Maldivian Fisherman, a photo from Lhaviyani, North

Photographer's Note

On an early morning stroll around the island, I spotted this fellow fishing in the shallows. Unfortunately I only had the wide angle lens with me as I was intending to get some drift wood shots, but in the end, he was too engrossed in what he was doing to notice me creeping up on him for a closer look. I still had to crop the picture quite harshly, but I'm pleased with the end result.

In light of some of your comments, I have posted a work
shop cropping the frame further to remove the distracting jetty. I didn't do this originally as I thought it would place the heron to close to the top of the frame. I'd be interested in your comments on the difference.
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Shot in RAW: Levels
Converted to TIFF: cropped, saturation boost
Converted to JPEG: sharpened

weswang, leoj34, Coyotyto, nwoehnl heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-06-06 11:41

Hi sarah
Nice picture with an incredible gold color.
Great capture with this bird in a perfect situation
Well done
Bertrand

davido (1982) 2005-06-06 11:44

Very nice this bird looks like a hyeroglyph :)
I like the gold waves dying on the soft sand this is really harmonious. Great shot!
David

leoj34 (1185) 2005-06-06 13:04

joli cliche superbement cadre tout en rose pastel
j'aime beaucoup!
ciao joel

manny (22032) 2005-06-06 13:37

There is a good graphic elemnt in this shot. The colors make a good effect too. Well-timed.

guliz (438) 2005-06-06 14:34

excellent cmposition and colors.
bravo!
cheers guliz

Leonie (8809) 2005-06-06 17:59

Hi Sarah! What an elegant fisherman! ;o) The colour in which he is fishing is astonishing! Very nice! Cheers, Léonie

jinju (14265) 2005-06-06 19:42

Hi Sarah, its been a long time. Nice photo to return with. Quite different from your more colorful Maldives shots. This is almost like a pink sepia. I love the warm tones of the sand and water. Too bad for the lens, Im sure a telephoto would have made your job much easier, but then the hard work makes us appreciate our photos more.

PixelTerror (0) 2005-06-07 4:59

Hi Sarah,
The low morning sun play on the waves brings clarity to the view, and even being on the sand in a shady part the "fisherman" stands out well by contrast. Maybe I'd crop a bit more on the top and to the left. Wow, shooting with a 10-22 you must have been quite close !
Have a nice evening,
Jean-Yves

Coyotyto (1305) 2005-06-07 5:54

Hi Sarah,
Beautiful color here !! I like this goldy reflexion just in front of it, and the braking wave as well, very well done, Sarah.

I just have to say that I don't really like the upper right corner, this jetty (?) coming here is a bit disturbing in my opinion.

Cheers,
Youssef.

quetzal (3665) 2005-06-07 7:43

Wonderful shot with excellent framing and composition : the fisherman at the border of dry and humid zone and drab and glistening zone.
Well done.
Jean-louis

weswang (18247) 2005-06-07 10:16

Hi Sarah, This is a perfect catch of the bird posing to your lens. The background beach sand and the wave are beautiful under the morning rising sunlight. A great details, clarity and sharpness. A beautiful shot.

Paolo (41258) 2005-06-08 5:30

the light of that image is really fantastic!
and you captured it very perfectly!
great POV and fantastic soft tones.
thanks, ciao

billabongx (1585) 2005-06-08 8:50

You don't imagine how time I spent to do a picture of this "bird"...
Is not easy to go near him or her...
nice colors.
byebye
daniele

sleon (9402) 2005-06-08 9:23

Hi Sarah
Lovely light effects and textures. Shame about the intrusion in the top left corner but I love the picture anyway - the pose of the heron is really well captured

danielswalsh (13597) 2005-06-08 11:04

Beautiful shot Sarah!

Great composition and clarity. Looks like a big bird? Very well spotted and captured!

Cheers,
~ Dan

nwoehnl (122) 2005-06-09 15:26

Beautiful capture of the blue (or gray?) heron, Sarah. The bird is of course ideally placed in the frame, and the special effect of the morning light reflected off the surf is essential for the mood of this one. Very nice photo.

faubry (35447) 2005-06-11 5:15

very nice picture anc sweety colors, i like this bird on the beach who are waiting ...
bravo
francine

colinbrenchley (6431) 2005-08-04 17:38

Good shot. Excellent composition, always difficult with nature subjects as they have a habit of moving just when you don't want them to!

foozi (7101) 2008-12-07 18:59

Hi Sarah,
excellent shot of this beach scape. Excellent sharpness that depict the lines and the birds in beautiful composition.
Lighting well exploited.

Regards,
Foozi