Good morning to fellow critics
The photo which is causing such constination is a composite, it complies to competition rules, as each component part has been recorded during 35 years and many thousands of miles taking photo's on our gorgeous waterways.
It is for sure a "marmite" photo, my idea was to create an image reflecting the restoration on one of my favourite canals, and as such is open to many eagle eyed viewers.
A few very bored members would have visited my Flickr site and seen a fair variety of photo ventures, a composite is just another genre.
I guess reaching everyone's approval is a big ask, true photographers know "you take photos for your own pleasure first".
Nigel