Vulnerable

Posted by Graham Russon (Cape Town, South Africa) on 6 February 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

A stormy day over Hout Bay , if you look closely towards the bottom left you will see a yacht that caught my attention. It just looked so vulnerable in the vastness of the sea.
Taken at Hout Bay - Cape Town (Looking down from Chapmans Peak)

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Comments (14)

Frankie from Boxmeer, Netherlands

Nice shot Graham. I love the angry sky and the colors. You live in a beautiful country.

6 Feb 2008 8:21pm

@Frankie: Thanks Frankie for the feedback. Yes it is a beautifull country (excuse the biased opinion)

Ronald from Noordholland, Netherlands

It's a great image; the yacht looks so tiny and fragile. The overall image has a great dark mood.

6 Feb 2008 8:37pm

@Ronald: Thanks for the feedback Ronald

Gary from Cochise County, United States

You really set the mood in this shot. It's wonderful.

6 Feb 2008 11:41pm

@Gary: Thank you for the feedback.

JC Retief from Somerset West, South Africa

Great pic...I like the horizon fading away. Reminds me that Winter is coming again.

7 Feb 2008 7:15am

@JC Retief: Thanks Jc.

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

Lovely moody atmosphere, great in B&W

7 Feb 2008 10:03am

@DaveB: Thanks Dave, this shot was as taken without any colour changes. Looks like it was rendered in bw, doesn't it

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Well done that you've been able to create such a powerful image with this relatively limited content!

7 Feb 2008 11:37am

@Andrew Gould: Thanks for the feedback Andrew, much appreciated.

Steven from Montreal, Canada

Wow, the ship is tiny compared to its surroundings and what looks like a storm in the distance, cool capture!

7 Feb 2008 12:21pm

@Steven: Thanks Steven, yeah this part of the world is know as the Cape of Storms.

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

I like the colors, the atmosphere and the use of the space in this image

7 Feb 2008 5:36pm

@yiannis krikis: Thank you,

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

The sea has an awesome color! Like your composition... the skies and mountain on the dark side... getting lighter to the left. Well done!

7 Feb 2008 6:33pm

@Ina: Thanks Ina

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

Nice!Graham.
Good Composition And Moody... :)

7 Feb 2008 7:28pm

@pLusOne: Thank you Plus One

Jaynee from Cape Town, South Africa

I wouldn't have noticed the little tiny yacht, but once you had pointed it out, I too was struck by the vulnerability of the vessel and the vastness of nature. Wonderful shot.

7 Feb 2008 7:50pm

@Jaynee: Thank you, unfortunately the compression used by the site, loses quite a bit of the detail. The yacht looks more impressive in the big image.