no black, no white, just fog Photo

Photographer’s Note

I`m back from a wonderful travel to South East Asia.
2 weeks in southern Laos,2 weeks in Cambodia and 3 weeks in Myanmar.
I wanted to start posting last sunday evening,but my "best friend",the German Telecom destroyed my plans.
I came home sunday,late afternoon to my very cold flat(no heating for more than 7 weeks)and my telephone and internet was broken......

This is no B&W shot.

This is the early morning fog above Inle lake near the village Nam Pan.
The photo is taken with 300 mm and a shutter speed of 1/1000 sec.Photo is taken from a boat.

About Myanmar:
In comparism with my last travel to this wonderful country with it`s extreme friendly people,13 month ago,there have been about only 20 % tourists now.
Many people working with tourists in restaurants,hotels,eg.are unempoloyed now.
My horsecartdriver in Bagan told me,If there will not come more tourists till the rainy season starts he has to take his son from the highschool,because he will not be able to pay for it anymore.....

I`m back with about 20 GB,so I can entertain you....
Have a nice evening, my dear TE Family,
I missed you!

danyy, avene, Floydian, japiey, bostankorkulugu, Buin, Emile, ndb1958, jjcordier, patdeph, IgorDeleze, xavshot, nicol_g, delic, AmiBe, jwmunro, vincz, Philippe, gneufeld, Budapestman, vinicio, TravelerNL, Traczewska, scobert, Silvio1953, Bruno40, siolaw, imrek, lilimih33, pasternak, JCG, dip, gary91, Mistral, jorgi has marked this note useful

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vmohanp (44) 2008-01-22 8:53

hi leo,

great work. looks like a canvas painting!!

sacavem (7315) 2008-01-22 8:53

Hi Andreas,
Uma composição soberba, não sei se será minimalista mas isso também não interessa. O importante é que você teve a sorte de estar perto desta linda cena e poder muito bem fotografa-la. A atmosfera,a cor/luz "soft" deram este belo resultado.
Best regards,
Filipe(Portugal)

CMJC (2829) 2008-01-22 8:53

very nice this fog, but he's not alone, this 3 boat are beautifull, comming from nowhere....

Floydian (30970) 2008-01-22 8:53

Welcome Home Andreas,
Hope you had a wonderful trip. Coming with just 20GB promise a lot and your first entry is showing that.
A very simple shot with very high impact. Just fog, but what a great shot it is.
Good to see you back.
Regards, Henk

avene (9936) 2008-01-22 8:56

welcome back :) and I know the feeling of missing TE - during our much shorter trip we were constantly inquiring about the closest place with the internet connection :)

back to the photo - amazing shot! the total lack of colours and details create a very strong sense of soft silence, I like it a lot (goes to my favourites). excellent example that the beauty lies in simplicity. great work, my compliments.

looking forward to next posts,
Kristine

Luciano75 (0) 2008-01-22 8:57

Hello Andreas

Welcome back.
It`s beautiful.The three fishermans on the lake...well framed,your picture definetly looks like a B&W one.A lot of fog over there,almost that they can be seen.Very beautiful picture.TFS
Best regards,
Lucian

Adrique (547) 2008-01-22 8:58

very interesting situation and composition, I like how the water seamlessly blends into the sky. I could imagine this photo in billboard-size print.
Adrian

yeti1975 (1270) 2008-01-22 9:00

Superb shot. Nothing more to write, just stare at the photograph and get lost in it. Awesome. Congratulations.

Rajib

japiey (9453) 2008-01-22 9:05

Hi Andreas,

An image that speaks ur heart....
Fascinating vision...
Enjoy the days, dear friend..

jean paul

Valerka (8153) 2008-01-22 9:06

Hi, Andreas,
A fabulous shot!
It's like a vision from a dream!
Fantastic!
A very clever capture!
TFS
Valerka:)

devimeuxbe (54043) 2008-01-22 9:10

Hi Andreas
It's nice to see you back after your long travel in Asia; I wait for your pictures, specially from Cambodia.
I hope you enjoyed your trip.
Intriguing picture on the river with a nice light.
Bertrand

