this is a photograph that has been manipulated digitally. i just set out to take a series of pictures of old and derelict machinery. dereliction holds a fascination for me. the causes and effects. what makes something valued one day and not the next? this image is a section of the decaying hulk of a small gaff ketch lying in the mud and suffering the ravages of sun, wind and tide. it is saddenning to me that something that has taken so much skill and craft to build is just left to rot into the mud..(this image is protected by worldwide copyright. it is wholly the property of pixagraph publishing uk and its use is strictly licensed. pixagraph publishing vigorously pursues any party who reproduces in whole or part any such image or in any way violates said copyrights. permission to use any image may be granted subject to application to www.pixagraph.com)