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The Fisherman - John Shephard
This was shot in Australia and at sunrise. I walked over to the fisherman and asked him if he wouldn't mind holding still for a few minutes to let me get the shot. Esstentially, I just tried to balance the fisherman with the rising sun in the frame and let the long exposure create the mood. Selected for the Hall of Fame on 2008/Jan/01
| Camera: | Contax G2 |
| Lens: | Carl Zeiss Sonnar 90mm f/2.8 |
| Film: | Velvia 50 rated @ ISO 40 |
| Exposure: | 11 seconds |
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| Adjustment: | Colour correction and dust removal. |
| Posted: | 22-Jan-2004 |
Rating: 8.83 (35 ratings)
Comments
Beautifully
done...
Scott 22-Jan-2004 at 14:19Awesome
In keeping with the rest of your work. I looked at your pictures here and on your web site, beautiful work, if work is the right word. With success like this it must be more fun than work. Dave
David Risch 22-Jan-2004 at 14:39Unless I have missed them
this is your first photogrph in some time. Welcome back!
George Shadoan 22-Jan-2004 at 17:56seductive color
perhaps not accurate, but none the less a very compeling image. Good to see you back on the G pages.
Gregg Humphrey 22-Jan-2004 at 18:16Good To Be Back
Thanks for the comments. Yes, it has been quite some time. I have been flat out shooting for a book, so for the winter I decided to take a break. Gregg, I can't say I expect accuracy from 11 seconds. Bring on reciprocity failure. :-)
John Shephard 22-Jan-2004 at 18:26Bravo...
It's pictures like this that make me pick up my G2, shake it, inspect it and pull my hair out...must be the operater. Wonderfully done.
Warren Dennis 22-Jan-2004 at 19:53-
Not a peep for ages, then KERBOOM! Fantastic!
Ewen Harrison 23-Jan-2004 at 05:28Lovely, but...
Lovely to look at. The long exposure softens the water, but combined with the blue saturation, it has an unreal quality that seems overprocessed to my taste. This is highly subjective, and isn't meant as a criticism. I still give it high marks for being both beautiful and a good example of skill and technique.
Anker Heegaard 23-Jan-2004 at 18:50The Rendition Overpowers the Content
...which I why I couldn't give it a 10. It's a gorgeous image, and it has a painterly quality that is admirable but the content for this setting is pretty empty. An unrecognizeable guy fishing. It's the sort of image that looks like it's out to ''mean'' something but really it doesn't. Technically and decoratively, top-notch.
Kevin Bjorke 25-Jan-2004 at 21:08I would
say that this is a very common scene rendered beautifully by an excellent craftsman. Ratings: 10 for execution, 6 for theme = 8.
Knut Skjærven 26-Jan-2004 at 08:37wow....nothing else to add
Ed Ng 27-Jan-2004 at 22:16