Boardwalk

John - interesting treatment!

The s-curve is successful at bringing me into the image, however it does so with an "is it safe" kind of apprehension. Normally, one would expect a boardwalk to evoke a sense of "come and explore", in a pleasant way. With the overall darkness of the sky and closed shadows here, this has a very ominous and foreboding feel.

That makes it engaging for me

John,

this works very well for me. On the surface, the lead-in part of the composition is obvious and works very well leading the eye through the frame to what I see as "to infinity and beyond!" ;-) But here is what I find most interesting - and that is the processing. To me anyway, this has a very distinct, nostalgic presentation. An image from the archives - say even 19th century stuff. Adding a slight sepia tone is all that this one needs to really look like a historical image.

Well seen, captured and processed.

Lon

Thanks for the comments regarding your reactions, Karen and Lon. We'll see what happens in class critique tomorrow evening with this and all the blue bell pics

Meanwhile, Lon, I like the sepia touch per your suggestion and have added it below

I am liking the image a lot and the sepia toning really works well. Very nice.

Great leading lines with the boardwalk moving the back quite nicely. One could almost wonder if you are trying to convey the idea of life's path and the unknowns, given the deep shadows to either side of the boardwalk, one encounters along the way. I like the sepia toning on the repost.

The sepia version works best for me John. The darker areas add some intrigue to your image. I too like how the boarwalk leads the viewer through the marsh.