Emmanuel

Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 30 May 2008 in Transportation.

And there's that one particular harbour
Sheltered from the wind
Where the children play on the shore each day
And all are safe within

Most mysterious calling harbour
So far but yet so near
I can see the day when my hair's full gray
And I finally disappear

From "One Particular Harbour," by Jimmy Buffett

I don't know about this one. Something about it made me want to use it --the foreground dock I guess-- but I can't escape the feeling that it is a tad too trite.

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Comments (9)

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

interesting colour

30 May 2008 8:42am

@Alun Lambert: I fiddled with this for quite awhile --can't say I'm entirely satisfied. I do know that I liked most of the monochrome versions better than the original color image. Cold tones didn't seem to work, and straight B&W seemed a little dull.

Helma from Tehran, Iran

Amaznig shot !! lovely sepia mode and mood too ! thank you

30 May 2008 9:35am

@Helma: Thank you. I'm a little unsure of this one, so any and all feedback is appreciated.

JoeB from Brampton, Canada

I think the colour works better in the sky.

30 May 2008 5:02pm

bruno from les Ollières, France

Nice colors and good framing.Excellent !

30 May 2008 6:05pm

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

The sepia works well here, it adds note of melancholy together with the poem. Perhaps a less stronger tone; this one almost turns into orange.

30 May 2008 7:57pm

@MadScientist: I wasn't necessarily seeking realism or quasi-realism. Technically, the toning is not sepia --which I tried and found be be too muted. I agree that the push into orange is going too far. I actually adjust the RGB channels to add yellow and red and then settled the final adjustment with the green slider.

danthro from Suburbia, United States

beautiful capture, i like the tint and monochrome. great compo and framing. especially like the sky and water tones.

31 May 2008 12:57am

djedfre from schaumburg, United States

great shot - nice effect!

31 May 2008 7:14am

Anthony Lambert from Germany

more brown sepia,it works well.

31 May 2008 10:26am

Persian King from Tehran, Iran

This is the best shot I have seen today, such amazing frame and color

31 May 2008 10:50pm

@Persian King: Thanks. I almost didn't post this one. One of the interesting things about posting images here is the response --seeing what people respond and don't respond to.

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