Boat in the water III

I thought some more and decided the rope and its shadow in the previous version* were distracting.

* http://365project.org/dulciknit/365/2014-09-24

[crewnelson]

great detail and shadows, Alison.

[Nancy]

Love the way the reflection forms little fish.

[Taffy]

A good improvement on a wonderful image.

[Sophia Ziburtovicz]

Great graphic design! Just amazing in B&W

[gloria jones]

Great reflection, lines, nice in b&w.

[Julia]

Fabulous!

[Jen Hudson]

This does give more emphasis to the fish shapes without the rope and line. Makes for a better abstract too.

[Call me Joe]

Wonderful capture and reflection!!

[Milanie]

Yes, I do agree this makes a better abstract - terrific idea for a pov and so good in the b&w.

[Paula W]

I think you are right, it is a much cleaner image without the distraction which has been removed expertly.

[Gena Pegg]

Huge fav for me. Love the artistic feel of this. Love it!! fav

[8yearson]

A good portrayal of light, shape, texture and shadow Alison. I think your edit has improved an already good image.

[Janet]

The abstract design created by the close-up is lovely - a fav!

[Brianna]

Great feel to this, nicely done!

[Netkonnexion]

Yes, this is better. The rope is a distraction, unless it has some other meaning. In this case I think it does not. So well done for spotting that. Also well done for the work. On this occasion I cannot spot any anomalies. LOL....

[Matt Clendon]

I'm not sure I agree. I didn't find the rope and its shadow a distraction in the previous version, rather the opposite. They added to the framing of the 'fish'. Now that they have gone it feels like something has been taken out, and you're not quite certain what (if you'd never seen VII that is) It's just a little too smoothed out, and I think the eye enjoys a little peripheral detail. Just my 2 cents.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

@sabresun I take your point re. framing but I wonder how you would have felt about this if you hadn't seen the other version. I decided after mulling it over for a time that I wasn't happy with the rope. I think this is one of those occasions where perhaps we can agree to disagree but thank you for your opinion, it's always well considered and helpful. :-)

[Matt Clendon]

@dulciknit If I had no reference, I would no doubt not have noticed or be able to quite pinpoint what I felt was missing. I might even add in an imaginary rope without me knowing (just joking) :)