Of its own accord
by mcaldo

Comment by Melethia:
The shadow city and the shadow goose give just enough weight to suspend the upsidedownedness of the real-life bird.

Of its own accord
by mcaldo

Comment by Denielle:
Upside down swan. That's odd. I do think the idea is cool, with the homes in reflection. The color is nice, and the ripples make the picture more interesting.

Lunarity
by mcaldo

Comment by mitalapo:
great result even without a dalmatian

Of its own accord
by mcaldo

Comment by jagar:
Spectacular, hope it doesn't get dinged for not having enough urban elements, doesn't bother me, one of the best swan shots I've ever seen.

Of its own accord
by mcaldo

Comment by ThingFish:
Cool and effective idea to flip the image upside down.

Of its own accord
by mcaldo

Comment by weheh:
Fun.

Shipwreck in Pennsylvania
by mcaldo

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I am so jealous. This is the kind of shot I love to get, an image just full of details to be found (like the book on nature photography :-) The glass fishing buoys with the rope wound round them, the bucket of paint, the electric cord for a charger or similar item and of course the framed photo of presumably the home's owner. Great use of b/w to catch the details, there was probably tons of colour in there. The shelves are at thirds. The title sets us looking for a shipwreck in Pennsylvania and even if it really isn't there, it sure is fun looking for it. I can see why some think it cluttered, and it verges on that. But it's a careful clutter, it isn't as disorganized as it looks.

IMHO shots like this get robbed far too easily. Free Studies are brutal unless you have an image that says POW! in one way or another. The technicals seem perfectly fine for a handheld shot in ambient light. The only possible thing I'd change is to make the photo less centred as he wheels into the world of knowledge around him.

Thank you for this image. And keep shooting and entering!

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

Shipwreck in Pennsylvania
by mcaldo

Comment by PennyStreet:
I looked and looked and looked at this... so much to see and it all comes together in the end.

Shipwreck in Pennsylvania
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Comment by crik:
Intriguing. A story captured so well. Like your b&w processing.

Shipwreck in Pennsylvania
by mcaldo

Comment by insteps:
A little deep for DPC. Keep it up!