“Fishing”
RFoxx gave me some good advice (see comments below), so here is a revised version of the image. Thanks, RFoxx.
“Fishing 2.0″
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sally
I really like this, Lori. The abundance of lighter contrast really makes the fisherman pop. I get a feeling of hunger yet a determination to make changes, and hope. The drooping weeds in the foreground are what brought in the hunger feeling. It is beautiful in its stark relations between water and rock, hunger and hope.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Lori
Thanks, Sally. I appreciate your thoughtful analysis. That IS what I was trying to achieve. But it was a artistic judgement call…. in the original image the fisherman is wearing a BRIGHT red shirt and a multi-colored bandana on his head. Against the gray backdrop (and it is REALLY dark and cloudy today), the image had a different interpretation of “hope”.
L.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Tuesday, June 9, 2009
rfoxx
Nice use of your zones … have you thought about possibly cropping to bring the fisherman more in line with the rule of thirds and take some emphasis off the foliage in the lower right of the image? If the fisherman were cropped to be more to the lower right of the image his fishing pole would point towards negative space and keeping some but not all of the plant in the lower right corner would let you keep the black needed to span your zones. Just a thought… this is a good shot that could be a nice study in simplicity and negative space.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Lori
Those are good ideas, RFoxx. Thanks.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Suzanne
Hi Lori,
I like your use of black and white and the composition of the image. The comments others have given are interesting and helpful. My immediate response was to wonder how the image would look if the contrast was developed even further -particularly the contrast between the fisherman and the sea. I’m thinking that a strong black and white contrast might make the fisherman ‘pop’ even more. Of course that’s an entirely subjective point of view – take no notice if it conflicts with your own artistic vision.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Wednesday, June 10, 2009
jill
great sense of anticipation in this picture – I find the picture itself giving a sense of serenity – lovely!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Wednesday, June 10, 2009
woodnymph
I really really like this. Lori. Ansel Adams was one of my favorite photographers. He worked almost solely in black and white. His pictures were so dramatic and that can happen so well when you take color out of the equation. And he, I believe, is the one who came up with the zone system.
Vi
Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Thursday, June 11, 2009
celticsea
Sounds like you have quite the teacher in rfoxx and that you heeded the advice well!
Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Thursday, June 11, 2009
kvwordsmith
It’s a “still” shot, buy you can almost hear the waves moving…good contrast of movement and stillness
Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Thursday, June 11, 2009
Sarah Joyce Bryant
This is beautiful. I am just learning about photography and it is wonderful to see what you have done with this photo. It is amazing to me how many shades of “color” there are in a black and white photo.
Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Sunday, June 14, 2009
Heather Blakey
The stillness is alluring. My challenge at the moment is to be still like this. Lovely photography Lori.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tabitha
It’s so beautiful.
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Thursday, June 25, 2009
pearlz
I enjoyed this photo (:
Saturday, July 4, 2009 at Saturday, July 4, 2009
Tabitha
These are both terrific photos. The bottom one does show alot more …definition? But they are both very lovely.