OOh, man! THis is so nice!
by faar the best in a looong time!
Love it!

Wow, i love the colours of the wood and the rusty metal.

As for the distance, it looks very high up because the ripples are so small, but im going to guess that thats not the case or you wouldnt have asked if it seemed obvious.

Dave, now that is nice, is that the actual water or have you dropped that in the perspective looks false, but it gives me vertigo looking at it, so I guess that as its evoked a reation thats a good thing...right?

Love the saturation, colouring and texture... of this frame. I reckon a series of three of these images close together would make a fantastic study.

Anyway when this pier falls into the sea, the council can use your shots as a record of the delapidation of the said unsafe structure......! ;-)

C

Great colours and depth of field again. The rippled water looks like an avocado skin. 16.3 feet?

very moody-looks like forever to the sea. love the colors!

Very nice. It looks like a mile down to the sea! The color and saturation is fantastic. Definately the best of the series!

heck dave, you were right about the height, awesome shot mate, just love those shadows.

I like the contrast between the orange wood and the green sea. It's a great graphical composition - nicely balanced.

I'd say it was a bit less than a metre up. Can't be more than that because the structure isn't all that high!

Since there is no water in the other shots in the series, I am going to guess you Photshop'd that in. Am I right?

Great shot.

Excellent color! Great detail in the wood and metal.

Wow! This shot is amazing! Can you please tell us what post-process things you did with it? I'm particularly interested in what you did to the water and the wood. As always, please be thorough!!!! =D

Ok, here's the details ...

This is a straight shot but for the colour of the water, which was altered by dropping the mid-tones for the red channel; i.e. in the original the water is a more sandy colour. The primary reason for this change was to let the wood stand out from the background rather than any attempt to spice up the shot.

Oh, and it's about eight feet from the wood to the water, exaggerated by the 17mm focal length.

Yes, the colour and detail in the shot is amazing. I don't like the composition, but I really love the colours...The water has an odd texture to it too.

Wow; Awesome shot! Great textures and lighting. I love the color contrast between the wood and the water. Excellent job of post-processing!

Very nice, I like the colour of the water, good edit. And the wood looks like it could breat at any minute!

I don´t no what is it, but is it beautiful.

My stomach's in my mouth just looking at the pic! Great colours & textures though.

beautiful indeed.
other than that i am speechless and agree
with andreas.

legallllllll

i like it, mainly because of the rust, but aren't there too many dark areas? i mean, when i have my monitor at max contrast and brightness that's ok, but in ordinary values (which i use for photography viewing, editing..) i think it is a bit underexposured - shadows and the whole down part. hope it is not just my thought and problem.. your other work is fine, i have never had this feeling...

Hands down your best up-close photo of this structure. The perspective is very unique, and the colors are hyperreal. Well done, Dave.

wow..i really like the contrast between the colours and textures of the water and the wood. great shot!

My question is how far is it from the lens to the wood.

Oh, and I have really enjoyed your photoblog! It's been a real learning process for me, looking through your archives and reading your remarks along with the critiques other photographers have left you. I myself use a 300D for my photoblog, and your daily photos spur me on to improve. Thank you.

Alo.

help me out, i can't see the water.

i used to want to be a photograper, but i'm not really good whit the camara,anyway , around my head used to appear some images that i saw in your work, so thanks.
Mr lopez.

the best in the series...period....this was one of those "wow upon opening the webpage" shots.

wow. that's a fantastic photo. i love the colours of it. and it looks so high up!

How lovely contrast between "cold" green water and "hot" reddish wooden. It seems an abstracts painting...

Groovy. . .no, BEYOND groovy!

Good work, David. (keep 'em coming)

Ohhh, man, if I could hold that image to my skin, I don't know how it would feel.

Would the green surface feel smooth like orange peel or rough like elephant skin? The wood warm and firm or splinterly and spongy, like rot? The metal strong or abrasive; cold or biting hot?

A very sensual image that is very soothing for the eyes.

Thats a cool shot. Where's your feet? hah

Thanks everyone.

Sharla: smooth, warm and firm, and warm :-)

Raffi: on the end of my legs ;-)

First "pier's end" that I've liked. Great wood tomes. Looks like a mighty drop, just from the size of the ripples, and the post on middle right. Nice exaggeration.

12 feet.

I love this shot. There is something about the texture of the wood, the color of the water and the overall composition that makes this really stand out. Your stuff is amazing. I must say I really look forward to visiting your site each day. Keep it up!

wow. the water looks like its miles away, rather than just 8 feet. brilliant.

This is really amazing. The perspective is so deceiving! I love the tones, both in the water and in the wood. Great shot.

fantabulousness Dave, love it.

The colors work well together and the contrast feels surreal. The composition is also top notch. The real power of this photo for me lies within the content. The structure vs the Sea. It is awesome to see a man Vs. Nature shot like this.

Nice work.

Really nice.

oh my godd!! the texture, the colours, everything is just so rich! great one!

This is beautiful but it certainly made my stomach tighten up looking at it. I almost drowned as a child and still have a problem with water at age 52! The color of the water is wonderful but I don't want to go in it!!! Well, up to the waist but that's as far as I can handle it.

The composition if great. I love the color and saturation - I'm glad you altered the water color it adds so much to the contrast. It definitely looks more than 8 feet. =)