• Members 2483 posts
    April 20, 2026, 1:56 a.m.

    Maybe a little off the left and a touch more on the right but the framing is fine. It suggests a "grab" shot and the upwards angle accentuates the problem facing the subjects. The contortions under the dash and the efforts of the pusher bookcase the guilty vehicle.
    I'm reminded of days in my first cars.

  • Members 2483 posts
    April 20, 2026, 4:56 a.m.

    It gives me mixed feelings. Even seen as "art", I'd rather those items weren't on my beach and the foreground shows plenty more of them. With more of the foreground visible I could see the photo as an ironic statement about beaches, rubbish and art.

  • Members 2483 posts
    April 20, 2026, 5:06 a.m.

    A blade of land and buildings spits the sky and ocean at almost precisely the mid point. It's a bold composition but I don't find either the building strip or the ocean and sky to be very interesting. The somewhat muddy cast of the blues isn't helping. The composition itself has possibilities and I feel you might keep it in mind and look for more subjects to try it with.

  • Members 2483 posts
    April 20, 2026, 6:35 a.m.

    Having relooked at this, I agree with you about the left hand side. Next time I'd remove the cuff and a little of the laces but I'd leave the other edges as they are. The extra width kind of suggests an extended beach of shells, which it was.

  • Members 2483 posts
    April 20, 2026, 6:41 a.m.

    I see it as a mosaic. The pieces, their shapes and patches of colour might be chosen and arranged. The result is satisfying to my eye.

  • Members 1375 posts
    April 20, 2026, 6:59 a.m.

    I believe he was crouching low to get an angle on the balancing act of the stones and make it stand out against the sky.

  • Members 2014 posts
    April 20, 2026, 9:45 a.m.

    The little boat is nicely framed and well contrasted to the big ship in the background.
    The artistic work from all the rubbish found on the beach has been well made and well photographed. Altogether quite artistic.
    Reminds me of some other artistic rubbish displays I've seen on various holidays :-)
    Pity the artists managed to find all this stuff on the beach !

  • Members 2014 posts
    April 20, 2026, 10:12 a.m.

    Thanks 😀
    The two interior shots do indeed look quite different :-)
    Above, I've changed the B&W shot to a colour version, to complete the set without mixing colour and B&W, as requested by
    @MikeFewster

    P1080074 smaller.JPG

    JPG, 2.3 MB, uploaded by Fireplace33 on April 20, 2026.