Broken Hearts #4

G’day Warren,

So glad this weird waterscape caught your eye mate. This is one of those photographs that the more I look at it the more I like it.
A BIG THANK YOU for being the first to comment and leave such a great wrap for this grey day effort.

GB
Dennis

Beautifully done Dennis! I love the way you have composed this one, and the way all the pieces are pointing the same way. Also the slim bare forelorn tree leaning the same way! Hinting that one day it may fall to join them. Lovely shot and excellent bit of history. Well done.

G’day Craig,

What a great wrap for this strange monochrome! Many thanks for your extremely encouraging and very interesting comments.

I had never heard of this place nor seen anything like it before so it was quite a surprise when I first clapped eyes on this watery graveyard.

GB
Dennis

fantastic shot Denis, love the atmosphere in this,,, the black and white is fantastic,,,, well done

All those shadows from the timber are creating arrowheads pointing to the tree!!! Looks like a great entry for the mono section at the Club

Gosh, Dennis. From the 1880’s? That must be some hard pieces of wood!
I think you have outdone yourself with this composition. It’s so shrewd. All the lumps sticking out of the water, all pointing away from a point in the grassy lump, which in turn is placed in a nice spot. Keep your cropping tools away, they won’t be needed here!
Very nice B&W processing, mate. And thanks for the odd story.

wow, beautiful image Dennis, like the way you have captured the wood pointing and the amazing reflections they cast, wonderful composition and perfect b/w

Well done Dennis. I really like this.

G’day MIDZING, ROSALIE, KOFOED, HANK & JULIE,

Darn it! Looks like you all had a great RB BBQ at Myall Lakes and I wasn’t there!

5x big THANK YOUs for your overwhelming collective enthusiastic encouragement and support for this unsual B&W. It is all greatly appreciated folks and I am so glad you have enjoyed the trip to this historic site.

GB
Dennis

G’day Robert Elliott ….. wherever you are …..,

Thank you for adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.

GB
Dennis

The black and white, the name of this capture… the way in which the viewer wonders why it is called Broken Hearts…. beautifully done. Its beautiful.

G’day PH,

Many thanks for your very thoughtful and most encouraging comment for this watery mono. So glad it has caught your eye and imagination.
Thank you too for adding this work to your favourites.

GB
Dennis

this is a wonderful shot Dennis.. you have captured it perfectly and the black and white really brings out the tones.. nice work

G’day Jeremy,

My utmost thanks for your interest in my watery mono and for leaving your encouraging and discerning comment.

You are right about the tonality and the use of a circular polarizing filter helped bring out the detail of the sunken timbers in the foreground.

GB
Dennis

Great B&W shot Dennis, love the smooth water and the composition, cool.

G’day Jason,

Your “Great…” comment on this strange watery graveyard is most appreciated mate. Glad you like it.

GB
Dennis

Great shot… I love it!

G’day 888,

Thank you so much for your “Great shot…” comment for my piece of mono history. Glad you like it.

GB
Dennis

G’day mhkantor ….. wherever you are …..,

Thank you for adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.

GB
Dennis

Well me ole’ pal, long time no see :) I hope your keeping very well mate.

I really love the mood of this image, makes me want to put a classical CD on!

Great to see you havent lossed your touch Dennis, great work a usual.

Stevie

fantastic photography as always Dennis and this is certainly no exception. Brilliant

Stunning

G’day Traceyanne,

“Stunning” is very apt for how I felt when I first laid eyes on this most unusual scene. My thanks for your encouragement and support. So happy you have enjoyed the experience.

GB
Dennis

G’day Bryan Peterson ….. wherever you are …..,

Thank you for adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.

GB
Dennis

Fantastic shot.. lots of interest in the foreground… leads you through the picuture. There’s so much to see.

G’day Dorit,

So good to see you at Mayall Lakes taking in the sights and that you have spotted this scene of broken hearts.
Thank you so much for your very encouraging “Fantastic shot…” wrap for my lakeside efforts.

GB
Dennis

UPDATE: 13-01-09

The judge for the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club December 2008 Open Competition awarded this eerie waterscape a Credit Certificate in the Large Monochrome Print section.

My thanks to all who have supported this work. Without such encouragement and support this may well be stored somewhere deep in my hard drive never to see the light of competition.

GB
Dennis

WOW, WOW, great landscape shot!! Wonderful composition and the B&W tone is truly great!! Very nice reflections in the foreground and the cloudscape is adding a very cool effect!! Nicely done.
Brendan

Nice work, would make a beaut addition to the New Group

Great shot Dennis, very nice b&w

UPDATE: 20-7-09

This unique maritime B&W was featured in the Port Stephens & Great Lakes Group.

Lots of thanks to the Hosts and to all who have supported this waterscape oddity.

GB
Dennis