )  Cheers.

Paul

Very intriguing wide angle, the sky is perfect and the background pilings seem to go on forever, great effect. Also excellent DOF. B&W is an under used techique; you used it to its fullest potential.   ......Robert

Thanks Robert.  When i first shot this series I was not sure about how this image would be received.  The sky in this frame was initially not that great in terms of clouds, but I noticed that the wind was bringing some great clouds toward the frame, so I waited patiently for them.  I agree that the sky is developed enough, and interesting enough, given the portrait orientation.  I really appreciate your feedback, Robert.  Cheers.