Derelict order in Reflection

A once proud sailboat now lies on its side in Scranton Creek, along the North Carolina coast.
Printed on fine art matte paper using archival quality pigment-based inks.

The Story Behind The Image:
I discovered this derelict boat while driving the back roads of Hyde County on my way home from Lake Mattamuskeet. This once proud order sailboat now lies on its side in Scranton Creek, Hyde County, NC. This high-key image captures the half-sunken boat and a near perfect reflection, giving the illusion of seeing the full deck with a large pine rising above taking the place of its mast. I chose to capture and process this image as a high-key and selectively colored image because the overcast sky offered a very flat light and the green of the trees and other bright colors distracted from the subject of the image. By desaturating all colors save the orange rust marks and dried reeds, the image takes on a somewhat ethereal quality that clearly focuses the viewer's attention on the boat and its reflection.