Roa Island

@MahGol: Thanks MahGol!

@Michael Rawluk: Well I don't recall you using that particular compliment before Michael!....thanks very much (gogsmacked is pretty much my own top photo rating too :-)

@Margie: Cheers Margie!

@Saeed: Thanks Saeed!

@ROB: Thanks Rob!...I tend not to worry at all about the so-called rules of composition....I just keep moving the camera around until something looks right in the viewfinder then I press the shutter button - I don't even think about composition as such.

I guess this may sound stupid but sometimes I even forget I've got a camera in my hands.... have you ever read a really good book where you get so caught up in the story that you finish the whole thing without even being aware of having turned the pages or started new chapters? - well, when things are going well with the camera for me that's exactly how it feels.

@Miles: Thanks Miles!

@Daroru: Thanks Daroru!

@missparis: Merci beaucoup Veronique!

@Alun Lambert: Thanks Alun...it's another one from the archives that I wasn't happy with until I tried processing it with this new photoshop plug-in that I've been messing with over the last few days photos. It seems to handle harsh sun better than a straightforward B&W conversion - the sepia seems to take the edge off I think.

@Denis P: Merci beaucoup Denis!

@Michael Skorulski: Cheers Michael!

@trond: Thanks Trond!...the west coast of England has lots of these wrecked ships. There's a strong prevailing onshore wind which I'm sure has a lot to do with it.

The tide's out in this shot but normally the waves come right up to this boat.

@Pooyan: Thanks Pooyan!

@Stefan: Thanks Stefan!

@Sylvain: Thanks for that Sylvain!

@thib: Thanks very much!

@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine...I've seen this particular boat quite a few times now as it's very near to a building I'm working on up at the top end of Morecambe Bay!

@paulski: Thanks Paulski!

@Viewfinder: Thanks very much Glenn!

@hugo poon: Thanks very much Hugo!

@Anthony Lambert: Thanks Anthony....I grew up on the west coast too but in the Crosby area, just north of Liverpool. I only moved to the Manchester area about 8 years ago.

@Marie Le Corre: Merci Marie...Je suis tres content que vous aimez ces photos!

@Klaus: Hi Klaus...thanks very much!

@Nataly: Thanks very much Nataly!

@Laurie: Thanks Laurie!

@Ted: Thanks Ted, you're very kind but nothing I've done yet is in the same league as that photo by John Leech.....I do wonder how often a photo like that comes along in one person's lifetime - not very often I bet.

Here's the link to John Leech's photo for those who are wondering what we are talking about: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leechypics/2506013865/sizes/o/

As far as your question about composition goes you'll see that I've probably already answered it in my response to Rob. Just one thing to maybe add is that I really love using this particular lens (Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom) and when it's on the camera I see all kinds of possibilities that I wouldn't if a different lens was being used.
The issue of centering is an interesting one - one of the reasons that I produce a high percentage of centered horizon shots with this lens is that as soon as you tilt it up or down the natural distortion that is a part of any wide angle lens starts to multiply exponentially. It depends very much on the subject of the photo whether this distortion matters or not.

@NJ & SB Photography: Thanks very much for your kind words!

@bruno: Thanks very much Bruno!

@Robie: Thanks Robie!...this sepia tone was achieved using a photoshop plug-in by Nik software ColorEfex Pro 3. This one is called Paper Toner and is one of a wide selection available. I've got a number of photos like this one where the sun was very harsh and I liked the way this tone dealt with it compared to the more normal conversion methods.

@Sumedh: Thanks Sumedh!

@dan: Merci Dan - vous etes tres gentil!

@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks very much!

@Jan: Thanks!

@Timothy West: Thanks Timothy, it's up near Barrow-In-Furness on the neck of Roa Island.