Photographer’s Note
Zanzibar was just a dream.Maybe you remember my last post which should show the great clear water and the typicall sailboats of zanzibar.
This time I took the picture exactly from the beach at our hotel.
I saw some tourists wanting to take a picture from the boat in the water.They had a back which is water proof.I havnt´t so I just took a picture from the boat and the fantastic water.
Hope you like it
Toba
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dareco
(17024) 2008-06-07 3:38
A great title here as this water does appear to by crystal clear and the colors are incredible!! A VERY unique boat!!! TFS and have a great weeekend!
jurek1951
(25760) 2008-06-07 3:47
Hi Tobias,
Wonderful someting photo,
That is a wonderful composition. Very good contrast.
Gutes Licht und sehr gute Gestaltung und Farbton.
Gruss
Georg
trekks
(14262) 2008-06-07 3:55
Nicely captured view of this superb place with such attractive color and scenic perspective to the horizon. Great composition of the boat and the 2 people by its side, sharp and good atmosphere of a leisure spot.
tfs, bill
denisn72
(6909) 2008-06-07 5:23
Hello Tobias
I like very much the colour of the water.The vertical format is a good choice. That old rustic boat fits well in that landscape. Nice colors and point of view.
Cheers!
Best regards
Denis!
JCG
(24899) 2008-06-07 7:29
Hi Tobias,
The temperature of water must be also very attractive I think !!! Very beautiful photograph of holidays, You had a hotel placed well Tobias, which chance… A beautiful composition where the natural colors are very pleasant, thank you Tobias.
With all my friendships and a very good WE,
Jean-Charles
gracious
(20017) 2008-06-07 11:47
Hello Toba,
good format in vertical to have good subject in the composition, very good choice!
cheerful image with the sunlight and clear blue water!
many thanks
cheers
Tony
pboehringer
(770) 2008-06-07 15:50
Tobias,
that is certainly a dream and I'm dreaming already for many years to put my feet on Zanzibar.
This boat, water and people certainly deserve a shot, although I'm not quite convinced with your composition. I like the fact that the boat is so off center to the right and the people placed to the left. The colors of the water are fantastic, but I'm not so sure if you didn't take to much foreground and placing the boat so high in the frame. The sky with the louds look promising and I wonder why you didn't push your camera hihger. Such statements are however easily said when looking into the final product without knowing the local circumstances. So don't take it to seriously with this critique. those are just some thougts that I wanted to share with you.
Peter
Waylim
(10717) 2008-06-07 15:59
Toba,
Fantastic water here, so inviting, I bet you just put away the camera and went in the water after this shot. Very good image with good sharpness and clarity, You can see very well the bottom of the clear water. Good composition too, very refreshing image. Thanks.
Way
lilimih33
(9870) 2008-06-07 16:10
Hello Tobias!
Really clear water and superbe colour!
Very nice place!
Beautiful composition!
Best regards!
Lili
tedesse
(13054) 2008-06-07 21:16
Hello!
This is a beautiful old rustic boat.
A nice composition where the natural colors are very pleasant.
Very well done.
Greetings
Tadeusz
ChrisJ
(69618) 2008-06-08 3:45
Guten Tag Tobias
Fantastic turquoise & aquamarine colours of the tropical sea with good sharpness & graphism of the boat & bathers. Tfs!
Philippe
(11687) 2008-06-08 8:57
Hi, Tobias. There are nice tones in the water and the boat is well placed in the composition. I don't know what the rest of the sky was like, but I wonder whether I wouldn't have included more of it and a little less of the water which is not so attractive in the first two or three centimetres of the image. this would also have avoide a position of the horizon which I find a little too central.
Best wishes,
Philippe
Kris_Luxenhofer
(752) 2008-06-08 10:33
Hey Toba,
wow, das Wasser! Ich wollte schon immer mal wohin, wo das wasser so klar ist. Hast du echt gut eingefangen. Schöne Farben, gutes Motiv und vorallem klasse blautöne.
Viele Grüße.
Kris
carper
(64194) 2008-06-08 11:05
looks me fantastic there Tobias,
a very good pov here, good...marvelous atmosphere in the shot, good balance too, fine photojob here, have a good evening and succes with the manshaft.
gr. jaap
wolf38
(12549) 2008-06-08 13:12
Hallo Tobias. Wieder ein Bilderbuchmotiv. Das smaragdgrüne Wasser ist faszinierend anzusehen. Das Boot, die Leute, - alles paßt hier hervorragend zusammen. Ein schöner Beitrag. Gruß, Wolfgang.
zeynepe
(9340) 2008-06-09 7:16
Hi Tobias,
My favorite place , pure water with a fantastic boat.
A superb composition,
Congrats,
Zeynep
jhm
(81817) 2008-06-10 10:26
Hello Toba,
This is lovely, I would maybe try for a horizontal picture, than you better the composition can determine.
This picture is not 100% perfect with the division.
But I am maybe a little bit severe.
Colours are nice and I like your work generally.
Best regards,
John.
John_F_Kennedy
(30723) 2008-06-11 3:44
Was für ein traumhaftes Wasser. Wunderbare Farben, Ziet den Sommerurlaub zu planen.
Viele Grüße,
Achim
dvlazar
(6468) 2008-06-11 4:01
Hey,
Lovely colors in this shot - with a great subject - the boat.
Youre right about the water looking like heaven... this is obviously on the north part of the island... and not stone town!
Dave
Sistercosmo
(2523) 2008-06-11 14:15
Hi Tobias,
this is a great shot. The colors are wonderful and you have got it at just the right moment.
Thanks,
Linda
crckt
(6979) 2008-06-12 14:04
Hi Toba,
A superb composition, the colors are really nice too. The shades of green and blue are amazing.
Well done,
Shaeri
pablominto
(40056) 2008-06-15 0:44
Hello Tobias,
A peaceful setting for the couple having a dip in the inviting turquoise water!
A simple composition that conveys the message well...
Greetings,
Pablo -
Philipp_Gurski
(26) 2008-06-30 11:14
Hey Toba!
Tolle Farben, perfekter Sichtwinkel, gute Schärfe: dein bestes Bild!
Nur der Rahmen ist ein bisschen schief... :)
Ansonsten sehr schön!
lg
Phil
Angshu
(33346) 2008-07-22 20:56
Hello Tobias
Long time! I missed quite a few excellent shots of yours. The turquoise of the water is superb. But I like how you composed this image in vertical framing, with the boat in the centre & the water colour grading from turquoise to blue. Possibly you could have cropped the FG a bit...my thoughts. A fine picture even otherwise.
Regards
Angshu
MarianneS
(14262) 2008-07-30 3:04
Hi Tobias,
Very nice photo, the transparency of the water is incredible.
These tourists offer you the final touch for your composition, well done!
Cheers,
Marianne
PS : I regret you could not come To Rothneburg
Photo Information
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Copyright: Tobias Ortmann (Tobias__Ortmann)
(2589) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-03-26
- Categories: Nature, Transportation
- Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EFS 18-55 mm
- Exposure: f/16, 1/400 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2008-06-07 3:32








