John Oram's photos with the keyword: Sailing Ship

A misty day did not enhance views across the Solent from Browndown, Gosport and the Isle of Wight is barely discernible in the background. I imagined that this unidentified sailing ship might have emerged from history although a closer examination revealed a very modern RIB attached to the stern of the vessel. My original shots tended to emphasise how the conditions sucked the colour of out of the subject whereas b&w serves to set a mood. A heavy crop is one of several experiments I tried before posting only two pictures from my series. 200_P1020002C2M

A misty day did not enhance views across the Solent from Browndown, Gosport and the Isle of Wight is barely discernible in the background. I imagined that this unidentified sailing ship might have emerged from history although a closer examination reveals a very modern RIB attached to the stern of the vessel. My original shots tended to emphasise how the conditions sucked the colour of out of the subject whereas b&w serves to set a mood and partially conceal the RIB. 200_P1010993M