Ye Old Harbour (Page 2): I like it. It has interest, a great red subject, textures, nice foreground showing depth and perspective and an interesting background, good exposure and...

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

I like it. It has interest, a great red subject, textures, nice foreground showing depth and perspective and an interesting background, good exposure and lighting. After the eyes lock on that red boat it's fun to search for details as the eyes remain in the frame. Well done. :thumbup:

nairiam Loc: Bonnie Scotland

Bmac wrote:

I like it. It has interest, a great red subject, textures, nice foreground showing depth and perspective and an interesting background, good exposure and lighting. After the eyes lock on that red boat it's fun to search for details as the eyes remain in the frame. Well done. :thumbup:

Thank you very much for your kind comments.
It is very much appreciated.

Gauss Loc: Earth

I like both the craftsmanship and artistry of the photograph. I think it's a good example of a color image that gains a lot from contrasts. There's dark and light across the main vertical line, warm and cool across the same vertical line, bright red to shadowed blue between the boat and the door, sunny green grasses to the cool shadow above, and the bold red boat to the subtle peachy pink of the wooden door. The image seems to make my eyes loop around counter clockwise where ever I start: vertical line to the boat to the grass to the blue door ... Then I explore the rest. Personally, I like the accents of the colored ropes in the foreground; they add interest as I explore.

One issue I see is, what I assume to be, an HDR ghost-like artifact on the chain and post to the left of the boat. Depending on what software you're using, there may be some controls to fix that.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

nairiam wrote:

... I feel the subject has endless possibilities - but they elude me.
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Experimenting

Original

Boat to Stern

Top Left

Top Right

Boat Center Right

nairiam Loc: Bonnie Scotland

Gauss wrote:

I like both the craftsmanship and artistry of the ... (show quote)

Thank you so much for your kind words.
You are correct, the chain has been mishandled. I'll have to clone it out. Thanks again for taking the time to look.

nairiam Loc: Bonnie Scotland

St3v3M wrote:

Experimenting

I didn't for one moment imagine the possibilities in this image, never mind the original scene. I am very impressed with what you have done. I'll have to spend more time looking rather than shooting. I do try to compose my shots rather than take snapshots but it's all part of the learning curve.
Thank you so much.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

nairiam wrote:

I didn't for one moment imagine the possibilities in this image, never mind the original scene. I am very impressed with what you have done. I'll have to spend more time looking rather than shooting. I do try to compose my shots rather than take snapshots but it's all part of the learning curve.
Thank you so much.

Everything feels a tad tilted to the left, but otherwise it was a lot of fun. There are more, but I will leave them for you to find. Cheers, Steve

Bushpilot Loc: Minnesota

nairiam wrote:

I've taken a few shots in this area of an old harb... (show quote)

I think this is a fine image the way it is, but like you say it does have endless possibilities.
I had a quick go at moving the boat, that wasn't too much of a problem but dealing with the reflections was more difficult.
What do you think of my take?

nairiam Loc: Bonnie Scotland

Bushpilot wrote:

I think this is a fine image the way it is, but like you say it does have endless possibilities.
I had a quick go at moving the boat, that wasn't too much of a problem but dealing with the reflections was more difficult.
What do you think of my take?

You have produced the image as I would have like to have shot it. The elements, apart from the boat, have to be the pier heads at the bottom coupled with the stone buildings. They give a sense of scale to it all.
Thank you for your time and effort. Looks like I will be waiting till winter's over and I'll be back for some more shots!

Nightski

Nairiam...what would happen if you had just gone over and pulled the boat to the spot where you wanted it and then put it back when you're done shooting? I love the look of the image after Bushpilot moved the boat. It's a perfect composition. Wow!

nairiam Loc: Bonnie Scotland

Nightski wrote:

Nairiam...what would happen if you had just gone over and pulled the boat to the spot where you wanted it and then put it back when you're done shooting? I love the look of the image after Bushpilot moved the boat. It's a perfect composition. Wow!

See my reply to Bushpilot. He 'made' the image I wanted to take.
In my younger days, that is the sort of thing I might have done. I am the stage of : "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak!" I'll just have to keep going back until there are favourable circumstances.
Thanks for your input and thanks for this forum.

DaisyB Loc: South Central PA

I like it, nice compostion, color, texture, detail.

nairiam Loc: Bonnie Scotland

DaisyB wrote:

I like it, nice compostion, color, texture, detail.

Thank you for the kind comment. It is appreciated.

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

I do not share everyone's enthusiasm about this shot. To make sure I was seeing the right thing, I downloaded the picture and was disappointed to see the shot information removed from the metadata. What jumps out at me are the harshness of the tones and the image sharpness. They look artificial or manipulated. Next, the building to the left is warm as if lit by a late afternoon sun. The shadows in the center are too cool while the walls to the right are disturbingly cooler than the building on the opposite side.

The boat looks unnaturally red. Finally, the composition is unremarkable. I like these flat, head on compositions of seemingly mundane subjects but this one does not work for me.

PS I suggest that downloadable files must have all the metadata. If you are willing to share the file, you should be willing to share the metadata.

Gauss Loc: Earth

abc1234 wrote:

... To make sure I was seeing the right thing, I downloaded the picture and was disappointed to see the shot information removed from the metadata. ... PS I suggest that downloadable files must have all the metadata. ...

I'm not certain about this, but I suspect the HDR process/software caused the loss of the metadata.