New paint, old salt by awefaul

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Old sailor looking out from the freshly painted ship at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Part of the series of workers in the dry-dock

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boats, candid, workers, cape town, vawaterfront, vadrydock

Comments

  • Ainsley Kellar Creations
    Ainsley Kellar...over 2 years ago

    Wonderful capture and I love your title, too! Perfect!!!!

  • Wow, that’s quick! I wasn’t sure about the old salt bit meaning old sailor but could confirm thanks to Google. Thank you. Faul

    – awefaul

  • Ainsley Kellar Creations
    Ainsley Kellar...over 2 years ago

  • juulz
    juulzover 2 years ago

    Brilliant Capture, What a well weathered face! :)

  • Thank you. I wonder how many years of working in the sun it took to get that ‘well tanned look’

    – awefaul

  • Barbara Manis
    Barbara Manisover 2 years ago

    Love it, great capture!

  • Thank you Barbara. I was expecting him to turn away when I lifted the camera but he kept that ‘been-there-seen-it-all’ look.

    – awefaul

  • Joseph Rieg
    Joseph Riegover 2 years ago

    Excellent candid shot, Lady.

  • Thank you Joseph. Faul, the uncle.

    – awefaul

  • stickelsimages
    stickelsimagesover 2 years ago

    Yep I agree Bru…
    love the shot & the title…
    Cheers Lee

  • Thanks mate, much appreciated.

    – awefaul

  • Laurie Search
    Laurie Searchover 2 years ago

    This is a really fantastic image!!! The composition is perfect!

  • Themis
    Themisabout 2 years ago

    Good catch, good composition – well done

  • Thank you very much

    – awefaul

  • jembot
    jembotabout 2 years ago

    Great shot!

  • Thanks a lot.

    – awefaul

  • thv73
    thv73about 2 years ago

    Great shot! Very graphic and very human…