Still fisher-hunter-gatherer Photo

Photographer’s Note

The origin of the human behavior is a very fascinating issue. I watched this devoted mother who was playing passionately with her son in the harbor of Hoeruphav in Southern Jutland. And I remembered that I recently read about a symposium held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s. The director of this exciting museum, Dr. Karl Hutterer, stated that in spite of our sophisticated culture, we remain incredibly close to our animal origin. He continued that obviously we have evolved cultural systems that are entirely based on urban, highly technological life styles. Even biologically, we have evolved somewhat away from our Stone Age ancestors. However, in some other ways, we are still very much the hunter-gatherers we used to be. Our biological makeup (including aspects of the brain) have not evolved nearly as quickly as our culture. And there is a good reason for that: biological evolution involves genetic means and moves on an intergenerational basis. Cultural evolution, even though it is based on genetic enabling mechanisms, does not involve genetic means so that cultural change can happen within a generation.
When he was asked: “Where do you predict we might be in another 10,000, 50,000, or 100,000 years?” his answer was: “Looking at the evolutionary history of other species, and at what we have done to the planet and to ourselves, I would not expect that we will still be around 100,000 years from now.”

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Buin (36786) 2009-05-15 9:27

Hallo Harriet!

Ein sehens- und lesenswerter Beitrag, der nachdenklich macht - trotz des schönen Fotos! Herrlich, dieser entschlossene Gesichtsausdruck des jungen Mannes!
Ich persönlich glaube auch nicht, dass es uns in 100.000 Jahren noch gibt. Wir weden uns weit früher "geschafft haben". Trotzdem, optimistisch sein und für unsere Kinder und Enkel retten, was noch zu retten ist, aber ...
Grüße aus dem regnerischen Südwestfalen - und ein schönes Wochenende!
Frank

dip (12406) 2009-05-15 9:52

Hallo Harriet,
Dein Foto ist sehr schön,voll mit Farben,Licht und ...Hoffnung,
Deine Notiz ist nicht so ganz hoffnungsvoll,aber naja! 100.000 Jahren es dauert noch ein bisschen:)
Viele Grüße,
Dimitris.

holmertz (9242) 2009-05-15 10:42

Hello Harriet,
100,000 years sounds very optimistic. I think there are calculations that the world will end in 2025, or thereabout ;-)
Jokes apart, I find it very entertaining how you always seem to find a long and interesting story from any picture that to my mind just looks like a nice picture. Like this one: bright colours. a fine little boat in the foreground and the intense action of the woman and her boy. A very enjoyable photo, but the first thing that enters my mind is not the evolution of mankind.
Thanks anyway for the story and the picture,
Gert

xuaxo (5623) 2009-05-15 10:54

Hi Harriet,
Very nice composition and a good piece of daily life scene in Jylland.
Greetings from sunny Portugal,
Francisco

bracasha75 (21560) 2009-05-15 11:04

Halo Harriet
Also angeln ist ein hoby fur ale mohgliche leute und generationen und ich liebe es weil es so ist
Ein tolles foto von Hoeruphav haven .
Schonen tag und schones wochenende Harriet
Bratislav

ciakgiak (10070) 2009-05-15 11:33

Hello Harriet,
your note are very interesting, and make us reflect on the very fate of humanity.
The scene is so lovely and very well composed, the subjects are really fantastic and the colors are so beautiful and natural.
Have a great weekend.
Friendly regards.
Giorgio

Silvio1953 (40677) 2009-05-15 11:49

Ciao Harriet, beautiful daily life composition, lovely scene with good light and colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

gilou530 (34657) 2009-05-15 13:18

salut harriet
un moment bien capturé ou les couleurs sont naturelles et un photo intimiste de ces personnages qui pechent, bien vu
amitiés
gilbert

papagolf21 (55872) 2009-05-15 13:58

Bonsoir, mon amie Harriet,
Un bien joli moment de la vie quotidienne. Le moment pour appuyer sur le déclencheur est parfait, l'enfant avec son épuisette, la dame ou la mère soulevant la canne donnent un effet saisissant d'un très joli moment fugace.
Très belle réussite, une fois de plus.
Amitiés.
Philippe

dareco (17024) 2009-05-15 15:22

An interesting daily life capture. Good colors, lighting and detail. TFS

trekks (14260) 2009-05-15 19:28

hi Harriet

A woman fishing :) I think almost not seen in Sarawak. The boy with undersized net.

