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NPWC #347 - Reclaimed
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NPWC #347 - Reclaimed

by Varina Patel

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted September 1, 20081,233 views11 comments
While wandering along the Bahia Honda shoreline in the Florida Keys, I came upon this strange object floating in the water. It took me a few minutes to recognize it for what it was... an abandoned rope. All manner of flora and fauna had made the rope home. The crystal clear waters and clean white sand made a stark background for such an odd object.

I am always stunned by how quickly nature will take over what mankind leaves behind.

Varina Patel
www.PhotographyByVarina.com

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 1, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Great, Varina,

Welcome to NPN and WC.

I'm sitting here with my fingers crossed that you took a CU of this object. I would love to see more of it--up close and personal, even if it's not a great shot.

Intriguing and a good post for this week's theme.

I like how the rope leads the eyes to the magnificent skyline and clouds.

This looks as though it was taken with a wide-angle lens.

Nice job.

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on September 1, 2008 at 9:48 PM
I'm sitting here with my fingers crossed that you took a CU of this object. I would love to see more of it--up close and personal...


Thanks very much for your kind words, Carol. :) You are correct, this is a wide angle shot. In fact, since I used a 1.6 crop factor camera with a 10mm focal length, I was able to bring my camera within 1.5 feet of this object (or so) and still get it it sharp focus all the way from the foreground to the distant horizon. There is - of course - some distortion from the water evident in the image, but when printed, you can see what is clinging to the rope. I've posted a crop so you can see a bit of detail. A variety of colored seaweed, small barnacles, interesting balloon shaped pods, and all kinds of little creatures... anything that needed a place to hold on. Isn't that what ropes are for, after all - something to hold on to? :)

Varina Patel
www.PhotographyByVarina.com
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 1, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Varina, thanks for the CU. I'm sure you were intrigued when you saw this; I know I too would have been fascinated.

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on September 2, 2008 at 1:07 PM
Very interesting subject... nature has her way with it in a beneficial manner, for sure..
Registered on November 1, 2003, 467 Posts, 2803 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Scoles on September 2, 2008 at 2:07 PM
What an interesting photo and subject. I will be looking more closely at things in the ocean in the future as a result of this posting. Thank you for sharing this one! Very nice! :toast:
Registered on August 21, 2008, 42 Posts, 214 Comments
Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 2, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Amazing Varina, really fits the theme. Beautifully seen and done.
John & Patty
Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on September 3, 2008 at 7:08 PM
Above and beyond your fine composition, this is very intriguing, especially to a desert rat like me. I wouldn't have expected that a rope could remain stationary along the ocean shoreline, what with waves and tides and storms, long enough for this to occur. But seeing is believing. Well captured!
Registered on November 9, 2003, 229 Posts, 1523 Comments
Comment posted by Grant Collier on September 3, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Very nice and perfect for the theme!
Registered on July 29, 2005, 73 Posts, 430 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on September 4, 2008 at 8:20 PM
NO way! thats an abandoned rope?? How wild, great find Varina, i love this shot.
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 10, 2008 at 2:38 AM
Very, VERY cool shot. Congratulations on the EP award! :toast:
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 14, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Love your comp, this is an outstanding work Varina.
I think each of the 5 images I see in your gallery are top shelf, state of the art :toast:
Would really like to this large for the full impact..
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments