Beached Concrete Boat

Posted by Nigel (Avening, United Kingdom) on 10 March 2013 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

On the River Severn at Purton where many old boats were beached in the 50s and 60s to prevent erosion of the river banks.

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kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

It looks like it never went back in the water after the 1960s.

10 Mar 2013 5:24am

Devi from Chennai, India

Beautiful shot Nigel !!! Love the view of the meandering river... Great image !!!

10 Mar 2013 5:42am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

I think it ett trips at sea have been made.

10 Mar 2013 6:01am

Lory from Corseaux, Switzerland

cadrage ++ et belle ambiance captée

10 Mar 2013 6:33am

Jeff from Honolulu, United States

Nice composition.

10 Mar 2013 6:58am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Beautifully done !

10 Mar 2013 7:09am

Jean-Luc T. from Juignac, France

Original! ça reste dans le style et c'est sans doute efficace.

10 Mar 2013 7:34am

thami from Fès, Morocco

Il semble bien enraciné dans le paysage !
Bon dimanche lumineux et chal-heureux!

10 Mar 2013 7:49am

Monik from PARIS, France

Très belles la composition et les tonalités automnales en harmonie avec le sujet..!
Bon dimanche, Nigel.

10 Mar 2013 8:38am

rem_la from Villiers, France

les couleurs sont superbes

10 Mar 2013 8:44am

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

Lovely shot, the boat is very well positioned

10 Mar 2013 9:17am

Martine from bousval, Belgium

Un super cadrage! j'aime++++

10 Mar 2013 10:07am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Well done, great PP

10 Mar 2013 10:29am

Mariana Maoduš from Waterloo, Canada

love colors and texture of the boat

10 Mar 2013 11:52am

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Ein großartiger Fund.

10 Mar 2013 1:01pm

franz from Baden, Austria

stunning perspective and dof, and what seems like a brilliant idea ... beaching boats to stem erosion !!!

10 Mar 2013 1:16pm

Akbar&Armaghan from Gorgan, Iran

Excellent

10 Mar 2013 1:26pm

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

Lovely colours and composition. There is a melancholic mood in this picture, as if the boat wanted to sail away!

10 Mar 2013 2:01pm

jean pierre from paris, France

belle prise avec de jolies couleurs chaudes! amitié

10 Mar 2013 3:28pm

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Tremendous shot with a very strong foreground.

10 Mar 2013 3:54pm

Mandar from Kudal, India

Excellent Composition...Loved it

10 Mar 2013 3:59pm

Kate from EXETER, United Kingdom

I love your composition Nigel, this is a real boats graveyard, such history here.
( can I see Doug's tripod on the right? lol )

10 Mar 2013 4:31pm

@Kate: Well spotted Kate......

gerard1948 from Somewhere on earth, Spain

Wonderful, a great composition and beautiful light. Great shot.
Have a good Sunday.

10 Mar 2013 4:32pm

Basile Pesso from Paris, France

Excellent catch and framing.

10 Mar 2013 4:55pm

Marie-Line from Lille, France

J'aime....

10 Mar 2013 5:04pm

Olivier from Manage, Belgium

Superb, HDR?

10 Mar 2013 5:46pm

destani from mashhad, Iran

Wonderful and beautiful capture !

10 Mar 2013 6:32pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Beautiful compo and colors.

10 Mar 2013 6:45pm

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

didn't realise there was a science to the abandonment...nicely composed.

10 Mar 2013 7:50pm

tataray from france, France

Textures superbes.)

10 Mar 2013 7:59pm

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

A real old tub, but I bet it will outlast traditional designs

10 Mar 2013 8:26pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

wonderful capture. great lighting

10 Mar 2013 9:56pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A beautiful image with the boat and S-curve of the river.

10 Mar 2013 10:50pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

That's a great idea to prevent erosion ... fantastic frame and gritty feel to the scene!

10 Mar 2013 11:00pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

A great way to use these old boats. Beautiful composition with a great POV.

11 Mar 2013 12:08am

Becky from los angeles, United States

Fabulous shot!

11 Mar 2013 4:08am

HARRY OCONNOR from Apex NC, United States

Nicely composed and processed.

11 Mar 2013 4:13am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Lovely composition Nige

11 Mar 2013 6:59am

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

Beautiful light and framing

11 Mar 2013 3:50pm

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

I had heard of concrete boats before but just assumed they were used as an example to illustrate the physics behind water displacement and buoyancy - never thought anyone had actually built one! Fantastic shot by the way.

12 Mar 2013 12:06pm

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

An expensive way to stop erosion but makes for a dramatic image.

12 Mar 2013 1:38pm

Eric C. from Un peu partout, France

Great colours !

13 Mar 2013 9:22am

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Very nicely composed......

25 Mar 2013 3:55pm

Canon EOS 7D
1/125 second
F/11.0
ISO 100
12 mm

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