Prison in the sea Photo

Photographer’s Note

J'étais au milieu de la mer.
Dans une prison de corail et d'écume.
Il n'y avait pas une ombre. Pas une silouhette.
Il n'y avait que la lumière lourde et le bruit des vaguelettes.
Je n'étais plus rien dans l'immensité.
Je redevenais un foetus.
Un poisson volant.
Un avatar dans le champ de l'évolution.

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I was in the middle of the sea.
In a prison of coral and foam.
There wasn't any shade.
Not any silouhette.
There was only that heavy light and the noise of the wavelets.
I was nothing in the vastness.
I became again a foetus.
A flying fish.
A misadventure in the field of the evolution.

Flavia, jusninasirun, BennyV, Gerrit, japiey, faubry, lilimih33, belido, Pascale, sothy81, Cricri, coco, JPlumb, ruisc_pt has marked this note useful

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Flavia (10202) 2008-05-25 9:21

Salut Bertrand,

J'aime beaucoup le sentiment qui tu passe ici, l'imensite de la mer, la sensation d'etre petit devant tout ca. Excellent point de vue, qui saisi tres bien les vagues. Blles couleurs aussi.

A+

Flavia

CMJC (3128) 2008-05-25 9:26

l'ambiance de la photo colle bien avec la note et cette impression un peu contradictoire d'immensité et de prison.
la qualité de la photo est belle et même excellente sur les 3/4 supérieurs, en revanche le 1er plan me semble flou et c'est regrettable; j'aurais cadré un peu plus étroit?

Tobias__Ortmann (2589) 2008-05-25 10:46

Hi yeah i remember this clear water of zanzibar
great depth in your picture
But I would prefer a composition like a rock or a bit of the white sand thats my suggestion
never the less a good picture
Toba

Gerrit (35793) 2008-05-25 11:02

Hi Betrand,
beautiful spot for a prison. I guess ikt's not that romantic on he island and sharkes or guns will prohibite the escape. Mythical and intruiging such a place.
Regards, Gerrit

japiey (9493) 2008-05-25 11:26

Hi Bertrand,

Beautifull image.
I like the cloud patterns.
Fine tones.
All the best, dear friend.

jp

barni (14541) 2008-05-25 12:30

Salut Bertrand
Une image comme ça, je me tait et j'apprécie l'ambiance reposante qu'elle dégage.
Bonne soirée
Christophe

faubry (32323) 2008-05-25 12:54

wow, superbe photo, une tres bonne perspective emporte notre regard au loin..et ce ciel nuageux de toute beaute, merci encore pour ton poeme, un regal
amicalement
francine

danyy (68887) 2008-05-25 15:04

Bonjour Bertrand,
une photo on ne peut plus simple qui dévoile la beauté de ces mers, un peu comme elles le sont dans la région de Maldives?
Je suis une fois de plus, hypnotisé par le beauté duciel.
Amitié.
Daniel.

lilimih33 (9874) 2008-05-25 15:59

Hello Bertrand!
Excellent composition, again!
Perfect clarity!
Lovely sky!
Wonderful point of view!
Best regards!
Lili

cbrman (18911) 2008-05-25 22:29

Hello Bertrand,

Tu as capté une belle ambiance paradisiaque. La composition est des plus simple. Peut-être un peu trop à mon goût. Il manque tout de même un élément pour attraper le regard. Seul ce nuage apporte un point d'accroche. Un gros caillou au premier plan n'aurait pas été de trop ici.
A+

Dominique

John_F_Kennedy (31473) 2008-05-26 0:50

A wonderful view on that marvellous beach. Good colours and light, the closud are awesome. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

feather (49862) 2008-05-26 4:09

Very attractive minimalist composition. You have captured the clouds and the movement of the sea very well. Is that Pemba island on the horizon?
Kath

vincz (19043) 2008-05-26 5:31

Superbe... la mer ui s'etale deavant dans ces couleurs merveilleuses, le nuage a l'arrierre, tout ca me fait bien rever.

belido (16577) 2008-05-26 11:19

Hi Bertrand,

it's a pleasant wide and empty view of the ocean. The combination clarity/natural colors makes this look real and I feel I can touch the water. That's what I feel seing it. Great job!
Regards,
Carlos

