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Eric Rousset 4 years ago

What a beauty again...Fantastic done in this angle view.

Mal Smart thank you Eric, this was the first outing with a new camera a few months back, very pleased that you like it. mal

Fernand Hick 4 years ago

Nice tones and texture, a superb shot again Mal.

Mal Smart sorry for the late reply Fernand, I must have forgotten at the time. cheers. mal

Giorgio Lorcet 4 years ago

excellent! bravo Mal.

Mal Smart many thanks Giorgio, very happy to read your comment. all the best. mal

Cile Bailey 4 years ago

Mal this is so wonderful. I love the wonderful feel.
Always, Cile

Mal Smart thank you Cile. I was wrestling with a new camera that day, believe me there were more rubbish ones than good! lol. many thanks Cile. mal

prbimages 4 years ago

An arresting image. Great work.

Mal Smart thank you very much, very much appreciated. many would say that I should be arrested! lol. mal

Samuel Lakdja 4 years ago

Mal, you're l33t with this kind of moody pictures! I'm still jealous because you rox dude! :D

Mal Smart I mentioned to some others that I may do this type of subject too often but It makes me happy! lol Cheers Sam, its great to have you around again. mal

Jeremy Russell 4 years ago

Mal, stunning shot.

Apart from being a lovely and competent landscape, it has quite a surreal feel to it. The combo of soft land and sea and the mysterious concrete bunker (?) is great.

Excellent work.

Mal Smart cheers Jeremy. It was all a bit of an experiment with new filters and camera, I took more poor images than good ones that day. Its a disused jetty that was abandoned in the 50's, the structure is quite dangerous now. all the best. mal

Jure Kravanja 4 years ago

great shot

Mal Smart many thanks Jure. It was a new camera and filters that I was trying out that day - very glad that you approve. mal

flo 4 years ago

very special artistic photograph.. I love texture of walls..And see -clouds seem look like near the same.. and I love the feeling that the gate in clouds make in myself..magnifique

Mal Smart I'm really pleased that you mentioned the gate and clouds Flo, I waited for ages waiting for the clouds to for some interesting shapes above the gate and tried to compose the image that way, thank you for seeing this. all the best. mal

Martin Gremm 4 years ago

Your usual high quality work, Mal. It almost looks like the rubble in the foreground has been ground off the seawall by the feathery ocean.

Mal Smart your right Martin, sea wall is indeed crumbling. The place fell into disuse in the 50's and bits are falling off it now at a quick rate. cheers. mal

Andrew Thatcher 4 years ago

Looks a little soft is that banding i can see in the highlights?

Mal Smart I had a ha hard time deciding on the sharpening of this, I think that your right, perhaps a little more required but I don't see any banding? mal

Andrew Thatcher Im pulling your leg :) I Think its ok as it is. :)

Mal Smart you had me crawling all over the processed file looking for it! lol. But now that you have mentioned it, there might be a tiny bit on the front of the rock. mal

Andrew Thatcher :) sorry mate.

Mal Smart lol - but you very accurately identified the two areas of the shot that I was concerned about, you have a great eye! mal

Andrew Thatcher :)

Dare Turnsek 4 years ago

Superb Mal, congrats. !!

Mal Smart thank you Dare, testing some new kit that day, quite pleased with it. mal

Jef Van den Houte 4 years ago

Again a strong composition and great B/W tone rendering

Mal Smart many thanks Jef. I was actually using a new 10 stop filter that day instead of the ir one that I usually use, which of course gave me a colour image, I nearly posted it in colour but decided not to. Very glad you like it Jef. mal

Andrei Paul Nutu 4 years ago

Nice!

Mal Smart cheers Andrei. mal

King Douglas 4 years ago

Great compostion, dramatic image. I read the other comments. Can't say enough good things about this...but where the heck is it? What the heck is it? 10 stop neutral density filter? In front of or behind the lens?

Mal Smart many thanks King. Its a tiny disused harbour called Skinningrove on the north east coast of England just north of Whitby, it fell into disuse in the early 50's, the jetty is quite dangerous now and is surrendering itself to the sea.

You are spot on King, its a BW 10 stop filter in front of the lens, It was the first time that I had used it. I normally use a Hoya R72 infra red filter and then convert the red image to b/w in processing, which is 18 stops but I thought that I would have a change.

mal

Anne Lene Baanrud 4 years ago

A real beauty mate!
All the best Anne Lene

Mal Smart So your going to be Miss Abstract traveling photographer now I hear! I hope that you go for it and enjoy it. mal

Anne Lene Baanrud Mal my dear friend, thank you so much for your support! :)
Maybe our paths will cross, that would be some meeting, Mr Mood and Miss Abstract, think that would stir things up, lol

Mal Smart I really think that our paths will cross Anne Lene. Keep me posted as your traveling plans develop. mal

Anne Lene Baanrud Will keep you posted, looking forward to this! :)

Mal Smart yes, I would very much enjoy meeting you Miss Abstract!...

