Solitude

The theme for my online photo group for July was, simply, 'boat '. That's not a difficult subject round here, with plenty of opportunity to photograph boats on the canal or river. I thought, however, I'd try something a wee bit different. I was walking along the river and this lone sculler passed me, hardly making a splash in the water - a picture of tranquillity and solitude. She was (handily) wearing a red top so she stood out nicely against all the summery greens. I thought I'd try to process the photo to give it a dreamy, soft quality, leaving her small in the frame to emphasise her aloneness. (Notwithstanding this mad photographer clicking away on the river bank - ha!)