Powhatan Creek fishermen at sunrise

travelways · June 30, 2015

Wow, beautiful!

Stumblebum · June 30, 2015

That's magic Wayne!

bow
Maybe purely matter of choice.....couple of distracting elements like poles and buildings creeping through.....might be worth cloning out.....
Cheers!

Thelensspot · June 30, 2015

travelways wrote: »

Wow, beautiful!

Tatiana, thanks for the kind comments!

Thelensspot · June 30, 2015

Stumblebum wrote: »

That's magic Wayne!bow
Maybe purely matter of choice.....couple of distracting elements like poles and buildings creeping through.....might be worth cloning out.....
Cheers!

Taz, thanks much. Here's a revised with your suggestions implemented. You might be right.
The buildings in the background above denote a marina nestled away in a small waterway on the creek. I left the original up for comparison.

Live long and prosper!

Stumblebum · June 30, 2015

Perfect and delightful! This is special and hope you are proud! Cheers!

denisegoldberg · June 30, 2015

I have a strong preference for the first image. I don't think the buildings detract from the image at all.

Guess we all have different opinions...

--- Denise

Cornflake · June 30, 2015

The poles and buildings don't bother me, either. Very nicely done.

Stumblebum · June 30, 2015

I have strong preference for second image. I loved the original image, but I don't want to wonder, "What is that?"....it breaks my journey into land of magic. Peace.

Thelensspot · June 30, 2015

denisegoldberg wrote: »

I have a strong preference for the first image. I don't think the buildings detract from the image at all.

Guess we all have different opinions...

--- Denise

Cornflake wrote: »

The poles and buildings don't bother me, either. Very nicely done.

Stumblebum wrote: »

I have strong preference for second image. I loved the original image, but I don't want to wonder, "What is that?"....it breaks my journey into land of magic. Peace.

Denise, Don and Taz thanks for all the great input and kind comments. I was attracted to this picture primarily by the morning sky, water reflections and sun reflecting on the fisher's boat. The small glimpse of marina buildings and naviagational pole in the deep background just seemed to suggest to me that there was other "potential" activity in the shot aside from the boat in the foreground. All your opinions mean a great deal to me and are much valued!

Stumblebum · June 30, 2015

Thelensspot wrote: »

I was attracted to this picture primarily by the morning sky, water reflections and sun reflecting on the fisher's boat. The small glimpse of marina buildings and naviagational pole in the deep background just seemed to suggest to me that there was other "potential" activity in the shot aside from the boat in the foreground. All your opinions mean a great deal to me and are much valued!

What attracted you primarily to it is what is heavenly! Lets mind travel! Lets imagination run wild! What is primary is more often than not, enough in my opinion. Draws one in, and doesn't let go. For me, I always ask what is this shot about and conversely what is this not about. Then do all I can to remove whatever I couldn't remove from composition itself.

Furthermore, when something feels like magic, I don't believe in adding things that take away from dreaminess. If marina was pronounced and contributed to the story and to the "primary" focus of the image, then by all means it should be highlighted. To me, here, that stuff is so miniscule, that it just crept in the shot. For me rule of thumb is that if I have to ask "what is that" or spend time figuring out what "this or that spec means", it is better to just lose it.

Just my thoughts!
Cheers as always!

Cornflake · June 30, 2015

Taz, that's an issue I've vacillated on. When framing and cropping, I try to omit anything that isn't essential. When it comes to cloning things out, though, I've lately been inclined not to do it, mostly. There's no right answer.

Thelensspot · July 1, 2015

Stumblebum wrote: »

What attracted you primarily to it is what is heavenly! Lets mind travel! Lets imagination run wild! What is primary is more often than not, enough in my opinion. Draws one in, and doesn't let go. For me, I always ask what is this shot about and conversely what is this not about. Then do all I can to remove whatever I couldn't remove from composition itself.

Furthermore, when something feels like magic, I don't believe in adding things that take away from dreaminess. If marina was pronounced and contributed to the story and to the "primary" focus of the image, then by all means it should be highlighted. To me, here, that stuff is so miniscule, that it just crept in the shot. For me rule of thumb is that if I have to ask "what is that" or spend time figuring out what "this or that spec means", it is better to just lose it.

Just my thoughts!
Cheers as always!

Cornflake wrote: »

Taz, that's an issue I've vacillated on. When framing and cropping, I try to omit anything that isn't essential. When it comes to cloning things out, though, I've lately been inclined not to do it, mostly. There's no right answer.

