The extreme close-up of the metal gate fastening and the bright orange of the boat in the background work well for me, Michael. My eye was drawn straight to the gate, then the word Lifeboats and then took in the rest of the scene, so the tight focus did its job
As above, I like the lines and the colours, great start.
Like this shot Michael, good focus on the gate latch with the oof Lifeboat in the BG. Good colours and very nicely on theme
I agree with the above comments, Andrea has it spot on
Just the job Sir, good colour with plenty of impact.
George.
Really like this, a very different perspective on the theme and a nice shot too.
Nice sharp focus foreground against blur background always works well. This whole gate/lifeboat arrangement reminds me of my early career on the oil rigs many years ago. We've to practice the lifeboat drill every Sunday morning at 6:00 am.
I agree very strong gate photo
Good start Michael. Nothing else to add, its all been said
I can't really add anything either, I do really like this sort of effect, where you deliberately blur out the obvious focal point to concentrate on focusing the eye on another area of the shot.
Gate(d) - another good take on the theme with the close up of the latch, and the OOF background adds a bit of colour to the image.
8th instalment hey Michael.. good going... which means my first was further back than I thought...scary..
Nice gated...i like the dof enough to soften the background but leaves the Lifeboat clear enough. Not that the striking orange wouldn't scream it
Welcome back Michael
I like it ... the latch and little more of the gate ..... focussed, and a colourful OOF BG.
Hi Michael, good luck on your eighth 52
Your People shot looks like a poster advert for a sci-fi film, well lit with your led torch it gives it an unearthly feel.
Cool image Michael, I am liking the vivid colours and the portrait crop, nice to see a bit of shadow too on such a high key image
Great take on the theme, something quite different! I like the bright colours and the relatively shallow DoF. It feels indeed unearthly
I like this. I like the strong colours and that it's not lego.
I also like the tight cropping.
TBH I'm not so keen on the dominant OOF head at the front but that's probably just me, I don't really like anything OOF in the foreground.
the colours really pop unusual take on the theme
Interesting one that. A grower too. I bet it breaks all the rules of photography but still there's something/somethings there I like.
People
I like that, as @LC2 said, I like the tight crop and the bright vivid colours.
I like it Michael - looks very cold and stark
Just had a look at a few of yours on Flickr. Love the next one along, the red car in snow
Following you on there now
Nice wintery theme, colour balance looks a little off