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Ian Cameron

Golden Groyne

Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.

These old wooden groynes that stretch out across findhorn beach are very characteristic of the place indeed it is almost the only feature on the beach save for a colourful array of stones and ripple lines created by strong rip tides. I have to admit I largely ignore them as they are a bit of a beach cliche but then again only a fool would ignore them when they are as beautifully lit as this.

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MOHAMMAD TAVAKOLI 08-Jan-2009 07:57
NICE VIEW SIMILAR TO PAINTING !
Josée V.27-Oct-2008 00:41
Fantastic composition and light... BV
Guest 23-Oct-2008 04:52
Extraordinary lighting preserved... fantastic color rendition... big vote!
Guest 19-Oct-2008 20:37
Remarquable! Vote.
Zane Paxton19-Oct-2008 00:12
It's a beautiful image in terms of great light, color and mood.

Then I find myself asking the (eternal) question of how could this be improved upon (if at all)? I ask that to relentlessly train my eye; which is to end up distinguishing subtleties. So some constructive (and subjective) CC for your consideration.

From a standpoint of "Visual Story Telling" you had mentioned that this object "...is almost the only feature on the beach". To that end I find myself wanting to back away and include more seascape and less of the object so that the object is in fact "almost the only feature in the frame" to be closer to what you are describing as important. Just a question of interpretation and the resulting expression. As it is presented, the balance of image area of the object to seascape is perhaps a bit too equal, kind of like a horizon in the middle. That is a form of visual tension that either enhances or distracts. If you want to express serenity and balance, then the object would be 1/3 the area of the background (i.e. at the classic golden mean, more or less). If one wants to create more emphasis, then the object would be assigned less area of the total area, as the more one deviates from the golden mean proportion, the more expressive it becomes (as that creates more visual tension).

Also, the challenge with converging lines is that they are emphatically pointing. It is usually more visually conclusive and satisfying if the converging lines are pointing at something. Kind of like pointing at a blank sky for example.

Just a few thoughts.

Cheers
lou_rozensteins17-Oct-2008 22:30
The light is great. Just goes to show, that something that may be commonplace to you may be quite unique to someone like me. It's a great shot! Voted.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography17-Oct-2008 22:17
Excellent and very nice image, Vote.
McGarva17-Oct-2008 20:41
Stunning lighting as usual Ian ... V
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