It always happens: I was there to take pictures of other things (i.e. the sea, using an ND filter), when I saw this man walking on the pier, and I found it a very good scene. Suddenly, as fast as I could, I put off the ND filter, zoomed and shot. I'll never repent having bought an "all-in-one" lens!
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I'm very pleased to have this fine image to critique. I voting I rated it highly giving it an 8. The precariousness of the man's position adds a lot of drama to this image, more so because of the point at which you have caught the image - the pole below is probably under the bridge but still suggests the possibility of impalement? The texture in the upper part of the image is wonderful - it communicates the light and offers a substitute for sky very effectively; so effectively in fact that if we really try we can convince ourselves that he walks up with the clouds.
The contrast is excellent - it serves to from the man into a silhouette and there is power in that form
Overall this is a very well made image; I'd have never have believed that you made it in a hurry.
I'm pretty sure the fellow is looking down to watch his steps, but it gives the photo a different feeling for me. He feels downtrodden, distraught. The scene seems reminiscent of a gallows walk, or to the end of the plank perhaps. The placement of the single pole beneath him is a nice coincidence, mirroring him in the composition and creating a nearly perfect symmetry. Very nice.
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