Gustaw (21670) 2008-01-22 9:14

Hi, my friend!
It is very interesting composition. I like your colours and your idea. Photo have atmosphere and climate. I like your oryginal frame.
Marek

bostankorkulugu (31273) 2008-01-22 9:22

:D great to have you back andreas... and you are back with a minimalistic wonder... a timeless artwork... congrats my friend:)...

korkut

Anna-- (7525) 2008-01-22 9:35

Ciao Andreas,
very good minimalistic picture, great foggy atmosphere, and beautiful silouettes of the fishermen
Anna

Buin (33793) 2008-01-22 9:46

Hallo Andreas!
Da isser wieder! Welcome back!
Ist das nun eine Tuschezeichnung oder ein Foto! Die Atmosphere, die von diesem Bild ausgeht, ist wirklich "bezaubernd" (normalerweise benutze ich dieses Wort nie) und faszinierend!
Wenn das so weitergeht ... ;-)
Grüße aus Siegen - nach 4 Tagen Dauerregen!
Frank
Klasse Seitenhieb gegen Telekom!

manada (6227) 2008-01-22 9:49

Welcome back Leo!!!!
I look forward to admire your photo from your wonderful travel.
Good the 1st!! Really nice effect, bravo!
Freddy

P-S-I-G (23768) 2008-01-22 9:52

Hello and welcome back Leo,
Here, a very strong and sucessful composition. I like this shot very much.
Best regards,
Fabrice

Emile (19038) 2008-01-22 10:07

Hola Andreas.
Nice to see you back from your wonderful trip, sorry to see that the situation in Myanmar is not well, hope thing will get better for the sake of the people.
Your shot is superb, the foggy day really made your composition, very well captured from a good POV. Good work.
Best regards.

zeca (20122) 2008-01-22 10:16

Hello Leo!
Yes it is like you said! The fog making a minimalist view for both of us in the bay... very far from each other, but similar. The figures in your photo are much more original and appealing, since they are local native fishermen. My subject is much more from this century, showing sport fishermen enjoying their weekend fishing. Its not easy to take pictures in the fog, and I see that I had less fog between me and the fishermen comparing to your situation. So your image is a little bit more soft, but I see that this softeness fits well to your pictoresque fishermen. Excellent work, Leo! Your Myanmar galery is wonderful and I am looking forward to see your new series about it.
All the best!
Zeca

ndb1958 (9228) 2008-01-22 10:35

Hi Leo,
willkommen und alles Gute fürs neue Jahr.

Das ist ja ein extrem schöner Start. Mir fehlen glatt die Worte. Es unglaublich, dass das keine pc-bearbeitete Aufnahme ist.

Das geht auf jeden Fall zu meinen favorits.

Gruss, Nino.

jernej (1049) 2008-01-22 10:39

Hi Andreas;
I like this kind of simple, uncluttered shots. Looks very peaceful. Good work!

Cheers;
Jernej

jjcordier (21862) 2008-01-22 10:40

Leo, le retour! J'adore cette photo monochrome, minimaliste mais superbement composée. Du très grand art!
Amicalement
JJ

patdeph (15236) 2008-01-22 11:12

hello Andreas
nice to see you again!I like very much this first post!Very simple,but so beautiful!The atmosphere is so strange with these boats and men submerged in the fog!Superb!
Regards.
Pascale

mirarer (3944) 2008-01-22 11:13

Hi Andreas,
Great atmosphere and high impact shot. Superb composition.
Regards,
Mirari

IgorDeleze (9247) 2008-01-22 11:25

Hello Andreas,
It's nice to see you again on TE... you and your great picture!
Fantastic minimalist picture.
Great shot.
Greetings.
Igor

markstaples (15670) 2008-01-22 11:28

Hallo Leo
We missed you too. Sounds like you had a great trip. This is a wonderful image - so simple yet so effective. Everything is so well placed in the image and I like the concept of three. Welcome home.
Best wishes
Mark

xavshot (58383) 2008-01-22 12:12

Bonsoir Andreas
très belle photo ! le côté minimaliste est excellent et l'ambiance superbe. J'aimerai vraiment la voir en grand format cette photo. bravo.
Xavier

delic (6735) 2008-01-22 12:16

Hallo Leo,
Surprised to read about your continuing saga with Deutsche Telekom. Welcome back! Great effect by the fog here. You could even go for fully dark silhouettes but I like the low contrast version a lot. This is a terrific start and I look forward to seeing more. Sorry that the situation has become tough for the locals economically but I'm sure tourism will pick up in time. Regards,
Hakan

