Southampton Container Port

[StuG]

I liked the shapes made by the cranes and tried a mono (sepia) conversion.
what would you do with this pic? (other than bin it ;)c)

[blindabyss]

Really like this shot mate, very interesting.

A little selective contrast and USM to bring in some sky detail, a slight tweak in curves, a colourfy and then added some noise.

[bartonflyer]

I think the cranes & containers make a great pattern with strong colours, but you need a longer lens to really get just that part into the subject, nice though the Solent is, the expanse of water is a tad boring & the green sticky up thing (what a nautical nation the British are!!) is really in the way.

Cheers
Ian

[tonymidd]

I've a feeling this is what Ian means...

i've cloned that green thing out, cropped off the white dome thing (thought that was in London:grin:) fixed the max black of course and tweeked the curve a bit, had to be a bit hard with the sharpening as it was a small file to start with so please excuse the artifacts.

[Earl53]

I worked like a pencil sketch and then adjusted the contrast.

Paul

[StuG]

Thanks all, it's interesting to see other ideas.
I love that edit Ross it really suits the industrial scene.

Tony I think the white dome thing is the David Lloyd Tennis club although this is the wrong side of the water for me so I may have my bearings wrong. I see where you're going with your edit and it does highlight Paul's point in the other thread about straightening the water line :)