Mighty Greek Ship

dehno · 22-01-2008, 14:35

Great shot! I dont see anything worth fixing on it....it seems perfect

was it taken from a dock?

***Dave*** · 22-01-2008, 15:24

Impressive silhouette, with the light on the water keeping a 3D feel to the shot. I would have said crop a little from the top, but that would spoil the effect of the fading glow from the setting sun.

TIM · 24-01-2008, 10:52

Beautiful shot! The crops a touch tight on the bottom for my liking though.

Charlotte · 24-01-2008, 12:01

This is a lovely shot

Whilst the ship does provide some nice shapes at the top of it to make a good silhouette, the amount of solid black is a little too much IMHO, and I'd like to see just a hint of detail in the ship's hull.

I like the crop, the ship has plenty of room to 'move' into. I would, however, be inclined to remove the streak of highlight that runs across + just above the top of the ship.

I like your viewpoint, which gives us a good idea of the size of the approaching ship, but I do feel that the full impact of this is a little lost because the solid black mass of the ship shows no form, i.e. it comes across as a purely two-dimensional shape, rather than a three-dimensional entity. If it had a bit of detail (just a slight variation in tones, mind), i.e. showed the 3rd dimension of coming towards the viewer, then I think it would be a stunning shot.

**stepheno** · 24-01-2008, 20:39

Excellent shot....but....I was expecting to see a Trireme.

_MB_ · 24-01-2008, 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by stepheno

Excellent shot....but....I was expecting to see a Trireme.

Hehehe

I'd like to see a B&W version.

gtener · 24-01-2008, 21:54

I don't know. The shot doesn't do a lot for me. The vapour trail from the plane is distracting and there's too much dark area. The sky is nice but I'm left wondering what I'd use this photo for. Maybe cropping tighter would help. I'm going to try that.

Rob Barron · 26-01-2008, 12:44

I agree, the composition is very good, but the dark area is a bit over-powering. The sky is lovely, shame about the contrail which is sadly inevitable in the skies most of the time these days. I think this would need a bracketed exposure to get the balance between the lovely sun and silhouette and the hull of the ship. I'd like to see just enough to see the line between ship and water in the FG area.

But all that might sound like I don't like the overall picture which would be wrong, I do.

Cheers,
Rob

21-01-2008, 22:51	#1 (permalink)
don_bertone New here Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 20	Mighty Greek Ship

22-01-2008, 14:35	#2 (permalink)
dehno Quite Chatty Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 75	Re: Mighty Greek Ship Great shot! I dont see anything worth fixing on it....it seems perfect was it taken from a dock?

22-01-2008, 15:24	#3 (permalink)
*Dave* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 14,909	Re: Mighty Greek Ship Impressive silhouette, with the light on the water keeping a 3D feel to the shot. I would have said crop a little from the top, but that would spoil the effect of the fading glow from the setting sun.

24-01-2008, 10:52	#4 (permalink)
TIM Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 160	Re: Mighty Greek Ship Beautiful shot! The crops a touch tight on the bottom for my liking though.

24-01-2008, 12:01	#5 (permalink)
Charlotte Loves the place Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Romsey, Hampshire Posts: 5,795	Re: Mighty Greek Ship This is a lovely shot Whilst the ship does provide some nice shapes at the top of it to make a good silhouette, the amount of solid black is a little too much IMHO, and I'd like to see just a hint of detail in the ship's hull. I like the crop, the ship has plenty of room to 'move' into. I would, however, be inclined to remove the streak of highlight that runs across + just above the top of the ship. I like your viewpoint, which gives us a good idea of the size of the approaching ship, but I do feel that the full impact of this is a little lost because the solid black mass of the ship shows no form, i.e. it comes across as a purely two-dimensional shape, rather than a three-dimensional entity. If it had a bit of detail (just a slight variation in tones, mind), i.e. showed the 3rd dimension of coming towards the viewer, then I think it would be a stunning shot. __________________ Work Smarter, Not Harder

24-01-2008, 20:39	#6 (permalink)
stepheno Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,636	Re: Mighty Greek Ship Excellent shot....but....I was expecting to see a Trireme.

24-01-2008, 21:54	#8 (permalink)
gtener New here Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Langley, BC Canada Posts: 41	Re: Mighty Greek Ship I don't know. The shot doesn't do a lot for me. The vapour trail from the plane is distracting and there's too much dark area. The sky is nice but I'm left wondering what I'd use this photo for. Maybe cropping tighter would help. I'm going to try that.

26-01-2008, 12:44	#9 (permalink)
Rob Barron Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 5,204	Re: Mighty Greek Ship I agree, the composition is very good, but the dark area is a bit over-powering. The sky is lovely, shame about the contrail which is sadly inevitable in the skies most of the time these days. I think this would need a bracketed exposure to get the balance between the lovely sun and silhouette and the hull of the ship. I'd like to see just enough to see the line between ship and water in the FG area. But all that might sound like I don't like the overall picture which would be wrong, I do. Cheers, Rob __________________ Rob Barron robbarron@aol.com If you look down on other people, don't expect them to look up to you!

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