B&W Tranquility in Disrepair

[JakeT1992]

Took a drive down to Dorset yesterday afternoon to photograph the old pier at Swanage.
I know it's been done a million times, and I feel there's better out there, but this is what I came up with, with the conditions I had.
Comments and crit welcomed.


Disrepair by JRTurnerPhotography, on Flickr


Serenity by JRTurnerPhotography, on Flickr

 

[JakeT1992]

75 views, ouch, they must be bad.

 

[jakeblu]

Dont take it personally Jake, it happens to me all the time

To be honest it has been done to death and that could be why there are no comments, its well done and decent composition but like I say plenty similar. The 2nd one is better though I think, sometimes when approaching a well shot location you should try and spot something a little different to put your take on it for me the 2nd one falls into that category at least its a subject in isolation with interest.

Steve

 

[danny_bhoy]

I really like the first one mate - the sweep of the pier works really nicely. The mono conversion looks ace as well.

Not overly keen on the tight crop of the second mind.

 

[SFTPhotography]

The 1st one is good, great even. The second one only works because you've posted the 1st. You've got a nice arc through one although I suspect the natural orientation for it is a landscape, its good to see something different

 

[JakeT1992]

Thanks all, I agree that it's a well shot place, and better has been done here. Comments all taken on board

 

[Brazo]

75 views, ouch, they must be bad.

It's a very competent shot mate, one of the better ones of this pier. However I had seen the photo before even clicking on the link if that makes sense?

To be blunt and forgive me! It shows no creativity, simply a carbon copy of the hundred million shots taken of this scene before. You can do so much better mate, I have seen what you can do, innovate, don't recreate

 

[JakeT1992]

It's a very competent shot mate, one of the better ones of this pier. However I had seen the photo before even clicking on the link if that makes sense?

To be blunt and forgive me! It shows no creativity, simply a carbon copy of the hundred million shots taken of this scene before. You can do so much better mate, I have seen what you can do, innovate, don't recreate

I agree, it's very overdone and I definitely could and should have tried some other things while I was there. The problem for me was I didn't have the conditions I wanted, so I took a couple of shots so it wasn't a wasted trip, but never got anything that I was overly happy with.
Hopefully we'll get some nicer weather this weekend and I can get out somewhere different!
Thanks for taking the time to comment