Oh What a Tangled Web

THE SUBJECT:
What seems to be a tangled mess of fishing net and floats is really a well laid out mess of fishing net and floats which I found in the stern of a small fishing boat.
I really like the intricate chaos of net and the colour and texture of the float that seems entrapped in a tangled web.

THE LOCATION:
On the beach at Seal Rocks, NSW, Australia on a very grey, overcast and later on wet summer day.

THE MAKING OF ‘Oh What a Tangled Web’:
I had to lean right over the gunwales of the boat to get the right angle of shot then I tried many different camera rotations to get the right composition.
After an initial cropping prior to processing I received a couple of very helpful suggestions and decided to crop it even more.
Fuji S9600: RAW, Macro, f/8 @ 1/60, Pop-up flash at lowest power, ISO80, Hand held.
S7RAW & Photoshop CS.

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UPDATE:
I just printed this on Ilford Galerie Smooth High Gloss Media and it came up a dream! The paper really picked up the luminosity of the cordage and the red of the float.

UPDATE: 10-11-08
This mess of fishing nets was awarded a Merit Certificate in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club October 2008 Open Competition in the Large Colour Print section.

UPDATE: 13-4-09
This very fishy photograph has been featured in the Alphabet Soup (Letter N) Group.

UPDATE”: 8-8-09
This meshy mess was awarded POTD in the Still Life/Other section of the Shutterbugs site.

Enjoy!

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Oh What a Tangled Web