Pascale (10184) 2008-05-26 11:39

Bonsoir Bertrand
Quelle sensation de quiétude dans cette photo ,on ne sent comme libéré de toute contrainte.Un rêve que de pouvoir par moments tout oublier.J'aime cette vue avec les vagues qui arrivent sur le côté et cette île lointaine baignée d'une eau aux couleurs merveilleuse
Merci tout simplement
Amitiés
Pascale

polpo56 (7952) 2008-05-26 15:05

Hi Bertrand,
a fantastic POV for an amazing landscape.
Excellent saturation of colors and good sharpness.
There is a force feeling in the air
Ciao
Ludo

sothy81 (8536) 2008-05-26 21:32

Hi Bertrand, here you got a really nice image. I love a lot the background clouds. Very nice colors. the foreground water fading is also nice. A very sharp photo. Well done. Sothy

aadilj (17950) 2008-05-27 5:23

You'll not know it but I used to simply look at your images and try to learn things when i had just become a TE member! This is a superb water colour like image with such immense beauty that I simply couldnt miss it!

Cricri (43132) 2008-05-27 10:06

Bonsoir Bertrand,
Et bien moi je resterais bien là des heures a regarder et a écouter le silence de la mer, une image qui est relaxante et belle
Belle soirée a toi
cricri

Paolo (40703) 2008-05-27 10:07

Hi Bertrand, amazing one, colorful, with excellen ttimign and quality and a great capture of the pure waters.
thanks,ciao

gilou530 (35270) 2008-05-27 14:11

salut bertrand
quel pov de cette ile paradisiaque au loiiinnnn avec une couleur d'eau pareille, ca donne envie de partir en vacances
amitiés
gilbert

pablominto (40788) 2008-05-27 23:10

Hello Bertrand,
A lovely colour palette and a beautiful composition!
I like the fine details in the water washing the beach, and the island in a distance is an eye-catcher however small...
Greetings,
Pablo -

coco (27866) 2008-05-27 23:52

Hi Bertrand.

Sea always show us beautiful views and this time also does.
Also I like the title... you look like a prisoner when you only have water around you... that's true. But I want to think that's not the main problem for people who live there.

REgards.

mesutilgim (36868) 2008-05-28 13:23

Hi dear Bertrand,
Wonderfull scene, very well captured ! Correct pov and very nice sensitive colors.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

PS. In your intro, I've noticed that you've posted only one capture from Turkey. There are really so many nice corners here to be photographed. Don't you think, that it's again time to pay a visit to Turkey ?

cepekdong (3668) 2008-05-29 9:45

great these colours the clouds and the light ! the whole atmosphere is very harmonic here

daniel

JPlumb (3153) 2008-05-30 0:07

Hi Bertrand, this is a very simple but effective composition of the sea and sky and that one very small island. Taking this in shallow water as you have, you have some nice texture from the small waves, and some excellent colour transitions from the yellow to turquoise to blue. The sky is beautiful. You were fortunate here in getting a nice blue sky, but that cloud is awesome and presents a very nice contrast. The island is almost incidental, but adds to the shot, as we all look to land when we are at sea, or looking at a seascape. Very nice handling of the light throughout.

Thanks, John

mariandrea (973) 2008-06-01 18:30

Hi Bertrand, just beautiful.... well composed picture that suits very well the poem. great work! thanxs for sharing. And very nice natural colours. Chau chau,

Maria

ruisc_pt (6206) 2008-06-02 4:38

Salu Bertrand
Excelent image
I like the fabulous DOF colours and ahstoning compo

gracious (20017) 2008-06-03 15:14

Bonjour Bertrand,
I nearly missed this great shot of yours! truly beautiful as a lover of the coast!
good pov with great depth, awesome lighting and superb details also with great sharpness!
many thanks for the sharing
merci
Tony

thub69 (401) 2008-06-21 7:28

Bonjour Bertrand,
très belle photo qui rend bien l'ambiance des lieux...
Hubert.

wolves00 (152) 2008-06-24 5:35

Bertrand,

Great photo, lovely capture. The shot is so sharp and crystal clear. I like it a lot. I can imagine myself sat on the beach looking at the same view.. wonderful!

Thanks for sharing,

Richard.

Haymotion (1793) 2008-11-06 1:58

Jaime bien le côté simple de cette photo qui la rend très esthétique...
On respire a plein poumon quand on regarde cette photo.
Le ciel et particulièrement les nuages apporte beaucoup de profondeur et de dimension a ta photo
Bien vue
Vince