Mother and Daughter (Reluctant models)
by geewhy

Comment by andywightman:
As a portrait I find this image too grainy and washed out in the highlights. It fails to move me to want to knwo more about the models

Mother and Daughter (Reluctant models)
by geewhy

Comment by ccraft:
A great capture of the subject's personality - something every portrait should strive to do.

Mother and Daughter (Reluctant models)
by geewhy

Comment by drydoc:
Nice pose and great smiles. IMHO The overexposure is too much. I would like to see more detail and contrast. BOL

Rotating boatlift (taking technology up a level)
by geewhy

Comment by ChrisW123:
This one goes to show how well a pic will do if it's unique and not seen before (or not much). Now imagine if the shot actually included a boat or ship on this thing!! It would win for sure! Great job.

Mother and Daughter (Reluctant models)
by geewhy

Comment by jmsetzler:
"It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer care about a stranger." - Paul Strand"

This is not a bad composition. I personally don't care much for this exposure/post processing combo.

Rotating boatlift (taking technology up a level)
by geewhy

Comment by MikeO:
Hi Gordon - another great result, congrats.

Mike

The Falkirk Wheel
by geewhy

Comment by geewhy:
No, it is recreational..the barges are run by various private concerns and take tourists up and down the canals.
Basically, the set-up is ..two canals
A)Forth and Clyde..going from Grangemouth to Glasgow (Built 1780)
B)Union Canal..Going from Edinburgh to Falkirk.(Built 1820)
The two canals joined at Falkirk originally by a series of locks dropping down from the Union to the Forth&Clyde..at that time it was commercial traffic mainly.
By the 1930`s trade had dropped off and the locks were dismantled and filled in, leaving the two canals isolated.
It was decided to re-open the whole system for the Millenium and the Wheel was devised as a modern way of relinking the canals...but now it`s for tourism and recreation only.
If you are interested to know or see more Paolo,it has it`s own website

Hope this has been of help.

Gordon

The Falkirk Wheel
by geewhy

Comment by Trinch:
I see. It's basically for commercial use rather than recreational.

The Falkirk Wheel
by geewhy

Comment by geewhy:
Paolo,
As far as I know, sailboats are not allowed.. only Barges.

Gordon

The Falkirk Wheel
by geewhy

Comment by Trinch:
WOW. Now I see how that works. I love the concept. I was somewhat curious as to how the lift functioned when I saw your challenge entry. The only problem is that one would have to step down the mast on sailboats in order to fit it through the circles.