Machinery Abandoned boat

jnguyen · 04-14-2013, 09:58 PM - **1 Like**

Found this abandoned boat today. How can I improve this image? Your comments are greatly appreciated.

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AussieTrev · 04-15-2013, 01:35 AM

Like to see the colour version. There doesn't seem to be enough separation between the fore ground and the main subject. It is a fairly sharp image.

bdery · 04-15-2013, 04:53 AM

It lacks context, I would like a wider field of view. I personally like the B&W rendering.

jnguyen · 04-15-2013, 09:07 AM

Originally posted by AussieTrev

Like to see the colour version. There doesn't seem to be enough separation between the fore ground and the main subject. It is a fairly sharp image.

Here is the color version.

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jnguyen · 04-15-2013, 09:08 AM

Originally posted by bdery

It lacks context, I would like a wider field of view. I personally like the B&W rendering.

This is an un-processed wider view. It was taken at a different angle than the first photo.

RoxnDox · 04-15-2013, 09:11 AM

The BW version is nice, but I really like the color version better. The golden (late afternoon?) sun on the wall, plus the green grass, makes a nice contrast to the weathered grey of the boat's hull. I like the colors better on the close-in shot, compared to the wider view.

I'd certainly put it on a wall :-)

Jim

bdery · 04-15-2013, 11:34 AM

I like the framing of the colour version better, but I don't dig the huge shadow on part of the building. I realize it might have been hard to avoid

mrNewt · 04-15-2013, 11:45 AM

I really like both versions ... is like both are telling a slightly different story ... like two parallel worlds

One thing that I think it might improve your image is to let a little bit more space in front of the boat (left side of the image) - at least the same amount of space you have between the end of the boat and the right side of the image.

**dadipentak** · 04-15-2013, 12:31 PM

Yes, the wider view is better. It's a visually powerful subject and felt cramped in the original B&W.

jnguyen · 05-09-2013, 12:30 AM - **1 Like**

I was unsatisfied with the first attempt at capturing the abandoned boat. Today I went back to Semiahmoo to better capture this derelict. The spectacular sunset lit up the boat.

jnguyen · 05-09-2013, 12:44 AM

Forgot to show the color version of photo #3. I did not crop the top, like the b&w version.

AussieTrev · 05-09-2013, 02:07 AM

I like your revisited. I think you will get many good shots here at different times of the year.

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04-15-2013, 01:35 AM	#2
AussieTrev Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,590	Like to see the colour version. There doesn't seem to be enough separation between the fore ground and the main subject. It is a fairly sharp image.

04-15-2013, 04:53 AM	#3
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	It lacks context, I would like a wider field of view. I personally like the B&W rendering.

04-15-2013, 09:11 AM	#6
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	The BW version is nice, but I really like the color version better. The golden (late afternoon?) sun on the wall, plus the green grass, makes a nice contrast to the weathered grey of the boat's hull. I like the colors better on the close-in shot, compared to the wider view. I'd certainly put it on a wall :-) Jim

04-15-2013, 11:34 AM	#7
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	I like the framing of the colour version better, but I don't dig the huge shadow on part of the building. I realize it might have been hard to avoid

04-15-2013, 11:45 AM	#8
mrNewt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ON, RH Posts: 2,181	I really like both versions ... is like both are telling a slightly different story ... like two parallel worlds One thing that I think it might improve your image is to let a little bit more space in front of the boat (left side of the image) - at least the same amount of space you have between the end of the boat and the right side of the image.

04-15-2013, 12:31 PM	#9
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Yes, the wider view is better. It's a visually powerful subject and felt cramped in the original B&W.

05-09-2013, 02:07 AM	#12
AussieTrev Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,590	I like your revisited. I think you will get many good shots here at different times of the year.

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