Fence with Seven Sisters © 2011 Mufidah Kassalias
I shot this on a recent walk from Seaford to Cuckmere. The chalk cliffs are the Seven Sisters, which you can’t walk to directly from the point where I was standing when I took this photograph. Once you get down to Cuckmere you have to turn left and walk inland along the Cuckmere River for about half an hour until you reach a point where you can cross it and head back towards to coast on the other side.
I decided to process the image as black and white since the light was low and the sky rather flat and nondescript.
I love the title! Brilliant shot Mufidah. And looks perfect in B&W, especially, the seven sisters! :)
Thanks Nandini! Good to know you like the B&W.
I like how you have composed the photo so that the fence leads the eye to the seven sisters. Lovely processing.
Thanks David, it’s another one of those crouching-down-to-shoot images. Good to know you like the processing also.
Exceptional, though it does remind us land-locked schmucks just how much we’re missing without having the sea within walking distance. :)
Thank you Rob, good to know you like the photograph and sorry you can’t walk to the coast – perhaps a move outland (can one express it that way?) would be worth considering? Oh, and we did drive there, but only 15 minutes, so very accessible.
Fantastic and colossal your photography. I am charmed with it very nice.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment Carlos! Happy to know you like the photograph.
For my it is a pleasure to be in touch with colleagues of the whole world, you work is very good.
Thank you for your response.
Adiós.
the lighting on the cliff is indeed very interesting and the way u have composed draws the eyes to it.
its also interesting to see that the ‘x sisters’ nomenclature is universal. In my recent Utah trip I saw atleast one place named after sisters: there is a 3 gossip in Arches, 3 sisters in Goblin Valley and 3 sisters in Valley of Fire, Nevada. What happened to brotherhood ? :)
Good to know you like the composition with the fence leading towards the seven sisters.
There’s also the seven sisters constellation, but, as you say, no ‘x brothers’. At least not any that I know of. Curious indeed! :-)
Great composition, Mufidah. Love the fence (of course) and the Seven Sisters in the background too.
Thanks Katie, much appreciated :-)
I enjoy this in black and white, the cliffs and fence post stand out.
Thank you. At one point I had three versions, colour, sepia and b&w, and the b&w won hands down.
This photo is terrific…I love how the fence leads your eye to the seven sisters cliffs! It is perfect in B&W too!
Thanks David! Crouching down can give really good perspective on some subjects. Glad you like the B&W :-)
A greeting for you…
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Thank you Carlos for the Christmas smile! :-)
Liking the black and white :-)
Thanks Karl :-)
Black & white photos have so much charme! Looks beautiful :)
Thank you! Happy to know you like the B&W processing.
More photos please, Mufidah. :) Hope you’re doing well! I miss you.
Ah, thank you Katie for such a sweet comment :-) I’ve been really busy recently on a new writing project, but am just about to post a photograph …