Harbours

I particularly like the simplicity of this shot - less is more as they say. Quite obviously it has not been over-processed like so many other shots entered into this and most other competitions on Photocrowd - it tells it as it is in true documentary style. Well done indeed and my thanks for your entry.

Whitstable, to my mind, is one of the quintessential working English seaside harbour towns. The composition of this shot is spot on and it works particularly well in black and white. I did wonder about the blurriness of the trawlers bottom left to start with but, of course, soon realised this was down to the slow shutter speed. Very nice, and my thanks for your entry.

The more I studied this shot, the more I liked it. I particularly like the overall high contrast levels with the highlights nicely drawing attention to the side of the ship, the side of the lighthouse and - of course - the flag on the far right. Nicely observed and nicely processed too. Well done and my thanks for your entry.

A shot that struck me from the start - I love the cool washed out colours and the olde world feel about the whole scene. I also love how you've managed to frame the boats in the harbour on all sides by the harbour walls themselves - but what makes this shot stand out, of course, are the mooring ropes attached to the boats that cut horizontally across the shot. Very nice, well done, and congratulations on your 1st place.

A beautiful shot of what is quite plainly a harbour, and which nails the brief completely. I love the warm tones and the way the curvature of the harbour wall towards the bottom half of the shot frames the whole scene really well. Beautiful, and my thanks for your entry.