Patchwork
by Germaine

Comment:
central positioning of the boat works really well here.

The Back of Me
by sherpet

Comment:
Very lovely - bright and clear shot.

Sheep fly by shot
by cogerox

Comment:
Very nice indeed

I want to be a swan....
by SaraR

Comment:
Hey Sara - great shot - deserved to finish higher.

Come Softly
by patio127

Comment:
Very nice

Family B&W
by Melethia

Comment:
I really like this - very punchy and cool angle.

The Dance
by Kelli

Comment:
Is it just me or does it look like he has just taken her out with a left hook ?

:- )

Victrola
by Jutilda

Comment:
Love the explanation and imagery in your write up - this does look like an old gramaphone - hey maybe that should have been your title, something like 'Natures Gramaphone'

Lovely work as always.

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by salmiakki

Comment:
Sarah - this is a tremendous shot - the processing and tonality going from the whites of the boat to the blacks of the rocks and frame, the lightness of the sand and the sunlight dancing on the water, the angle of the shoreline cutting through the picture chopping it into the two halves of land and sea with the boat bridging the divide both literally and metaphorically. The oar on the boat mimicking the angle of the shore line. The tension of opposites with sand on the left, rocks on the right, land at the bottom , sea at the top . .

Heck - you even look to have hit the rule of thirds sweetspot with the positioning of the boat - just up from the bottom, and just in from the left. And do you know I think I even like the writing on the boat . . it doesn't exactly roll of my tongue . . but on the other hand it's back to contrasts. Here is a beautifully, almost delicately shaped boat with gentle feminine lines - and huge solid dark writing across it in a straight unsympathetic font, almost like the branding and ownership of this delicate wild animal, a statement of 'This is mine' without any empathy to the object of it's environment.

What's not to like ? This is up with the very best.

Nearness Of You
by gsal

Comment:
lovely feeling of trust and comfort in this.