AmiBe (6042) 2008-01-22 12:32

Hi Leo,
ah Myanmar... my first love...
How was your second trip ? I know, surely fantastic.
Great begining, I'm waiting for the next.
rgs

Morac (16872) 2008-01-22 12:48

Hello Andreas,

The picture is as beautiful and as simple as its title.
Best regards,

Marc

jwmunro (6478) 2008-01-22 13:20

Welcome home Andreas -

What wonderful image to start your posting. I like the simplicity of the image and the monotoned look as well. Placing the boats off center makes this image work - good foresight when setting up the scene. Everything is spot on.

Thank you for sharing.

John

Philippe (11215) 2008-01-22 13:32

Hi, Leo. Nice to see you back and happy to hear that you enjoyed your trip. You show us an amazing photo here with a fantastic atmosphere. It looks like a Japanese or Chinese painting. The silhouettes of the three men on their boats are really great. A simple but very efficient composition.

UnTrained (0) 2008-01-22 13:54

Hallo Andreas,
und von der sonnigen Seite zeigst Du uns den Nebel..
Passt aber wohl eher zu Deiner Ankunft. Mit den 20 GB (RAW?) dürfen wie ja mit vielem rechnen. Die Einfachheit durch die Nebelschwaden hat etwas erfassendes. Ich fühle mich etwas an Eisflächen erinnert. Welcome back and Lieben Gruss, Ulf

jaywalker (12076) 2008-01-22 14:04

Hi Andreas, An Amazing use of light, the soft vale of fog creating this stunning effect of the three men in their boats, nicely framed & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

scalerman (24228) 2008-01-22 15:12

Andreas: can't help but notice the amazing atmosphere and ambience of this minimalist image. Excellent. rgards, c

gneufeld (13773) 2008-01-22 16:00

Hi Andreas,
An unusual image but striking in its own way. The early morning fog certainly does a number of the environment. Good eye and well captured. TFs. Gerald

wolf38 (11029) 2008-01-22 23:03

Hallo Andreas. Das Photo überzeugt durch seine Abstraktion und künstlerische Einfachheit. Für die besondere Ästhetik wäre ein Gedicht angemessen. Photographisch ist dieses Photo ein Genuss. Viele Grüße, wolfgang. .

vincz (19031) 2008-01-23 0:26

Welcome home Andreas! I was eagerly waiting for your pictures to popup since sunday and did not see anything coming yet. Great picture to start with, very delicate, very pure, very asian, a bit like a chinese ink painting with a touch of zen feeling. I cannot wait until I see your long trip unfold here on TE in the coming weeks. You were in the region of the world I like the most and in which I was also myself recently but for a much shorter amount of time.

molla (6498) 2008-01-23 2:19

Hej Andreas
Looking at the thumb I first thought it was people walking out in the snow and the boats was there shadows. good graphic work and welcome back hope your trip has giving us a lot of nice picture to look forward upon.
Anders

brandstaetter (12911) 2008-01-23 3:16

Hallo Andreas,
eine wundervolle Reise, wenn der erste Eindruck nicht täuscht. Ein formal wunderschönes, stilles Foto.
Freu mch schon !
LG Christian

everlasting (10876) 2008-01-23 3:19

good to see you up and running, was wondering if you would post in chronilogical order. We arrived safely home and are slowly going through our pics. (was not that pleased a first sight, but maybe was too tired - isnt it grey back here, leo?)
A nice minimalistic image to start your series - I may also start in the mist.
greetings from Elaine & Keith

Budapestman (36662) 2008-01-23 3:35

Hi Andreas, Welcome back!
This is a fantastic shot with fabled atmosphere. The composition is particular and very impressive...Great work.
Congratulations, Have a nice day
George

vinicio (21905) 2008-01-23 3:58

Fantastic view, love the soft B&W and the great atmosphere of your image Andreas, very well done, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

delkoo (31658) 2008-01-23 5:13

hi andreas
seeing you first shot , i am sure you have had a wonderful trip in South East Asia.The minimalist composition is very well planned with boats in fog.

