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Archangel
05-05-07, 08:36 AM
A shipwreck after caught on fire many years ago.
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http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l101/Archangel_GT/GREECE%20-%20Mainland/P1010896.jpg
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George
I like the first one best. It just seems to show the size and once power of the ship. Just one question why is it just sitting there fall apart.
Archangel
05-05-07, 09:36 AM
I like the first one best. It just seems to show the size and once power of the ship. Just one question why is it just sitting there fall apart.
Peter,
This wreck was around 30 years ago there. The ship caught on fire close to the coast due to some explosion in the engine. It was abandoned immediately and the heavy sea at the time took it out on the seaside.
There is a long sand seaside there were the summer many people are swimming.
I don't know the full story of this wreck as why they didn't take it from there to sink it in the deep sea. I guess it would cost too much to bother with.
Though nowadays, this wreck is an attraction as many people when they see it from the main road next to the seaside, they drive down the seaside to take photos of it.
Also there is a belief in Greece, that ships are like humans and animals. They choose themselves where they will die and that should be respected as a "last wish"
There are also some other wrecks through the years that they also remained in the place they chose to "rest"
George
Jocelyn Walker
05-05-07, 12:15 PM
This is also the case on Cape Town coast! Shipwrecks are left where they beached themselves like gigantic whales. It probably is due to the fact that the cost is not worth it after salvaging whatever can be salvaged. It also creates a tourist attraction of sorts! However, if taken out & sunk, they create an amazing 'reef' for marine life in a fairly short while, which attracts divers & spearfishing etc!
Thanks for the answer.We had a lot of ships and even the odd oil rig come aground over here many years ago. But about 20 or so years ago the shipping lanes moved out a lot and since then its been a bit easier to miss the Island;) .
Like the angle of the 1st shot George. It's like you have given the ship some dignity and made it stand proud.
Appreciate your write up about the ships choosing their own resting place. Makes a lovely story whatever the ultimate reason for leaving them alone.
Archangel
09-05-07, 12:43 AM
Like the angle of the 1st shot George. It's like you have given the ship some dignity and made it stand proud.
Appreciate your write up about the ships choosing their own resting place. Makes a lovely story whatever the ultimate reason for leaving them alone.
Thanks Pops,
Well the angle in the first shot does reveal some dignity making it look standing proud.
It is the added "extra" dimension ;)
I put up the rest of the photos for a more comprehensive view of the scenery, which looks much better live.
George
Danny Chau
09-05-07, 03:38 AM
New interpretation of your photos.......making great photos even greater...
Danny with itchy fingers :)
Hi George,
I like your images, these wrecks, do have a very powerful presence, and demand attention you have crerated some very powerful images here, and yes I agree, you have given them dignity.
Archangel
11-05-07, 08:52 AM
New interpretation of your photos.......making great photos even greater...
Danny with itchy fingers :)
Danny,
I saw your conversions on the shipwreck photos.
Though I think that the contrast is a little intense, thus making some of the shadowed parts darker and some of the well lit parts lighter.
I would say that something between the originals and the already converted would be more suitable.
Anyway, my opinion :)
George
Archangel
11-05-07, 08:53 AM
Hi George,
I like your images, these wrecks, do have a very powerful presence, and demand attention you have crerated some very powerful images here, and yes I agree, you have given them dignity.
Thanks Dave.
It is always a pleasure to read your comments :)
George
Andrew Thatcher
12-05-07, 02:26 PM
Composition wise i think the first one works for me the best. It has a nice sence of scale and drama. I agree with your comments on Dannys converstions of your photos. Well shot.
Danny,
I saw your conversions on the shipwreck photos.
Though I think that the contrast is a little intense, thus making some of the shadowed parts darker and some of the well lit parts lighter.
I would say that something between the originals and the already converted would be more suitable.
Anyway, my opinion :)
George
Danny has a very expensive and obsessively profiled display monitor and it's more than likely that it looks perfect on his screen.
Ian