Puget Sound Ferry Series #1

seastackseastack Registered Users Posts: 716 Major grins
edited February 22, 2010 in Street and Documentary
ferry_042.jpg

This is from an ongoing project of doing street style work on ferries in the Puget Sound of Washington State. I had the idea of an eventual book but someone beat me to the punch ... which is just as well, it will give me a few more years to keep trying on this and of course, a few more opportunities to be questioned by police as to what I am doing.

I really like this photo but can't help but feel it is a little too cliche or dated in its style. What do you think?

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  • thoththoth Registered Users Posts: 1,085 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2010
    I think it's fantastic. The composition really brings those birds as surely into your face as they were in his. It may be a little cliche but it's very well done cliche. thumb.gif
    Travis
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2010
    There's something surreal about it. I expect to see Hitchcock's head pop up. I'm with Travis on this. Well done.
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  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2010
    nice!
    If not now, when?
  • michswissmichswiss Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,235 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2010
    seastack wrote:
    I really like this photo but can't help but feel it is a little too cliche or dated in its style. What do you think?

    Fantastic image, but it definitely has a dated sense to it for me. On second thought, timeless might be a better word. For some reason, it's reminded me of Thatcher-era coastal England. Did you add the vignetting or is than an artefact from your setup?
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2010
    seastack wrote:
    ferry_042.jpg

    This is from an ongoing project of doing street style work on ferries in the Puget Sound of Washington State. I had the idea of an eventual book but someone beat me to the punch ... which is just as well, it will give me a few more years to keep trying on this and of course, a few more opportunities to be questioned by police as to what I am doing.

    I really like this photo but can't help but feel it is a little too cliche or dated in its style. What do you think?

    Lovely! There is nothing here that doesn't work. And before worrying if this cliched, let's toss every sunset, sunrise, and smiling baby photo ever posted.
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2010
    Can't say it better than those before me have. A wonderful capture!!

    I remember some of your earlier pictures in this series. It is a worthy and challenging project.

    A book in the future perhaps?

    Virginia
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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2010
    awseome awesome awesome! That's all i gotta say!thumb.gif
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