cheers
didier

TravelerNL (2461) 2008-01-23 10:46

Hi Leo!
German Telecom must have wished you a very warm welcome home in their own way. I hope you had a very good holiday nevertheless.
The grey tones work really well here without any distinctive fore- or background visible. The three fishermen all seem to do the same, they are about to throw out their nets or probably just did so (middle).
Did you start to shoot in RAW format or did you use JPG still?
Regards,
Harko

Traczewska (6587) 2008-01-23 11:04

Congratulations.. The Sailors seem to swim in the Sky.. sweem or walk?? Moody, misterious, minimalistic.. Superb!
with regards, Agnieszka

scobert (5333) 2008-01-23 11:36

Hello Andreas,
Welcome back! When I first viewed this photo on the small thumbnails it looked liked three very quick and well placed brush strokes like the ones done on the Japanese paintings. I like your placement on the upper 1/3 line. The empty space created by the placement on the lower 1/3 line would have been too noticeable. Great work with this mysterious image!
Stan

gilou530 (31861) 2008-01-23 12:35

hello léo
of return after a long absence justified by this beautiful image, simple but very effective with a research on framing excellent
friendships
Gilbert

Merline (6574) 2008-01-23 16:42

It's all been said, I add it to my favorite theme...an inspiring work, so little, so much..., less is more.

TFS
Regards
Michèle

Bruno40 (6050) 2008-01-23 17:05

Welcome back Leo.
Beautiful first shot from your enviable trip. A carbon paint with an excellent composition.
Sorry to hear the news from the situation from Myanmar.
TFS
Jorge

siolaw (24920) 2008-01-23 20:00

Hi Leo,
Welcome back!
20GB is quite an impressive harvest! Nice scene here, with a natural B&W moody atmosphere. Nice silhouettes in the fog preventing any horizon to be visible...
Was it everyday this weather there, as i am going there soon!?
Maybe pushing the contrast and sharpness would have increased the visual impact, but on the other hand, it cannot be so sharp in the fog!
Friendly regards
Laurent

imrek (4) 2008-01-23 20:17

HI Andreas,

very impressive and minimalstic picture, i'm glad to see you back!!
regards,

imre

Angshu (30896) 2008-01-24 1:05

Hi Leo
Good to see your post, though I see I'm late..have been tracking from last Sunday, but been busy for last couple of days so missed this 'return shot'. Simply fantastic! The effect of the fog is so dramatic & you've used the principle of 3 very well. Excellent & really look forward for more.
Regards
Angshu

Paolo (40445) 2008-01-24 1:07

Hi Leo, welcome back from Asia!
a fantastic travel and a fantastic first image!
Amazing composition, ultra minimalistic, with fantastic light, contrast and quality.
thanks, ciao

Silvio1953 (36421) 2008-01-24 1:33

Hi Leo, boat and people in a sea of fog, fascinating painting, splendid composition, very well done, ciao Silvio

John_F_Kennedy (27465) 2008-01-24 3:47

Wunderbare Stimmung auf dem See mit dem gleisenden Licht, toll eingefangen Freu mich schon auf deine Eindrücke von Laos, da ich dort auch Anfang Januar war.
Viele Grüße
Achim

baba_flies (7071) 2008-01-24 7:41

Hallo Leo! Da bist Du ja schon wieder ... zurueck im Alltag :)))))))))) Es soll Dir nicht besser gehen. Schoen ist aber, dass man die Reise noch einmal durchleben darf, und wir damit. Dein neuestes Werk ist voll genial - ehrlich! Ich mag es genau so, nicht zu viel und doch etwas. Es laesst viel Raum fuer den Betrachter. Toll. Ja das kann ich mir vorstellen, dass die Touristen ausbleiben. Das Gleiche gilt fuer Kenia zurzeit. Das ist das Brutale am Tourismus. Wenn alles rund laeuft, dann sind sie alle vor Orten, und nachher werden sie einfach haengen gelassen. Zja, wir aendern die Welt auch nicht ... darum, geniessen wir dieses tolle Bild. Ich hoffe es gibt noch mehr davon. Barbara.

sanita (44) 2008-01-24 8:15

Hallo Andreas
Hope your break was very good. This picture made me think of three puppet characters in the fog it can make a nice little story for the little once I work with. Thank you, and all the best for 2008

batalay (19188) 2008-01-24 9:31

Hello Andreas,

I love this shot of the dugouts, and I sympathize with your plight. An unheated flat in Germany can, especially when a penetrating cold and humid weather prevails, can be very challenging. I look forward to seeing more images from your trip.

