Pittenweem harbour; C&C welcome

[billtils]

We had a short break near here last week, and the first full day brought what I wanted photographically - a nice haar rolling in from the North Sea (the rest of the family didn't quite see it that way though).

Here's one of the shots:




Next day was bright and clear and I went back for some early morning shots, from just before the sun broke the horizon to about an hour later.

The first is of a small fishing boat, where the reflections in the water are appropriate to the name of the vessel:




and finally one of the breakwater catching the light of the sun which has just broken the horizon;

[bnnrcn]

Lovely composition and light in #3 Bill I will crop the bluish sky at the top to give the composition some more energy.

[billtils]

Thanks Binnur - that's a good suggestion! I wondered about cloning out the red life belt that's hanging on the wall too, but decided to leave it as it is an integral element in the scene.

[mknittle]

#3 is a nice image, fix those two things and it will be a really nice image.

[billtils]

Thanks Mark - now you've got me thinking ...

[NorthernFocus]

Excellent set of images, Bill. All nicely composed and well executed. Collectively the set give a good sense of the place. Well done.

[bnnrcn]

You might desaturate the red life belt just a little bit if you want The light looks so good in the image that the life belt doesn't distract me at first sight.

Thanks Binnur - that's a good suggestion! I wondered about cloning out the red life belt that's hanging on the wall too, but decided to leave it as it is an integral element in the scene.

[billtils]

That's a suggestion worth a look - thanks

[madcrow]

Bill, very good images. 3 is the standout one.

[Craigie]

I have been to Pittenwem on numerous occasions it's a great place for photo opportunities.
A real nice set of images.

[billtils]

Thanks Maurice

[Shadowman]

Nice captures, hope you didn't smile too much during the rolling haar?

[Cantab]

Bill, I like all three photos but my favourite is probably the first. I live near the coast and took a photo many years ago of a local coastal area with a bit of fog that had rolled in. These are not the easiest photos to take successfully. Yours has turned out well.

[Mike Buckley]

I love the mood and composition of the first. Also the color, lines and composition of the last. Very, very well done!

[billtils]

Thanks Bruce and Mike. I asked for C&C but was a little surprised by the early unanimity of the third, as the first is my personal favourite for exactly the reasons that you mention - the mood and the challenge of capturing the fog but still having something worthwhile visible.

[Mike Buckley]

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that viewing the first and third images as prints would make more people more partial to the first one. That's because a print can bring out the attributes of the first one whereas a computer monitor can bring out the attributes of the third one.

[Guzzibob]

I would try cropping a bit of the foreground in the last shot, to move the horizon from the center of the image, to focus on the lighthouse as the focal point of the image.

[Manfred M]

This is a nice set of images. I spent the past two weeks on the island of Newfoundland, the very easternmost part of Canada and saw numerous fishing villages, boats and lighthouses. I felt a real sense of history and get very much the same feeling when I look at your images.

[rpcrowe]

I like the first image best because the fog or mist gives an impression of distance. If this were my image, I might consider a closer drop at image right, eliminating the concrete pier and at the top eliminating some of the bright sky.

[billtils]

Thanks Richard. I can see what you mean, and indeed spent some time considering it earlier, but left it the way posted to add a little to the "harbour" - it is low tide - and the haar - the grey sky top right. However, having received your feedback I'll crop along the lines you suggest and do a side-by-side.