Circa 1857 - Frankston Pier

Tatiana R

Circa 1857 - Frankston Pier

Frankston Pier. Another seascape study in black and white.

As I was taking photo of this pier in Frankston, Victoria, a local came by and told me story of this pier. It was built in 1857 so fishermen could ship their catches to Melbourne. It had known better days and seen ladies in long dresses and fancy hats as by mid 1880s Frankston was gradually becoming something like a holiday resort.

Hard to imagine all these now, but I was told, the local council has started the refurbishment and timber top has already been removed.

I personally like the pier like this, it makes a nice minimalistic seascape.

Canon EOS 5D
Canon EF 24-105 IS Lens
Apperture: F 9
Speed: 60 seconds
FL: 24
Hoya NDX400 filter, Lee ND Grad 0.9

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Circa 1857 - Frankston Pier by Tatiana R
Circa 1857 - Frankston Pier by Tatiana R
  • David Hibberd

    David Hibberd

    Lovely Tatiana

  • Tatiana R replied

    Thank you David!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    i love your posts my friend.. in both senses.. so complete.. the story the tech details and the awesome work in beautiful places..

  • Tatiana R replied

    Oh Maggi, you are so kind, thank you so much! :-))

  • Gary Gurr

    Gary Gurr

    Stunning

  • Tatiana R replied

    thank oyu Gary and appreciate your favouring :-))

  • John Kowalski

    John Kowalski

    I kinda like it like this too! Lovely capture Tatiana!!

  • Tatiana R replied

    I kinda thank you John! LOL! seriously, appreciate it! It is not everyone’s cup of tea image

  • Donald Cameron

    Donald Cameron

    Very fine b&w work, and composition like this is really intriguing and eye-catching.

  • Tatiana R replied

    Thank you Donald, glad it captured YOUR attention! :-)) I wasn’t really sure it there was enough in the frame for a complete image

  • Peter Hill

    Peter Hill

    Well done! Awesome

  • Tatiana R replied

    Thank you Peter! Glad you liked it!

  • Nigel Bangert

    Nigel Bangert

    I really like shots like this, well suited to black and white.

  • Tatiana R replied

    thank you Nigdaw! I tend to see in Black and white when I intentionally shoot in B&W :-))

  • Tatiana R

    Tatiana R

    Thank you to the who-needs-color-for-beauty group for featuring this work! :-)))

  • largo

    largo

    Lovely work

  • Hughsey

    Hughsey

    Wow very impressive

  • JennyMac

    JennyMac

    I agree… the pier looks great as it is! Although, anyone dreaming of walking along it might not agree…lol! It’s really made a fantastic B&W image… : )

  • blueeyesjus

    blueeyesjus

    Stunning piece Tatiana, beautifully composed and amazing tones, would make a wonderful addition to our TUNNEL VISION group
    Jus

  • RajeevKashyap

    RajeevKashyap

    Great work

  • Michael Errey

    Michael Errey

    Nice Shot. Found a similar old pier in our old port area. Love it

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning,

  • x- pose Klaus Wanjek

    x- pose Klaus ...

    It´s a very special work, instant fav!

  • Luca Renoldi

    Luca Renoldi

    fabulous work! instant fav

  • Dragan Petrovic

    Dragan Petrovic

    Lovely

  • Bob Wickham

    Bob Wickham

    beautiful image. I love the off-centre composition and the ND filter gives the water an almost metallic look.

  • Tatiana R replied

    Thanks Bob, Glad you liked it! Not for everyone’s taste this work

  • Peacefulwarrior

    Peacefulwarrior

    beautiful image, stunning affect indeed… :))

  • Anna Ellis

    Anna Ellis

    The image is magical, it seems like it could fall under a whole array of emotions depending on your outlook that day… beautiful shot.

  • Sanjam's Eye

    Sanjam's Eye

    Great….....

  • OldBirch

    OldBirch

    Very nice.

  • AmandaH

    AmandaH

    Stunning!!

  • robertcherry

    robertcherry

    Fantastic work, love the composition and toning =)

  • danielklaas

    danielklaas

    Just love the framing here. Beautiful once more.

  • Lee-Anne Rafferty-Evans

    Lee-Anne Raffe...

    Very nice PP beautiful

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