Pensioned And Long Forgotten, a photo from Varna, East

Photographer's Note

I found her on the other end of Varna Lake, where there was a small place, used by the fishermen to keep their boats.
The place has abandoned and unmaintained look, with a few "pensioned" boats like this one, thrown on the far end of the shore, left to the time to finish naturally the process of their destruction.
It made me sad, as I thought how faithfully they must have served to their masters. And saw the beauty in that unhappy end - still some bright colours and dignity are left anyway...

carper, summer89, RGatward, Kenny10pin, Jeppe, nwoehnl, touristdidi has marked this note useful

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carper (96) 2004-04-15 6:07

Well Maria, this is a realy nice one.
Great composition, very good colours too, The colours are like a French painter, very good job.

bubbly (26) 2004-04-15 6:20

The boat looks like it was worked hard during it's time just as the fisherman who "captained this boat"

clodreno (0) 2004-04-15 7:00

I like this one maria.. Too bad , but there is something I really like in those left alone boats.. I don't know if Ican call them boat cimitery.
Nice framing.

jrj (34843) 2004-04-15 7:05

Ah, you seem to be really in to boats these days Maria..
A fine capture with interesting details and we must believe that this one will not be set on water again.
Well done..

summer89 (5422) 2004-04-15 7:15

Great photo Maria.

I like this composition. The old boat it's great.

Well done

hdl (7035) 2004-04-15 7:27

nice picture, sad story. Good composition.

lost (694) 2004-04-15 7:40

Nice detail..well composed..good colors..well done

RGatward (20108) 2004-04-15 8:29

This is a very 'sunny' picture. It has all the common ingredients. Boat, decay, and an interesting well framed shot.

Spoony (3539) 2004-04-15 8:34

If I was fishermen I never use this boat... ;) Looks bad treated!
Well done here Maria. Nice colors and angle to take this pic.
Good job.

Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2004-04-15 10:28

Hi Maria, very nice composition again. Very detailed, the angle is , like yesterday's, only a totally different boat. Nice capture!

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-04-15 10:41

great capture, I like this boat, it does stick out by a mile, really well taken and I like the details of it and it does look mighty old too.

Well done

Jeppe (18654) 2004-04-15 12:36

Oh - a bit sad sight - but also a fine capture you made Maria - Surely great contrast to you former photo. Thanks for sharing.

nwoehnl (122) 2004-04-15 13:22

Yes, she sure looks like she has a lot of hard work behind her, Maria. You made a fine capture of this forgotten beauty, with an interesting way of having the boat reach into two thirds of your frame, and leaving the view open to the surroundings. Good, evocative shot.

Eagle78 (1933) 2004-04-15 13:24

Wow, how lovely this picture is Maria! This boat really has the time traces on it :) Very sharp and wonderful colors you captured. Good work!

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-04-15 16:56

Very interesting picture and that boat has a very impressive caracter size. Nice shot, Maria!

torben (3100) 2004-04-15 17:01

I like how the shape of the prow and the shape of the grass to the right of it seems to mimic each other. The bold lettering and colors are great too.

manny (22032) 2004-04-15 22:57

The composition of this picture is very good. To add dry grasses as a background enhances the theme of old and abandoned. The colors are very good.

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-04-16 5:16

Wonderful and full of colours !
Great composition Maria, it´s great !
Congratulations

cdewet (0) 2004-04-18 15:36

I love old boats, wish I could shoot some ... Pleasinmg colour here. Maybe if you chane your viewpoint, just stand a bit to the right, and you will get a better lead-in on the boat and loose the building in the back. Just a small comment on seeing your Bg and how it may affect your picture.

touristdidi (8583) 2004-05-04 7:26

Like old abandoned hopes, they carry the crumpled dreams of their owners back to the earth.

Photo Information

Copyright: Maria Veleva (sunny) (3069)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-04-10
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Pentax Optio 33-LF
Exposure: f/4.8, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Demolition By Neglect, Traditional fishing boats, Shipwrecked [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-04-15 6:05