black and white Evening Calm

Like/dislike/reasons? Thank you

So calm and relaxing. Good Composition

Its great, the sky looks incredible, I'd have liked to see more of it using a wider angle lens so you wouldn't have to loose any part of the dock. The lights on the sky (stars?) draw most of my attention.

Nice super details. Is that planes streaking past.

The shadows on the bridge confuse me, but I love everything else

The level of detail is excellent--tones are excellent.

 

I got an uneasy feeling viewing this. After viewing it large I still felt the same thing. I think it's because of the slightly off center position of the dock in the frame and the diagonal shadows and stars. The end of the dock seem to tilt even though it isn't tilted. I think I would crop 5% off the left side just to be perfect.

 

I love how you aligned the shadows with the star trails.

very Good. super.

This is beautifully done. Great overall exposure!

Very inspiring. A true maestro at work! On a minor note, I would have centred the jetty for optimal symmetry and added more contrast. Best Wishes and thank for showing it to us.... PS: I also did a jetty recently... Id be interested in your comments

This is a super... The star trails, the shadows from the dock railing. I only can't decide, whether I like the shadow of your tripod? (if I'm correct in judging what it is), because of it's different direction than everything else. I would not mind it if it were in the center of the dock, like an arrow pointing ahead. But usually, you can not move lampposts, can you?

 

Jiri

very pleasing.

 

Knicki

David and Timon, you are right about the off-centre jetty. I will try to improve the symmetry when I print it.

 

Jiri, I guess those spindly shadows are probably my tripod legs. It was too dark to notice them at the time. The biggest difficulty was persuading my 6yo son not to walk along the jetty during the exposure. There were garfish jumping and he wanted to get a better look. This is a sleepy town, and no-one was about, so I persuaded him to come with me for a walk along the foreshore for the 12 minutes of the exposure. Luckily the gear was still in situ upon our return.

 

Thanks everyone,

Remarkable image with a signature McLaine composition.

Incredible capture, John. I love the contrast and the star trails. You have truly mastered B&W. Keep them coming!

Another great shot John.Viewing your shots again recently finally made my mind up about medium format so I have bought a 6x6.Now all I need is your patience for 12 minute exposures!I have only put one roll through it so far & I find the square format hard to get used to.The weight factor is another consideration so I haven't decided if I will take it halfway round the world when I visit Tasmania next month.

Keep up the great monochrome work,it's an inspiration.

Regards Pete.

Let's catch up Pete. Drop me a line.