Folded Up the Day’s Work, a photo from Bali, Nusa Tenggara

Photographer's Note

This is Jembrana in West Bali, the least touristy stretch of the island. The sand is black. Not dirty black, but naturally black, due to its volcanic origins, & the sea is calm with shallow plain sea bed.

Located about 72 kilometers west of Denpasar and a little more than 50 Km from Ubud, the area was a forest with "ketket", or thorny trees. The thorny forest means "Alas Meduwi" in Balinese. Because of this. People agreed to call it "Meduwi", then changed into the current name of Medewi. The beach is flat, stony, and has long rolling waves, so it is very suitable for surfing and sunset watching.

We stopped the car, minutes after we crossed this place, at the sight of a small habitat. A few huts...a couple of empty fishing boats lying on the beach...fishing was the main means of livelihood here. Not a soul around till I saw him, in the far distance, beyond the palm trees that fringe the beach. This shot was taken 2 minutes after this shot. He was returning home....the end of his day, his catch in a small bucket tied to his back.

ISO : 100
Focal Length : 432 mm

German74, TopGeo, siolaw, emjleclercq, pablominto, carper, papagolf21, kiwi_explorer, vincz, ChrisJ, pierrefonds, feather, plimrn, Budapestman, josepmarin, axiotea, zeca, jmdaoudal, Henryk_Bilor has marked this note useful

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Paolo (41216) 2007-10-26 8:46

Hi Angshuman, beautiful image, well composed, with high quality and excellent exposure.
excellent POV too.
thanks, ciao

ndb1958 (9289) 2007-10-26 8:48

Hi Angshu,
a nice shot of a Balinese fisherman's daily life. I like his position and the rocks. Seems to be low tide.
I plan to go to Bali end of December again.
Best wishes,
Nino

brandstaetter (15913) 2007-10-26 8:51

Hi Angshuman,

a blue statement, very good crop..
Cheers from Austria, Chris

German74 (777) 2007-10-26 9:18

Hola Angshuman, la foto está muy bien compuesta, me gustan los tonos... y lanota descriptiva es bastante completa.

Me hubiera gustado que en la foto se viera al hombre con la mirada hacia arriba, o, hacia el frente...

Un abrazo.

TopGeo (38000) 2007-10-26 9:20

Hi Ang/man..These parallels lines waves, the foams, the waters and the rocks, give dynamic extra ordinary and big. The person in the composition presents interesting, because he comes almost out from the picture, tired, Excellent shot!well done,,compliments,
Georgios

mesutilgim (68620) 2007-10-26 10:39

Hi Angshuman,
Very nice compo ! Great pov and wonderfull colors. Throughout the frame perfect sharpness.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

siolaw (37626) 2007-10-26 20:06

Hi Angshu,
A nice one this with strong colors and contrast, good compo and fisherman's position in the frame... I like how the waves got frozen in funny shapes!
Greetings
Laurent

emjleclercq (15778) 2007-10-26 22:48

I like very much the blue color of the sea here, horizontally stripped by the white of the waves and the grey of the rocks. The fisherman in the corner is a very nice addition. A great change in tone compared with your previous posting (which was also interesting but much less graphical).

All the best,

Emmanuel

pablominto (53744) 2007-10-26 22:53

Hello Angshu,
This is an attractive composition!
A good documentary of everyday life, shyowing this man with his tools of trade and day's earnings...
Good colours and details, pleasant surf!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Graal (89434) 2007-10-26 23:56

Hi Angshuman,
interesting scene and place, good note. I like the composition with the lonely man by sea. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

carper (96) 2007-10-27 1:06

a fine one Angshuman,
good photo, I like thed quality of the shot, the ngood note and the good photojob here, well done, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

papagolf21 (76995) 2007-10-27 1:20

Cher ami Angshu,
A quand un livre sur vos pérégrinations ? Vous nous offrez chaque fois une merveille.
Ici, encore, vous avez su trouver une image intéressante fort bien présentée.
Toutes mes félicitations pour votre oeuvre.
Amitiés.
Philippe

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-10-27 1:20

Hi Angshuman,
Superbly captured ... I like the dynamics created by those surf and the inclusion of human elements to the compo. Well composed with very good image quality. Contrast and color is also outstanding. Excellent work! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

wolf38 (28300) 2007-10-27 1:35

Hello Angshuman. An impressive picture with an informative text. The title fits very well the photo. Outstanding composes. Best regards, Wolfgang.

vincz (19099) 2007-10-27 1:41

Thes are excellent colors Angshuman, I love the blue of the water and the black rocks in the sea. Exposure is perfect here. Compostion with the man leaving the picture is excellent as well.

