Sunken Boat, 2nd attempt

Well, thank you folks for all the encouragement. As I said in the original thread, I was going back armed with your advice, and try to make something of the subject.
I played around with depth of field and mono.
I've put on a few pictures which I think are the best of the bunch.

C&C much appreciated

To me these look like you really interacted with the subject. You looked at it and probed about trying to see what lines and excitement you could get from it.

Number 2 is the best of the lot for me - although it's limited in subject matter there are lots of lines and interest in there and you have very cleverly used selective colour.

And I said I'd have walked past it too - shame on me!

Mike

Thanks Mike. So there's hope for me yet

I liked number 2 as well, but I love the lines in number 1. As you said, this time I interacted with it, down on hands and knees, people asking me what I was doing. But, do know what...I really enjoyed it

No 1 is interesting compositionally, but rather washed out.

The bollard has great colour and texture, but attention is diverted by the interestingly decayed building in the background. Both would make good subjects on their own.

I am not a selective colour fan, so that one doesn't work for me. I would prefer it in full colour.

G

take #1 into photoshop (elements)
duplicate layer
set top layer to :blend mode, multiply. (adjust opacity (till it looks good)).
filter add noise, (mono, gaussian, whatever amount looks good)

let us know how that works for you.

It's Paintshop Pro 9 I've got, but that must have similar features. I'll have a play and show the results

I'm no expert, not by a longshot, but I must say that these are definitely an improvement over others I've seen from you here. I can tell that you "looked" - looked for lines that lead somewhere, shapes that have a graphic element of their own... I really hope you enjoyed your photo fieldtrip!

I agree with George about #1. It's my favorite, although I would like to see the cables in focus (as they are), leading to an OOF boat, in portrait format perhaps. I feel you've chopped off too much. Just an idea.