Busselton Jetty, a photo from Western Australia, West

Photographer's Note

The longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere sits some 3 hours south of Perth, W.A. Constructed towards the middle of the 18th century to supply boats with locally forested timber in deeper water 2km out from shore, the pier was rendered redundant in 1972 upon notice of the port's closure. It has since been damaged by fires and inclement weather, only to be restored by an active community determined to keep the pier alive for visitors passing en route to the Margaret River. The pier's novelty train ride running outward to sea is a big favourite with children!

Level adjusted, cropped and unsharp mask applied.

Any comments, suggestions, workshop improvements, etc, most welcome.

Regards,

Vic, Singapore. 10th July 2004.

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Critiques | Translate

losteden (1520) 2004-07-10 5:42

Very nice colors, composition is very very strong, very good photo. I like it.

elroyie (2750) 2004-07-10 6:55

Very nice picture and very good composition, but the colours aeem to be very strange . . .
You also have strange hallows around the houses and the flag.

digi-mom (1064) 2004-07-10 11:41

The blue sky is nice, and I like your composition. However I think the unsharp mask did distort the edges of your images a little. Do you think?

merpb (2001) 2004-07-11 14:00

I love shots where what's outside of the frame is as important as what's in the frame or is hinted at Vic, and this shot of the jetty (is that the same as a pier?) has that quality in that you do not show either end and the people are all heading somewhere.
The person on the left is nicely placed and sets the whole left to right rhythm of the shot that perpetuates the sense of something intriguing out of shot to the right.
Technically spot on but a great composition.

robbo (195) 2004-07-22 3:51

Colours look a bit artificial. I'd love to see the original. Nicely composed though.

danielswalsh (13597) 2004-08-23 2:30

Nice Shot Vic!

I like the panoramic cropping you've done in this shot. I think it compliments the pier, going out into the ocean.

Well captured with good color saturation.

Cheers!
- Dan