Ships

Selective toning can be a bit 'marmite', you either love it or hate it. As a scene I know well, this example works very nicely. As most of the tones are black, white and grey anyway, the B&W presentation with retention of the reds of the iconic Cunard funnel and lightship is really effective and well suited to the subject matter.

For me, the key to a more captivating pano is to have multiple points of interest across the whole scene, just like this one. The main subject is placed nicely on a third but the overall effect is greatly improved by the extra elements, such as the wind farm, the sculptures, and the layers of the beach from front to back. Throw in a sunset and a moody sky, what's not to like?

This strikingly bold abstract shot is ridiculously simple yet intriguingly effective. There's enough information imparted to know we are looking at a ship but little else. The square crop suits the composition and I like that the texture of the hull has been preserved, when it would have been so easy to overexpose.