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Food for Thought

What do we throw away into our seas?

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Rennos F 7 months ago

That is beautiful....

Itay Gal 10 months ago

Not just great technic, love the idea!

Flash 2 years ago

Very nice picture!
(...and congratulations for your sucess at the Telegraph!!!)

John Parminter Thanks Flash, appreciated.

John Butcher 2 years ago

Hi John, this image is totally out there. I love it. So much atmosphere and the lighting is sweet. You've created something imaginative, evocative and original. I like it so much that I googled you to see more and pass on the well deserved praise. As a result I've signed up to 1x and am blown away by the quaity of the work on this site.
I also use a D300 and yup, it's a nice piece of kit that you always strive to do justice to (same for a heck of lot of other cameras out there), and I respect your humility in regard to this. It chimes with my opinion that getting a good camera does not make you a good photographer. Your'e making a fine job of it so far though...
Regards and respect, John

John Parminter Thanks very much John, I appreciate your comments. Indeed, the D300 is a fine camera and I have no plans to change it yet for a long while.

Cheers,

JP

Viktor Macha 2 years ago

Great view and quite incredible result for d300.
What is the industrial complex in the background?

John Parminter Thanks Viktor, the D300 is a pretty amazing camera, better than I am a photographer....
The scene is Aberdeen harbour, the main supply base for the North Sea oil and gas industry, its where I work.
JP

Viktor Macha Thanks for promt reply, John. North Sea oil and gas industry? Sounds good. ;)

Alex Tremps 2 years ago

this one is really good!! stunning!!

John Parminter Thanks again,

John P Stein AAPS 3 years ago

Alas John, I think you have captured the way our 'throw away society' is going. In some of our cities in Australia we have a central telephone number you can call to pick up discarded trolleys. Maybe you should give them a call. They do pay well! Cheers, John

John Parminter Do they pick up from Eastern Scotland...:)

Thanks

Yves Lambert 3 years ago

A great sad picture...
I like the idea of industrial pollution shows in your picture.
Long exposure and grey sky grows the sensation of non pleasure in your picture.
I really like it.

Regards.
Yves

John Parminter Thanks very much Yves, it's different to my usual stuff but worthwhile showing I think.

JP

Vic Chapman 3 years ago

The urban industrial echo of your picture "desolat moor". Litering through laziness is bad enough but when I see the trouble to which people have gone to dump a car or fridge in the countryside I can only put it down to vandalism.
Super image John.

John Parminter Thanks Vic, I actually think it's got a charm even though it is obvious extreme litter.

jp

Ben Laine-Toner 3 years ago

What a brilliant photograph......and a wonderful debunk of the usual low light level, Loch, long exposure images of waves over bolders. Love it.

John Parminter Cheers Ben, hey, I can do that usual debunk stuff equally as well you know.... ;-)

JP

Rui Pires 3 years ago

Fantastic work, John !!

John Parminter A little different but enjoyable to do nontheless, cheers Rui.

Franz Schumacher 3 years ago

Eine super Idee. Aber hallo! Klasse Gruß Franz

John Parminter Thanks franz

Thor Malthe Andersen 3 years ago

just great. very nice with the grey tones, and then the orange to break it all a bit up.

John Parminter It's nearly a mono image as it was quite dark when I took it..

giuseppedip 3 years ago

A beautiful documentary,very topical photo,very well composed.Congrats and best regards from Rome..

John Parminter cheers..

yuan 3 years ago

nice shot.. well done.. salam senyum -u1-

JBA 3 years ago

Hey! JP goes grunge ;-) really good shot. Great use of long exposure too. The dull grey sky works well, like a low metal ceiling or something. I look forward to 'Striding Edge with Carlsberg Cans'. . .

John Parminter Got to make Aberdeen appealing somehow Jon....

:-)))

JBA I know what you mean! Though i recall that the bit called 'Foot Dee' is rather dinky in a fishing villagey way. Head up river is my advice. My ex's dad lived in Aboyne. Things get seriously scenic up towards Braemar as you no doubt know.

Grzegorz Przyborowski 3 years ago

Very good photo

Edy Santosa 3 years ago

Great captured, really like the effect!

Kevin Ng 3 years ago

I see that you're starting to reinvent yourself and still be true to your first love - well done!

John Parminter No real re-invention Kevin, I have a passion for the coast and water shots and do these all the time, just not many have been worthy of 1X.......:-)))

JP

tim 3 years ago

that really is a fascinating image John brilliantly captured:)

John Parminter Cheers Tim, amazing what you find down the harbour..

KPK 3 years ago

Super photo!

John Parminter thanks alot

Magicsy 3 years ago

Ooo i like this very good and original!

Brin 3 years ago

Very good and well composed shot!

Codrin Lupei 3 years ago

This is a great image John, maybe a not so beautiful and peacefull view...but a very true, sad one...and indeed food for though! Thank you!
all the best to you
Codrin

John Parminter Thanks Codrin.

Carola Lundmark 3 years ago

Great one John! Very well composed.
Best regards Carola

John Parminter Cheers Carola

Andre du Plessis 3 years ago

Hey John. Great photograph, and brilliantly titled:)

John Parminter You mean the title is better than the pic.... only joking Andre.

JP

A. Zahron 3 years ago

wow amazing!
30 second exposure time wow i like this!
time this photo was taken?

John Parminter 30 to 45 minutes after sunset at about 10:30pm, there was actually alot of ambient light from the harbour and reflections off the water.

JP

A. Zahron thanks for your explanation of its

Alex OBrien 3 years ago

This can't be yours! Excellent one!

John Parminter Arh you mean it's excellent, so that means it can't be mine.

Cheers Alex,only jesting...

:-)

Alex OBrien Hehe...It is not a beautiful scenic shot yet one with mood and message and atmosphere. And besides, must be tricky getting a beautiful photo of Aberdeen! ;)

Semir 3 years ago

great picture.

best regards semir

John Parminter Glad you like it semir

Monique 3 years ago

you are impossible John!
good one!....Again :))

John Parminter Cheers Monique, I was bored one evening after work so took a walk down the harbour for sunset but this old discarded trolley got me thinking of the stuff that gets thrown away and ending up in the sea. Thought it would make a reasonable foreground interest if anything.

:-)

JP

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