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            Sharpness Docks jetty.

The riverside entrance to the docks and the Gloucester ship canal is protected by this wooden construction. It reminds me of the little building projects I used to do as a youngster - sticks and crossbeams stuck together somehow so the whole thing stays up. 

The scale here is a bit bigger and, like me I guess, has seen better days. If you've ever seen a canal boat or ship get the approach to a lock wrong because of misjudging the fickle currents, you will know that they can hit these guiding jetties with a terrific whallop. Fortunately wood is very flexible and can absorb most of the impact, but you can see the damage caused over time here.

I liked the geometry and the shapes and lines against the sparkling water, so thought it might make a reasonable subject for my 100x monochrome project for last year (#98).

The same image is also the starting point for a bit of Sliders Sunday art-play today so I shall link the in-camera original here as well, in the first comment.

Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy 100x (2020)

[Handheld in daylight.
Developed in Photolab 3 for contrast and detail.
Converted in Silver Efex with lots of Structure, a colour filter to balance the brightness and sparkle of the water, Dark Edges, and a sepia/blue toning.
Sharpened in Affinity. ]

Taken on: September 13, 2020

Tags:

monochrome

sepia

Silver Efex

jetty

Sharpness

wharf

dock

approach

water

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100 x: The 2020 Edition

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Camera: Nikon Z 6, f/7.1, 1/200 sec, 44mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 6
Lens:	24-70mm f/4
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	44mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	NIKON Z 6 Ver.01.00
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