Port to port

[Clicker]

These  boats  bring the barrels of Port Wine from the vineyards inland, down the rapids of the River Douro to the various   Port Lodges / Caves where the  condititions and temperatures are especially  conducive to it maturing in to the  drink that Portugal is most  famous  for.. 

 The original of this photo had a tourist look about it with it's bright blue sky ...  not a look  I liked  for this image ...I had in mind that the old  nostalgic look  would  be more appropriate  ... so I  triied a duo tone that I haven't used for ages... I  just can't decide whether or not  to remove that one  silly  bit of cloud in the sky...  

[Ryewolf]

I do like the feel to this, and yes I'd remove that cloud too...

[ChrisLumix]

If the cloud wasn't in that precise position, I'd say "leave well alone" but I agree that it wouldn't hurt to clone it out.

[JHFoto]

I like the treatment of this, nice one.........

[colinb]

I would remove the cloud Polly but it is a really nice image and I love the processing - top job 

[Clicker]

Thanks Guys .. I   ummed and ahhed about this one ...As you said Chris ...had it been anyhere else in the pic ...( I cropped it as I wanted the  wide format too) I would have left it ... but smack in the  middle at the edge of the image it looked  like it ws just too distracting and looked more like a smudge ! The other thing was i wanted to be sure  I could clone it  with either the spot healing, patch and  content aware  tool without any  change to the gradient of the sky ..Thanks  Jeff ... glad you like the duotone ... it seems to suit  images that  benefit from an  old vintage  processing look and it's a bit of a change I find from the usual sepia  route.

Anyway here is the original pic sooc and the revised  duotone Colin ... pesky  ruddy clouds ...  it was more like willo' the wisp  ..or Trumps comb-over !

Revised version minus the "cloud "

[Kobione]

The cloud doesn't stand out as much in the colour version Polly, but the revised version with out it is much better. Well done

[Black Pearl]

Love the fiddled with version as it has a gentle timeless feel but agree the cloud needs removing.

[Korky]

The toned version minus the cloud is the one that snaps my elastics - a lovely, timeless image. Great work, milady.

Korky

[Rogerw]

Nice Polly . I like the coloured one best , that cloud don't bother me, my eyes are taken to the boats ,

[kev7d]

That is a lovely composition.  The more natural colour one grabs my attention.  

[Clicker]

Thank you guys for the feedback ...  I have to say I fell in love with Porto .... So much to photograph  and where we stayed was in the middle of a World Heritage site ... I'll definitely go ..