Dr. Ilia
Jan 16, 2010

Very nice work This photo is addictive!! Thank you for sharing with us.... **Invite 2 Comment 3** **Invited Photos Only**

Chris Mamo
Jan 16, 2010

Absolutely a great photo, well done and enjoy your day!!

mikel.hendriks
Jan 16, 2010

Great shot of this seductress from the Greek mythology. -- Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

Morphicx
Jan 16, 2010

Nice mysterius face!

Ian Livesey
Jan 16, 2010

I think it was well worth it... yes.

ronanturnes
Jan 16, 2010

Really like the mist in the horizon. Creepy face =P

PAL1970
Jan 16, 2010

A fantastic image my friend Lovin' it, thanks for sharing -- Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

GlobeTrotter 2000
Jan 16, 2010

Wonderful shot !

Sh@dows
Jan 16, 2010

nice shot... -- Seen in my contacts' photos. ( ?² )

Gobble Monster
Jan 16, 2010

Strange. Ghostly and so interesting. Great find.

Catfordst32
Jan 17, 2010

a little scary!

Eric Vondy
Jan 17, 2010

This is fantastic and a bit creepy. Very cool find.

stryker66
Jan 17, 2010

Excellent!

Scott Krebs Photography
Jan 25, 2010

great shot.

bart_
Jan 30, 2010

very good shot!

bjoorn
Jan 31, 2010

well spotted!

sMacshot
Feb 16, 2010

Oh this is great!!!

Fresh Light
Jun 04, 2010

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Paradise by the photographers light, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

sphinxy le capteur de rêves
Dec 12, 2010

Very good picture !

marcellucray
Feb 28, 2011

...amazing splendid lightning shot.................:-D

yz
Jan 16, 2010

what a cool find

faisal
Jan 16, 2010

wow! I didnt see this when I was in Venzia. Awesome job spotting it.

pieter
Jan 16, 2010

almost spooky - great catch

beth
Jan 16, 2010

Wow, very cool Kris.

Claus Petersen
Jan 17, 2010

Cool but also a little frightening at the same time.. Look like some sort of totem put there to warn off others..

Tero
Jan 17, 2010

Spooky, but cool,

Csaba/EyeVision
Jan 18, 2010

Great shot. It would not be so good without the fill in flash.

aptass
Jan 18, 2010

Great capture. Like others said, it is a bit spooky.

A watcher safeguarding the docks.

hoi
Jan 19, 2010

Wow...scary and cool!

Robbie Veldwijk
Jan 19, 2010

Very special picture, only the composition I would do different... Why the subject so in the center of the picture? I would place it more to the right... Now you have useless space in it.

PIXistenz
Jan 19, 2010

Thanks for the comments everyone.



Robbie, I understand what you mean, but remember, we're not painters, we're photographers, which means that we are limited by our physical environment and/or by the technical limitations of our equipment.



And in this case, it was both : I couldn't place the subject more to the right, because then I would reveal an ugly and disturbing boat (and some other clutter) to the left of the camera. A possible solution would have been to shoot from (much) further away with a tele, which would give the opportunity to compress the visual information. But, a tele is something I don't (yet) have so this wasn't possible for me.



In short: I think I chose the best possible composition that I could, given the situation and the lens I was using. :)



Also, I don't really consider the right part of the image as "useless", I kinda like it. I think it emphasizes the sense of space and solitude.

Janus
Jan 19, 2010

an amazing image! It is an excellent photo found.

Marleen
Jan 22, 2010

Great shot ! Spooky... ! And I agree with you: the space on the right emphasizes the feeling of solitude.

pierre
Mar 28, 2010

Excellent find. For my own taste I'd have tried to put the main subject somewhere else but not in the middle of the frame. More of this fence on the left and less empty sea on the right. But I guess you had no other option.

Very cool.

Marcelo Aurelio
Apr 14, 2010

It's awesome! Great photo!!!