The Thistlegorm

[Ken Hawk]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/buchhawk/Jane-on-the-gun.jpg


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/buchhawk/Jane-on-the-prop.jpg

Any comment to improve greatfully recived,
Thanks ken

[sorvju-f]

I like the pictures, but if you want maybe some filter will change it out of blue domination ( magig filter ?).
Here you have a link also to my video of same site

http://sorvjuf.1g.fi/Thistlegorm%202005.wmv

Jukka

[Ken Hawk]

Great video thanks for sharing Ken

[Jonathan Bird]

Blue doesn't bother me. If you filter out the blue to bring out more color, the blue ends up not being blue anymore. Wide angle shots of wrecks are blue.

I like the beam from the flashlight in both shots, which adds interest and zing. I'm not crazy about the composition of the first one. (I like the diagonal framing of the wreck, but too much negative space on the right side of the frame.)

I like the composition of the second one and the way the diver gives scale to the prop.

This is a famous wreck. I remember reading about it in Jacques Cousteau's books way back when. I would love to dive it myself and be in the presence of such history.

Jonathan

[Jonathan Bird]

This composition, cropped just a tad, is more pleasing to me. But composition is very subjective.

Jonathan

[Ken Hawk]

This composition, cropped just a tad, is more pleasing to me. But composition is very subjective.

Jonathan

Thank for your reply Jonathan.
I think that you are right with the crop
I will post a few more when I resize them if you like.
Ken

[Jonathan Bird]

Absolutely!! Post a few more. I have noticed by looking at the stats that a lot of people read this site and very few are posting. (At any given time, for every registered user that is reading a forum, there are 4-10 unregistered users doing it). I'm hoping this will change as we find more of an audience. But in the meantime, even if people don't say anything in response to a post, lots of people are checking it out and enjoying it, so post away.

Jonathan

[Ken Hawk]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/buchhawk/Gun.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/buchhawk/Deck-gun.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/buchhawk/Shell.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/buchhawk/Winch.jpg

Comment always welcome, good or bad , I am here to learn.
Thanks Ken

[Clay Coleman]

Thanks for showing these, Ken. It's quite a famous wreck and very few actually get to see it. That big shell looks scary! I like to see people in wreck photos for scale, and the flashlight is a nice touch. My opinion is that divers look better (to me--a sample of one) looking toward the camera only if they are swimming toward the camera. Otherwise, I'd like to see them concentrating on the wreck instead of on the fact that their picture is being taken. Good stuff; let's see some more. -Clay

[Jonathan Bird]

That wreck has been down for what 50-60 years? Where's all the marine growth, man??