Monochrome Monday – Orchas Island Ferry Boat

For monochrome Monday this week I did a picture of the ferry dock and gangplank. I like the way these types of structures look in black and white and it is fun to try out different processing to see the way the water turns out.

We just took a short vacation trip to Orchas Island on the Washington State ferry boats. It was fun to explore the island although it was raining the entire trip.

Here’s the hyper-real looking version with the effects by Google Pictures. It didn’t look like that, it was a bit more rainy and gray looking as I recall, but I do like the processing effects.

Below is the original picture (resized) as it came out of my Galaxy S9+. Perhaps it is more realistic, however, not exactly right either. Lighting and processing does make a difference in how the pictures come out.

Here’s a view of the boats coming and going from Orchas Island. It shows a bit about the size of the boats. On the way to the island we had a nice view from the car - in fact the first picture was taken from the car window. On the way back we were down in the middle of the hold between some rather large trucks and couldn't see anything.

Here’s a view from the boat bow. There was a rope across this section to prevent you from going closer to the front. I suppose if someone really wanted to they could drive easily through the rope and wind up in the bay. (Maybe not the best way to get rid of your car though, LOL)

The water is pretty cold around here and most people would not survive for long if they fell into it. The waves are not very high so the ferry ride is pretty safe.

Here’s a version of the picture that I did with Technicolor 3 color emulation. I think it fits well with the first black and white picture and gives an old time look. I like the blue color the mountains became and the way the rust color came out in this version.

I hope you enjoyed seeing the different ways the processing can make the pictures turn out. I like trying different black and white and color effects. This ferry system has been around for so long the old time color effects seems to fit well with it if you ask me.

Thanks for reading! I always value your support! Special thanks to @old-guy-photos for hosting monochromemonday.