The Dark River

[Pete Askew]

Yesterday, I took a walk with an old friend (and member of this forum) along the boardwalk beside the River Whitewater and came up with these two.






Leica M9 + 35mm Leica Summilux M f1:1.4. ISO 160, 1/60s at f1:8.8. PP in LR / Nik SilverEFEX Pro 2.

 

[Brian Moore]

Nice pair, Pete. Not sure I could pick one over the other as a favorite. I like the light reflecting off the tree trunks and how the curve of the bank draws you into the first one and I like the mystery of the apparently abandoned boat in the second.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Brian. Both reasons are what drew me to them in the first place.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

It's the angle of the trees that gets me, in the first. Almost humorous. And, of course, it's the boat in the second. I also like how the two images seem to connect on a story level. What's been going on?

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Rob. You're right. There almost seems to be a frame missing!

 

[Aldous Lau]

Nice tone Pete

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Aldous.

 

[Dave Farnes]

Those are two very nice images Pete, and strangely familiar.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Dave. I wonder why!

 

[Paul Lange]

I look at these and find myself trying to find a narrative. It's like there is a story in there somewhere.

 

[Pete Askew]

Maybe a gothic version of Swallows and Amazons!