More Wooden Boats from Olympia Wa.

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It may be an optical illusion, Jim, but the nail heads in the rowing dinghy appear to be 'as wavy as the sea'. I think I would give it a quick coat of paint.

You have managed to get the whites perfect in these photos. As bright as possible but not quite over exposed. And a good sky in the last one.

Thanks, I use a handheld spot meter. Really helps with whites. That, and shooting raw.

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Originally Posted by Geoff F

It may be an optical illusion, Jim, but the nail heads in the rowing dinghy appear to be 'as wavy as the sea'.

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Is that not deliberate to avoid adjacent nails falling in the same grain and causing it to split?

Probably all part of the 'character' of a wooden dingy vs a modern one ;)

A good series Jim, just a few thoughts on each;
#1 A good shot of a tricky subject, if mine, I might clone out, or dim down, the distant boat house/shed
#2 The weakest shot photographically because you have been unable, in the circumstances, to separate the subject from the background clutter, despite excellent exposure and composition of subject
#3 Well, I certainly can't say you have not separated the subject from the background on this one :) Love the picture, I'm just not sure about the speckly chroma noise - which I appreciate is deliberate and may be the best option
#4 A classic shot very well executed, my only concern is the background being just a bit too dark, especially on the right hand side, I appreciate it is 'the truth', looking at sun and cloud formations, but perhaps 1/2 stop lighter?

Hope that helps,

Dave,
Thanks for the helpful comments!!