Riverdance

Riverdance, on Cleveleys Beach, originally uploaded by Bay Photographic.

This rather sparse frame, shot yesterday on Cleveleys beach, is the product of more than one set of parameters.
Frankly, I would have preferred to have been a little closer the the upturned ferry 'Riverdance', but the beach around the ship has been cordoned off and is patrolled by yellow jacketed security guards. So, after the complete failure of my best polite smile and 'Would it be possible to...?' I was compelled to shoot from afar.
However, the emptiness of the beach (apart from the rope that marked the cordoned off area) gave me the opportunity to try out my magazine cover shot technique.
Surprisingly little space is left on most magazine covers after the masthead and coverlines have been added and I have a feeling that the usual rule of thirds and foreground interest principles either don't apply, or if they do, they work in a different way.
Having been invited to submit a selection of shots to Lancashire Life as a result of my feature 'Bay Watch' in this months issue, I am now trying to see my viewfinder with the top fifth and bottom left quarter covered with text.
And its not as easy as I thought.