Destination Williams Lake, British Columbia

Are we becoming too technical conscious that we are forgetting to learn to

look at things and say we like them or we don't. Where is the visual

curiosity we all had when we were young before we learned to judge.

 

Thank you for your comments and/or critiques. Take care.

Very good picture and it's clear that you haven't fallen prey to the wonders of your smart phone but are still very much involved with the world out there. Where others see only a wall with perhaps a passing realization that it's different, you see forms, texture and pattern. I'm afraid that instead of evolving as a species, we're getting dimmer and further estranged from nature and our environment. We're lost in our toys and increasingly more attuned to virtual relationships than to any actual interaction with our world and each other.

Thanks Jack, couldn't say it any better.

While I totally agree with Jack, I have a slightly different spin on what I look for in an image.  The tones, textures and lines, all wonderfully exhibited in b/w are the starting point to elicit an emotive response from the viewer.  When I look at this image I see the hand hewn marks on the logs and wonder about the men who carved them by hand; I see bars on the windows and wonder about life here at William's Lake and the potential danger from wildlife (two and four footed); I see a dutch door and wonder about the need; and I see a horseshoe hung upside down with all the luck running out.  All that without looking at the rule of thirds, without looking at the brand or quality of the camera; just for the enjoyment of photography.

 

So, on occasion when I just say "good shot", rest assured that I've looked at the image and you've triggered an emotional response.

 

That said, Good shot ;-)... Mike

P.S.  I forgot to mention the joy of finding that curious little boot... Mike

Absolutely George. Great simple, textured, contrasts and bw.      Those boards are from trees as old as the lake, and have seen the passing of time.  Time.  It unrolls too fast and  I am glad to appreciate this photo.

 George,

Excellent work,

Superb light,

Congrats,

 

Excellent light, shape and composure.