Jacek Stefan 4 years ago

Congrats!
All the best,
J.

Mal Smart thank you Jacek, very kind of you. all the best. mal

Norman Setiawan 4 years ago

Wow, great BW landscape Mal!

Mal Smart many thanks Norman, all the best. mal

Fulvio Pellegrini 4 years ago

beautiful perspective
F.

Mal Smart many thanks Fulvio. I was testing out some new kit that, glad that you like the image. mal

Daria Endresen 4 years ago

I love your moody "foggy water" seascapes, Mal!
This one is not an exception.. wonderfully done, as always :)

Mal Smart I just mentioned to Codrin also, please shoot me if I get toooo predictable! lol cheers Daria. mal

Codrin Lupei 4 years ago

Wonderful image, excellent work, Mal! Just great! Love it!
all the best
Codrin

Mal Smart many thanks Codrin, please tell me when I get too predictable with stuff like this! mal

Codrin Lupei Sorry but don't wait to hear this from me, because it's something that I'll never have enough, beautiful images like this, and about 'predictability' (lol, don't know if exist this word?) I believe that it's not always bad.
cheers
Codrin

Mal Smart cheers Codrin, that is lovely to hear from you. mal

Rosalinde Philippin-Lipscomb 4 years ago

awesome !!

Mal Smart cheers Rosalinde, very much appreciated. mal

Michael Jakesz 4 years ago

Love it, wonderful tonality!
All the best
Michael

Mal Smart it was a gorgeous sunny day that day, I had been hoping for a darker moodier sort of conditions, but I was happy with what I got. Cheers "Dave"......;)) mal

Michael Jakesz You're very welcome, "Roger" ;)

Mal Smart Roger, lol....;)

Judy W 4 years ago

OH so beautiful. The line and tones - magnificent!!!

Mal Smart thank you Judy. all the very best. mal

Remo Rufer 4 years ago

very nice!

Mal Smart cheers Remo, very kind of you as I was so mean this morning!...;)) mal

Tracy Martin 4 years ago

So, I have to ask, is this taken with the NEW camera Master Malster? It is a wonderful image and the tonal range is just delicious.

Mal Smart new camera, new lens, new filter - same old crap photographer though! Not sure how to improve the last weak link!.... cheers Tracy. mal

Michael Jakesz If I may? "Not sure how to improve the last weak link!" -> Humour usually helps , and you've got this quality by the bucket ;))

Mal Smart I'm dieing to call you something other than Michael but I have not got the courage to do it after my last stupid reply! lol

many thanks Michael, life is too short to be serious for long! all the best. mal

Michael Jakesz I guess then we'll call it even, and move on to the next joke ;)
(P.S. thanks for being a good sport about this)

Mal Smart its a pleasure, great to meet people with humor. all the best. Roger

lucian olteanu 4 years ago

Marvellous!lucian

Mal Smart Yes you are marvelous Lucian! lol. many thanks and all the best. mal

Ilja Hackman 4 years ago

Well.. this one is just fantastic once again, pal! :)
This really looks like gate in the clouds.. Fabulous mood! and your BW work is just marvellous! :) Cool stuff, pal!

Mal Smart cheers my friend, yes the relationship of the gate and cloud interested me and influenced the compo. many thanks. mal

Ilja Hackman plus.. long exposure makes the waves look "cloudy" as well so it seems like a wall and a gate in the clouds..
Maybe Saint Peter´s on a lunch break as I can´t see him in the picture :) LoL!

Mal Smart there have been some financial cut backs in heaven, St Peter had to take a new job as a bouncer at the door of a local bar here in York!.....;))) mal

Ilja Hackman LMAO!!
=)

Mal Smart He expects big tips also, or you never leave!.... pal

Ilja Hackman So, in other words; he got promoted from gates of heaven to the gates of paradise?
LoL!
:)

Mal Smart lol - just goes to show that being good all your life, may not be the best route!...;))

Angela Bacon-Kidwell 4 years ago

Very beautiful.

Mal Smart cheers Angela, I was hoping for dark moody weather that day but did not get it! lol. mal

Emily Bem 4 years ago

The tonal range is really something! You do marvelous, surreal landscapes Mal......they really speek to me. There is always something meticulous about them while still keeping such an artistic feel.

:)

Mal Smart Cheers Em, I was pleased how this turned out, new camera, lens and filters. The weather was bright and beautiful - no good for dark moody shots, so I just tried to record what I saw. lol. mal