Made of Wood

What a fantastic carving to show the beauty and the flexibility of wood, and what one can make of it. The texture of the surface mimics skin perfectly, as does some lovely soft directional lighting used by the photographer. I loved the simplicity of this shot and subject, with lovely space to the side and above the hand. Works very well in black and white too, and great answer to this brief.

There have been many shots taken of upturned boats near Lindisfarne castle, but for this brief, I thought this shot works very well. As it's in black and white, it has given us some great texture to examine on the boat's surface. I like how the photographer has kept the top of the boat in line with Lindisfarne castle in the background. Lovely sky too, and impressive to be taken on a phone.

Powerful, strong, and structured to weather the sea, this huge wooden breakwater is a monument to the past. Again, great in answering this brief, it shows how wood is used to work with nature. I like that there is no horizon, making the middle piece of wood almost the horizon.

This image grabbed my attention. A great landscape, taken at the momentus sunrise moment when the light just starts touching the subject matter. But not only that, it also shows the wooden fence and gate which is coming into shot from the left. Nicely taken using F/22 so all is in focus, and using an 16-35mm lens which is ideal for landscape shots.

The sky's variety of colours in this image is everything. It gives a great sense of space. Nicely taken using F/11, ISO 100, and at 24mm. The main boat takes up 2/3rds of the frame too, and having other boats in the other third helps too. Great shot.

A row of seating, ornately carved, shows wood in it's best light. Lovely light from a window source, lights up the shapes and textures beautifully. I like the height the image was taken at, but no details of where it was taken which is a shame.

What a fab shot. Chairs, light, uniformity, simplicity, shadowy shapes. No details of what kit was used or how, but it's a great shot as it shows how wood can be reproduced perfectly equally, on repeat, and forms can be made that suit the human body, like chairs that are comfortable to sit in.

I always like to see built structures with human interaction, and this shot captures this really well. The old wooden pier as the main focus and background, and silhouetted figures in foreground. Not sure why there is so much inconsistent blur on sea in the foreground, but liked the strong structure of the pier pieces.

One of my favourite images from this competition, the building which is clad in wooden panels, looks organic, with a huge glass window reflecting the day's blue light. Great settings with ISO 100, 1/160th, and f/16. The clarity is awesome.

A magically atmospheric capture of a man standing and gazing out across a landscape. The wood in this instance framing the scene and providing the man a spot to stand and look. I love the very low misty cloud covering the sun. The man standing very still with a shutter speed of 1/13th of a sec. Great shot.

Another one of my favourites from this competition, this interior view showing a very impressive chapel, its roof and supporting trusses etc, the organ, the seating, all made of wood. Taken dead centre to show off the perfect symmetry of the room. Nicely done. The camera titling slightly upwards, but not too much to cause too much distortion.

This image intrigued me, and I wondered where it was taken. I really like the mood, and to see the lonely tree growing in the only light source in the centre. The floor seems very dusty, which adds to the atmosphere. I love the pillars all being different lengths and with different bottom parts. Taken at ISO 100, great, with a decent focal length of F/9. Nice shot.

A wooden roof to die for here. Almost feels like a macro shot of an insect or something. I like the golden colours, shapes and the flow. Clearly not very easy to photograph, the photographer has done a great job to frame this shot, with views out of the side windows of the other ceilings.

It does what it says on the tin, wooden artefacts still life. But it has been really well styled, with all the items positioned comfortably. The soft light gives shape to the objects, in a sympathetic way to their curves and subtle carvings etc. Really nice and works very well.