Finally, I am number 1...haha. Nice composition and I enjoy the smooth tones of the stones.

I think I like this one a little better because of the tones. I get a feeling of solitude (for lack of a better word. Is this the same tire as the other one?

John: no, this is a different one.

I like the photo.....my eyes keep diverting from the sharpness of the stones to the softness of the waves bubbling up on to the beach, then drifting further back to the distant clouds, giving me a sense of being on a deserted island somewhere far away......probably that feeling of solitude John commented on above.

As an aside, I am reminded of an article in National Geo a few months back that highlighted the vast, enormous, immense amount of man made crap floating about in the many seas that embrace our planet, and have to wonder whether this tyre is a homegrown one (for want of a better expression) or literally off the back of a ship somewhere in the atlantic/pacific etc and has ended up on our shores purely by chance. I am not some soap-box save the planet activist by any stretch of the imagination, but have to shed an internal tear at images like this which show just how man is ruining the earth. At the same time, acknowledging that the image is also something quite beautiful.

Well done, your work today has certainly given me lots to think about.

Although the subject matter and positioning of it isn't my cup of tea, I love the softened capture of the stones on the beach, going down to the shore and the clouds. It's very peaceful.

Is the sky always so dramatic in blackpool? Im from Liverpool and i can never capture the sky like you do. - Excellent picture!

I found the previous comment funny. A dramatic sky always adds to most photos. I prefer this shot in black and white, it definitely has the feel of solitude.

Excellent cropping! Please send youre dramatic skies down south sometime! At first i thought this was dull in composition, but not i notice that the tyre blocks your view of the sea, i'm constantly trying to peer round it to get a better view of the waves... cool composition.

great shot! the tone is unique and i like this alot more than the colored image... this one is more dramatic

This one tempted me to play with the site colours, think the black makes this one stand out even more.

Agree with Ellie too the skies you seem to capture always surprise me, but then so does the amount of flotsam you come across on the beach.

Dave, I like this shot, however, not as much as the colour version of a similar tire that you mentioned. This one does have a good "feeling" , but for me, color adds the eye candy. I have photographed and posted some tires on my site in B&W also (mainly because of the lack of color in the sky at the time) but adding color is more appealing. I do like the somewhat centered and low-to-the-ground orientation, and the waves in the background do draw the eys around the tire like Ellie said.

I dont understand how you transform a ordinary object in a peace of art. wonderfull

nice shot! I like the full range of grays.

Exellent shot. Very good in B/W.

I dont understand how you transform a ordinary object in a piece of art. wonderfull

i felt that this shot is much better then the previous colour shot. as in angle-wise. the beach and stones looked similar. hahaha~

What a lucky find on the beach for you! Great shot.

I really like the round shapes and tones on the bottom part of the image compared with the darkness and strong lines of the tire. The tire is nice partly because it doesn't really "work" with a traditional beach motif.

Nice job putting the ugly ahead of the pretty. good eye

your photography makes me envious. simply gorgeous, cheers.

you make me want to live near a dirty beach. just so much to photograph.

Another interesting photo from Chromasia suprise suprise yeah yeah whatever....haha Its good and well cropped and edited. Your skies always seem interesting. Im not sure how you do that. Maybe its an England thing. Because the skies on this side of the pond arent anything to look at near as often as yours are.

does anybody find the tire somewhat too big? tt's how i felt.. but i like it on the overall though.

I actually thought of the first one immediately! Nice toning and composition.

As did I. Still nice.

The choice of B&W indeed works well for this image.

have always liked your beach shots n i love this one too :)
nice tones here..

I really like this one for a number of reasons.

1. Great tones
2. Excellent composition and cropping
3. It reminds me how lucky I am to live somewhere without so much crap (tyres, televisions, etc) washing up on our beaches.

i like how the patterns on the tire echo the lumpy clouds and wavefront. But i detest beach rubbish. Not only do they make it unpleasant (and sometimes dangerous) to play or swim, they are hazardous to shallow marine lives as well.

Photography should have a purpose, other than being purely aesthetic. While your pictures of random objects washed up on shore are certainly beautiful to behold, i hope they will also serve to remind their viewers to be more mindful of leaving undesired traces behind next time they hit the sands and sea.

That same quality we were talking about yesterday. Twilight-Zone. The surreal lighting makes it look like a studio shot.....the tyre somehow vaguely menacing in its salience. Like some alien object masquerading as the mundane.

Nive shot david !
Can u explain how you get this kind of colours ?
This is not black and white, something different...

thx and keep on doing such pictures

great shot, it looks like picture from store. i like all of your photos but this one is one of my favorites. :)

Looks alright. Perhaps the background is a bit busy? That said the fluffy clouds echo the breaking waves lower down. Nice.

BTW. Your site is ranked number 24,817 in the world at http://www.silktide.com/.

I''ve been watching your work for a while. I enjoy your shots wich give me a lesson of photography. As you are showing with this pic, garbage becomes art. Your site makes me feeling like sharing my work too. So I 've started mine for 3 days now. I do work hard to get a success like yours. Thanks for sharing my pics David. I look forward your criticisms.

I like this better than that colour one. There's plenty of gorgeous detail in the ground and sky, which doesn't fuss it up imho.

wow...
so well matched title :)
end of the road... the shore + this tire

great effect

3x2 looks so good here...

Thanks everyone, I was pleased with this one too.

Wonderful picture. It reminds me of a certain calendar picture...

I could never tire of tyres on the beach.