Warm regards,

Bulent

rigoletto (24062) 2008-01-24 10:27

Nice sentence in the end: entertain us with 20 GB!
The start is so nice, such a minimalistic beauty. This may become a TE classic in time. Just jealous about your 7 weeks holiday. Welcome back...
Deniz

danyy (62985) 2008-01-24 14:02

Bonjour Leo,
du tout grand art,le sujet complet au travers d'une photo minimaliste mais d'où émane tout de même une grande touche de naturel.
De vrais équilibristes ces pêcheurs.
Une manière très personnelle de montrer cette scène.
Cordialement.
Daniel.

lilimih33 (9870) 2008-01-24 14:32

Hello Andreas!
Yes, very nice title and fantastic atmosphere in your composition!
Beautiful tones!
Excellent picture!
Best regards!
Lili

pastadog (12093) 2008-01-25 4:28

Hi Leo - first, I've now read the update in ur intro and wow, that mush have been a fascinating (and long!) trip, I'm sure you've obtained many beauties like this one! The sight here is pretty and it has a mood of great tranquility; you've also nicely balanced the long boat on left and the other two on the right, congratulations! Daniel

pasternak (12671) 2008-01-25 4:51

Welcome back, Leo, you come back with a great shot, the three different silhouettes in the fog working fantastically here!

Cheers
Alexander

JCG (22703) 2008-01-25 10:11

Hi Andreas,

Which softness in this image, I like much the moment. The environment of dream is extraordinary. Very pretty framing of this day of fishing. A very simple composition but pretty artistic glance, Andreas cheer and a good return among us.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

rminkow (1566) 2008-01-26 5:26

Hi Leo..great shot. You took something simple and made art out of it...nicely done.

Roger

dip (11717) 2008-01-26 15:53

Hallo Andreas,
ein "Minimal-Art" Foto,Kreativ und einfach schön!
Dimitris.

gary91 (15305) 2008-01-27 0:34

Hello Leo,
Nice to see you back :o)
Waouh... I nearly missed this one.
What a great picture it is !
Very few to criticize. A minimalist composition with such an impact.
I am really eager to see the rest of your production !
Have a nice day.
Best regards, Christian

sebinho342 (18341) 2008-01-30 9:44

Hi Andreas, impossible to miss your come back with this picture, i was sure i would have the opportunity to leave some few words soon on this one, what a treasure !
One of the best pictures i've seen recently with the one of floydian. Tremendous shot, and more than that you don't distroyed it in PP as i would have tryed to if i had shot it ;)
Excellent

marietom (29890) 2008-02-01 1:48

Salut Andreas,

Un titre tès bien trouvé, une photo très bien composée. Superbe !
Marie

Mistral (13145) 2008-02-04 12:51

Ciao Leo,
great moody image!
It seems they're floating on nothing... a pity they weren't on different levels...
Well done and keep on posting!
Still a tought to "my" Myanmar...
A smile
Luca

marclu (0) 2008-02-05 11:31

Hi Leo,
I see you came back from a long southeastasian trip.
This view of Lake Inle is quite different from all other shots I saw. I have been there many times and even then I did not get this mystical atmosphere you captured. Very well done. Just one glance at your minimalistic work and I knew it was this so exceptional Lake Inle.
Regards,
Marc

jorgi (3790) 2008-02-24 22:59

Hi Leo,

your gallery is fantastic. So many excellent shots, hard to embrace them all equally at first look. Maybe that is way this one somehow stepped out from others, because of its magnificent minimlistic approach. Three boats, three human sulhuettes and all around calm and quiet surroundings in form of water blending with sky withouth clear border, only felt by mild reflections. Marvelous capture. Simply magnificent.

Kind regards,
Jeri

brevbrev14 (364) 2008-06-13 1:48