It was the contrast of the dark/light, and straight/circle lines that caught my eye. Was I able to capture it?

-- John Thurston (john_thurston@my-deja.com), July 03, 2000

Answers

John... sorry to say, in this pic the complexity of the shape of the anchor breaks it up too much for it to be an "exploration of shapes" for me. The peeled and then painted over paint doesn't distract too much however.

It wasn't in your control of course, but if the anchor had been down... with a taut black chain against the white... that might have made it much more a "study in shapes"

-- Tundra Slosek (tundras@draconis.com), July 03, 2000.

At first glance, the circular ring, the almost 'foot' shaped anchor, the welded seams and the top 'bar' appear static, it is only the scratch marks and the weld seams that give this an appearance of an inanimate struggle, the tension of the draw bar pulling the 'feet' into the ring. You slowly become aware of the hidden size of the ship/boat and the strength of the components. The lines running out of the frame would normally lead one away from the central position of the achor but the conformomity, almost geometric strength in framing, assist in holding your attention.

-- Jack McVicker (jack.m@virgin.net), July 09, 2000.