For the third week of February’s One Four Challenge I have taken heed from a blogger who felt that the clouds were distracting. So out go the clouds!
And the trees, the scrub and much of the rocks. I knew that in an ideal world the sentry posts would have soared into the sky with just the blue as a background. That way they would stand out more. Alas which ever way I writhed around in the sand, the feat was not plausible.
So stepping into the breach, the image has undergone a drastic change in photoshop and the blue sky from one of the Shandon Tower images has been used as the background.
So here is the third version of Seaside Sentries.
Now to get my thinking cap on for the final version, week 4 next week. Many thanks too to Robyn and Captivate Me for hosting such a great challenge.
Meticulous Mick 
I really like this deep blue sky John. The sentries become the complete focus!
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There is no doubt the sentries are the focus of the image, with a bit of additional texture from in by the sand shadows. Cheer sponge more Robyn. 🍀
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Gosh, I can’t believe how much that changes the dynamics of the image!!! There’s a starkness to those wooden struts in this now. I like it both ways, it just tells a different story 🙂
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This is ideally what I wanted to capture in camera. Trouble is it was not possible given all the background and wanting to
include the sand ripples. The timbers really stand out a lot more, emphasisiing their defiance in the face of roaring seas.
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Nature rarely behaves exactly as we want!!
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I love the image! Such an interesting composition, the texture of wood and sand and the shadowy part is phenomenal!
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In taking away the scrub, I feel the detail in the wood jumps out more, including the barnacles and sand that cling to it. Glad you like this version. MM 🍀
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Great image. I love the texture of the wooden posts. I’ll have to go and have a look at your other edits now. 🙂
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Thank you so much A Fairy Mind, the posts are what caught my attention but I also loved the sand ripples. 👍🍀😎
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The palings against the blue stand out well but the angle of the brightness in the sky is opposite that of the light in the foreground and that always makes my brain hiccup 🙂
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It’s a fair comment and relatively easy to fix by just flipping the sky round. Alas time was not on my side when I undertook this late on Monday night. I will look to correct this for the final gallery, thank you for the highlight, MM 🍀
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I like the mossy growth on the wood.
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Not too sure that it may be more of that seaweed slime one often encounters – doesn’t sound half as enchanting putting it like that.
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Hmmm… I dunno. Look *too* perfect! 😉
They really truly do pop now!
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A little bit “false” maybe? It is the kind of look I would have liked to capture in camera, but the elements were not there for me, alas. 🍀
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It has an alien look about it, I can’t quite explain it. But it works, I think this is a very striking version. Nice job.
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Thank you so much. I wanted the wooden piles to stand out but with the actual background this couldn’t really happen. hence the change. MM 🍀
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Wow MM, the palings really stand out against the strong sky! Very nice. I like the green tinge on them too.
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Thank you sailors, a picture right up your street. The idea was to make them stand out a bit more, something the actual background denied them. 😎
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Wow, great job! They really stand out against the sky now!
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Cheers Sue, that is just what I was looking for. 👍
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Great! 😀
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Gosh clean and uncomplicated without the clouds 😀
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It’s the getting rid of the grassy bank and higher foreshore that has really helped. Has much more impact. MM 😎
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Damn it’s good 🐸
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Loving that Frog, it is brilliant 🍀
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