This is an issue I struggle with as well. “Struggle” meaning that when I shoot a landscape (or any image) is it my purpose to create a result which most beautifully reflects the reality of what’s there in great detail or am I to take the reality of what I see and use that as a starting point to create what I would want to see using my imagination (and computer)? I also vacillate from one position to the other. I’m sure great artist take liberties when painting landscapes or still life and obviously for us photography is our art form. The fascinating thing about photography to me is that we can go either way and create beautiful results without being right or wrong in doing it! :ivar

bristlecone · July 4, 2015

Nice Wayne. Smooth and serene.
-Len

Thelensspot · July 4, 2015

bristlecone wrote: »

Nice Wayne. Smooth and serene.
-Len

Much appreciated Len!

CCoop · July 6, 2015

When I view a scene in real time, I find that my brain "clones out" unimportant elements. In a photograph, those elements carry equal weight with everything else. So except for a documentary project, I am inclined to crop out those distractions. That way my photograph represents my original vision. And I agree with everyone else: Your photograph is superb and magical! --CCoop

Thelensspot · July 6, 2015

CCoop wrote: »

When I view a scene in real time, I find that my brain "clones out" unimportant elements. In a photograph, those elements carry equal weight with everything else. So except for a documentary project, I am inclined to crop out those distractions. That way my photograph represents my original vision. And I agree with everyone else: Your photograph is superb and magical! --CCoop

Carter, thanks for your thoughts and kind comments! Always appreciated.

willard3 · July 6, 2015

I don't find the buildings and pilings a distraction. I am on the water pretty frequently and they are part of the scenery, especially in tidewater.

I like the mood of this very much.

Thelensspot · July 6, 2015

willard3 wrote: »

I don't find the buildings and pilings a distraction. I am on the water pretty frequently and they are part of the scenery, especially in tidewater.

I like the mood of this very much.

Willard, thanks for taking time to look in and for the kind comments!
I'm very grateful!

Earache · August 7, 2015

I know I'm a month late to the party Wayne, but I was remiss in not saying sooner what a fantastic image this is...

Subject, lighting, composition, exposure (tricky with the sun!), it's all there in spades.
I really, really, love this and because - imo - in the right image it's ok to adjust reality a little, I prefer the second version.

Thelensspot · August 7, 2015

Earache wrote: »

I know I'm a month late to the party Wayne, but I was remiss in not saying sooner what a fantastic image this is...
Subject, lighting, composition, exposure (tricky with the sun!), it's all there in spades.
I really, really, love this and because - imo - in the right image it's ok to adjust reality a little, I prefer the second version.

Eric, anytime I get a comment from you (

) it is most sincerely appreciated.
Your feedback is highly valued. I've been in a photography slump lately as to the quality of my shots and this really makes my day!

Earache · August 7, 2015

I think we all have occasional slumps (unless you're Taz

), and I find all it takes is a couple of hits to make
the misses sting a little less and fade away... especially if I think I'm able to push through a barrier, either creative or of technique.
Keep shooting Wayne - you have a great eye and most importantly, you love doing it!

I'm going out with my photography group tomorrow, for the first time in months (we meet monthly), to a place I'm not
real excited about... but I've already made up my mind to enjoy the outing (I really like the group members) and
search for inspiration and opportunity as it may happen... probably will end-up with a great picture of my foot.

Thelensspot · August 8, 2015

Earache wrote: »

I think we all have occasional slumps (unless you're Taz ), and I find all it takes is a couple of hits to make
the misses sting a little less and fade away... especially if I think I'm able to push through a barrier, either creative or of technique.
Keep shooting Wayne - you have a great eye and most importantly, you love doing it!

I'm going out with my photography group tomorrow, for the first time in months (we meet monthly), to a place I'm not
real excited about... but I've already made up my mind to enjoy the outing (I really like the group members) and
search for inspiration and opportunity as it may happen... probably will end-up with a great picture of my foot.

Eric, very sage advice here. Much appreciated. I am a member of a photography club here where I live and I also enjoy the camaraderie as well as the opportunity of picking up very helpful hints from the other photogs.

I plan to venture forth later this evening and attempt some night water shots from Yorktown. Hopefully, if I provide appropriately worded prayers (

) and the pixel gods favor me, I will be granted an effort worthy of posting (or maybe two!).

Powhatan Creek fishermen at sunrise

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