Grey

Today was soooo dull and miserable. So gloomy that there wasn't enough contrast for the autofocus to lock onto the horizon.
Fortunately, this little yacht came along and provided a focal (and focus!) point. Not very exciting, but then it wasn't.

I've added a texture to try make it look a but like an old painting. Doesn't really show up properly unless viewed large though. :(

The texture is #1 in this pack by Inadesign-Stock on DeviantArt:
http://fav.me/d4amthe

[Tia]

Ooooo like this! Love the atmosphere and the texture!

[Paul Godfrey]

Almost looks pinhole camera shot :-)

[Amy Spada]

I do like this for the blandness and that one little boat. The texture works nicely! Fav.

[Mick]

No need for :( H, this is ace! Minimalist, monotones, moody.........further alliteration fails me, but I do love it, so there! :))

[Fanny Brogden]

same here, great day!! This works very well and can see the texture!!,,,who on earth would be sailing in that?!!

[Kerri]

Awesome

[Lisa Pouncy]

Quite often simplicity works best. This is a brilliant example. Fav xx

[cheryl]

it looks like a canvas painting. I adore it!

[Louhi]

Almost as 'lonely yacht in deep sea'.

[Kevin]

I like it. Minimalism is ace.

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

This is a great shot, beautiful tones and that tiny yacht! Beautiful! Fav.

[Lianne G]

That really is a great texture - really does look like a painting when viewed large! Love the little white boat amongst all that grey :)

[Allison]

I love this....the simplicity, colours and texture.....I don't hang much on my walls, but this would go up......fav! :-)

[Joseph Donnelly]

Works really well.

[Fanny Brogden]

In reply! loads of rainx or loads of water?!!!!!!!!! Good fun trying though, bugger eaten most of the M&Ms now!!

[Humphrey Hippo]

@fannyb Loads of Rainx. :)

[Brian Baptie]

Love the processing and it is quite eye catching!!

[KWind]

Great shot! I love the texture to it. The negative space is fabulous too!

[Ann Stenson]

Amazing shot Humphrey! : )

[Yvonne]

Just beautful. And yes, it really makes such a difference to view it large. Definitely looks like a painting. Wonderful job. A fav for me.

[Sue]

I so love the simplicity of the shot, great colour & texture. Fabulous, fav

[Gillian]

The texture certainly works. :)

[suzanne macneil]

I love this! The boat looks so insignificant on that vast expanse of water. Reminds me of old B&W films in which "special effects" consisted of someone moving a toy boat across a grey screen.

[Rachel Mackenzie]

FAV for me. Such beautiful tones and love the simplicity. The texture to it is just perfect. Really stunning.

[Kim]

I love the mood of this picture. It really does look like an old painting - thanks for sharing the texture. Fav.

[ladyjane]

I love the effect you've achieved here - the little boat looks so small and overwhelmed.

[☠northy]

such lovely bleakness to this... really! ya gotta work with what you've got and i think you did a lovely job with this!

[bardejov]

Love this. Fav. Great treatment. What pp program did you use to apply the texture ?

[Glenda B]

Only you could make this work well! The small boat really pops, and the mood of the shot rocks! I so agree with @ladyjane's comment!

[Myrna O'Hara]

Simplicity is a treasure, love this.

[Penny Milner]

This is fab!

[lindseying]

fav

[Richard Laing]

Lovely and minimalist, even grey can be good!

[Netkonnexion]

Excellent use of negative space. Nice composition.

[Livia]

When is Grey beautiful? When it looks like this! Fabulous work. Love how it looks when I view it large. 8)

[Kathy A]

It looks like a painting on canvas.

[Humphrey Hippo]

@bardejov I use Photoshop Elements 10 and a layer blend mode of either overlay or soft light. :)

[Marie]

Fabulous composition and editing!

[Janna Ellen]

How nice of the yacht to serve as a focus point :). Beautifully composed and edited!

[Julia]

love the simplicity of this shot-very effective!

[Laura Sanderson]

FAV! WOW. There are no words.

[Simon]

Congrats on the pp, great shot

[mcdermgl]

Very nice. Well done on getting pp

[vorka]

Its worked very well, simple & very cool.

[Linda Lorraine]

Nicely done - congrats on PP!

[Brenda T. Schwartz]

lol! I didn't see the yacht at first. Thought you took a shot of a gray wall!

[Michelle Blackford]

Such great composition & use of negative space! The texture really adds to it, too!

[Nada A.]

I find this very calming. Congrats on PP.

[EvaHenriette]

This is such a cool shot.

[Andreas]

Lovely comp, I like the monochromatic grayness, or should I say dullness.