Old Port at Roscoff Photo

Photographer’s Note

Roscoff in Brittany has an extremely large tidal range, and the sea recedes a long way at low tide,

All the boats in this part of the harbour have to be able to cope with resting on the mud.

Apart from being a busy ferry port, there are still active fishing boats here.

From a scanned negative - PP in PS Elements, Neat Image and FastStone.

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snunney (35376) 2007-08-13 4:23

Hello Peter,
A nice composition of this harbour with no water. I like the boats dotted about and the tones in the mud and harbour wall. Pity the sky was not more inspiring, but there you go!

saxo042 (16182) 2007-08-13 11:19

Hi Peter,
Quite an interesting photo. Normally you would think the sea looks better with water, but even without water it looks nice. The red boat in the middle adds a lot to the composition. This looks just like it did in Erquy, where we spent some summers. One could walk on the sand at low tide and pick a lot of cockles (or whatever they are called). There were also a lot of wild oysters on the rocks you could pick and eat instantly fresh.
Regards
Gunnar