Dreamboat, one scene, many pictures

Every now and again a photographer encounters one of those magic situations when it all comes together, or maybe it is planned, like this one. Killing time in Bari (Italy) waiting a couple of days for a ferry to Croatia, we’d spent quite some time around the old port but the light was too harsh for any worthwhile photography. I decided to get up early the morning we were leaving and walk down to the port one final time. The fisherman were selling their catch on the pier, octopus, squid, starfish, fish and mussels, but there was a quiet peaceful air about the harbour. The sun wasn’t long up, the light was just perfect, a few white fluffy clouds to soften things, and the water was still. You could see the reflection of the clouds and the buildings in the water, there were lovely cameos everywhere. Each one led to another. In the series of photographs which follow, each image is linked to the next by a common element.

In the series of photographs which follow, each image is linked to the next by a common element.

“Rowboat blue” is clearly very different from the two above, and yet it contains the same boat. Just by changing my angle and zooming in a bit with my lens I was able to select different elements and viewpoints in the same scene. It’s magic!

There were many other photographs which I took with some of the same elements, while each is unique, not all are as pleasing.

So next time you are out taking a photograph of a lovely scene, look within the scene, change your viewpoint and your image scale and see what magic you can dream up!

Stunning prints of Dreamboat and Rowboat blue are both available for purchase in my "Scapes" gallery