ChrisJ (87654) 2007-10-27 2:45

Hi Angshuman

I like the repetiton of horizontal lines, formed by the waves & striated rocky foreshore. The man searching for seafood adds scale & context. Good sharpness & colour. Tfs!

pierrefonds (48675) 2007-10-27 4:47

Hi Angshuman,

A good POV of the wave rolling onto the shore, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

prumod (8300) 2007-10-27 7:37

hi angshu...
very nice colors and contrast... you blessed this beautiful waves by keeping them as b/g instead of sky, with your top pov... great....
greetings...

feather (51128) 2007-10-27 8:47

A small bucket of fish seems small recompense for a day's work. Your long lens was perfect for bringing the fisherman in close. The action of the waves in the background adds a lot to the image. Well done
Kath

plimrn (21344) 2007-10-27 9:47

Hi Angshu,
I find the details of this man's working garb the most interesting part of the compo. I think I like this fisherman shot better than the prior shot because it tells more about the man. You also captured nice action in the waves as well.
HLJ, Pat

clic (11295) 2007-10-27 15:47

Much "know how" is depicted in this take, Angshuman, because you judiciously located the tired fisherman near the edge of frame, ready to quit the scenery: this enhances the spirit of your title above this long lens-catch.
Best regards.
Robert

Budapestman (82620) 2007-10-28 2:03

Dear Angshu,
Beautiful photo the POV is very impressive and spectacular. I like the fine blue tints and the effective composition, clarity is superb. Splendid daily life shot, Well done! Have a nice sunday
George

josepmarin (55209) 2007-10-28 12:14

Hi my friend Angshuman,
Good composition where this man puts the touch of life to this scene of sea, waves, foam and rocks.
Nice graphism of the waves that show us its natural strenght.
It is a photo that separates little your habitual work, and also it is very good.
Friendly regards,
Josep

partha (13775) 2007-10-29 0:34

Like a NG shot. Great compsition and creative work.
Partha

noborders (1010) 2007-10-29 3:32

Great composition - I like the colours too and the movement in the waves is amusing to watch...
Best regards,
Catherine

toto (0) 2007-10-29 6:21

Belle photo de ces rocher ou cet homme se promène, jolies couleurs, bonne netteté et bel ensemble très bien pris, meme l' écume des vagues se voit bien.
Amitiés Thomas

axiotea (21647) 2007-10-29 8:19

Hello Angshu
An attractive scene with pleasant light /colors and the well timed capture of the fisherman returning home. The natural elements are creating beautiful layers.
Cheers
Marilyn

zeca (19762) 2007-10-29 9:24

Hello Angshuman!
Very well captured! Excellent framing to this beautiful composition! Nice to see the motion on the waves and also on the base of the legs of the man. Very nice!
Regards,
Zeca

jmdaoudal (82) 2007-10-30 10:35

This is a solid composition, with the unique person in it and the strength of the sea.
The colors are good and so for the framing as we have few but strong elements all well balanced;
I like it
Jean Michel

Scharan (14144) 2007-10-30 19:34

Olá Angshuman

Bela composição, cores e textura.
Muito bom trabalho meu amigo, parabéns!
GA
Vera

patdeph (35738) 2007-10-31 3:49

namaste Angshuman
very nice colours in this photo with the successive lines of blue,white and grey.I like the effect of the frozen froth,and the man gives a nice interest to the photo!
have a nice day.
Pascale

Henryk_Bilor (20799) 2007-10-31 7:17

Hi Angshuman
Interesting place. Good capture of this fisherman against the rocks.
Regards

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-11-04 1:01

Hi Angshu, a very good image!
i like a lot the position of the man and the ame of water in background!
very good!
ciao!
Valeria

berek (31959) 2007-11-05 12:31

Hi angshuman,
impressive and powerful composition. I like blue colors and point of view. greetings.
Burak Erek

jafadabret (56497) 2007-11-07 0:31

Hi Angshu,
j'aime beaucoup le paysage de vagues et de rochers qui tracent des lignes horizontales. Ce paysage met en valeur le personnage.
Jacques