Nice colorful view of the scene at fishing port.

tfs, bill

phwall (5410) 2009-05-15 21:14

Dear Harriet,
Mother and son, always a good subject for a capture. Interesting to see Mom teaching the boy to hunt and not Dad.
Very nicely framed with natural looking colour rendition.
A very interesting note, although to be truthful, at the end of it my brain was hurting.
Have a lovely weekend.
Warm wishes
Peter

maltese (21527) 2009-05-15 22:42

Hello Harriet
une très belle lumière pour ce moment d'échange familial, le geste de la maman et le concentration du fils ont été saisi au bon moment!!
Très joli travail
Amicalement
Hervé

danyy (67882) 2009-05-15 23:45

Bonjour Harriet,
clin d'oeil à cette vie portuaire que tu as l'air de bien aimer.
Une composition simple et sympathique, pleine de dynamisme.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

ellelloo (4646) 2009-05-15 23:50

Hello Harriet,
An enchanting daily life photo with a great note, which makes one to think of the relativity of time and for the time being short history of human beings on the globe. The cute small boat is just lovely in its human dimensions. A nice photo!
Have a nice weekend!
Lasse

emka (21131) 2009-05-15 23:58

Hi Harriet, Beautiful everyday life scene. Indeed , very strange pose. What is the mother doing? Fishing/? Rather indicating something.

Nice colours. Beautiful shot. Regards

Malgorzata

JCG (24783) 2009-05-16 6:56

Hi Harriet,

One feels the impatience of the child to be collected in his scoop a fish catches by his mom… Beautiful quality of image here and I like much all the coloured details of the photograph. It is very pleasant to look at. Good photo timing and beautiful glance, thank you Harriet.

With all my friendships and very good Sunday,

Jean-Charles

Longroute (8831) 2009-05-16 11:19

A good composition and a lively and interesting photo. The boat gives a touch of colour while the lady and the child make it humanly more interesting. Really well captured.
All the best,
Donato

saxo042 (15054) 2009-05-16 12:06

Hi Harriet,
An interesting photo and an even more interesting note! A very thought-evoking one! Should be interesting to know what man is doing in 100.000 years. But I´m quite certain that I won´t be around then...
Kind regards
Gunnar

Miha2ou7 (4887) 2009-05-16 14:32

Hey Kiela,

A future mariner, and his very first (little) boat. A nice potrayal, with a little bit of human factor to it. Good work.

Best regards.

Charo (31651) 2009-05-16 16:13

Hallo Harriet,
Eine ganz einzigartige Frauen versuchen, neben dem kleinen Fisch Boot. Hervorragende Zusammensetzung mit Licht und Details.
Mit besten Grüßen,
Charo

jurek1951 (25708) 2009-05-16 21:54

Hi Harriet,
Beautiful and picturesque scenery :] Nice composition, colours and lighting, well framed.
Georg

gildasjan (23257) 2009-05-17 0:00

Bonjour Harriet
Jolie scène de vie bien cadrée et ici la couleur orange apporte beaucoup à la composition.
Bon dimanche
Amicalement
gildas

macondo (12935) 2009-05-17 0:17

Hi Harriet.
This photo could be too 'busy' but your hard square crop is just right. I like the candid nature of the picture, capturing the mother and son in a moment of complete absorption in what they are doing. It also has a lovely nautical feel. Perhaps, using layers, I would have brightened and increased contrast just a little, then brushed over the white parts of the boat, which are well exposed. The red and blue tones are nicely balanced.
Your interesting note takes us quite a long way from the subject, but you have a knack for making one reflect on nature and human nature. In that regard, the photo has a timeless quality because it deals with what does seem 'natural' in us.
Regards,
Andrew

fanni (8709) 2009-05-17 1:18

Hi Harriet,
as always )and especially now) I read the notes to your photos wich much interest. There's a lot of philosophy in the Note and in the photo.
Concernig the photo itself, the BG looks a little complicated, but the moment (which is the most important in this photo) was captured very well.
I like the child's facial expression: he looks very concentrated and a little excited. It's such kind of daily life scenes which I like very much.
Wishing you a very nice Sunday!
best regards,
Elena

Royaldevon (5784) 2009-05-17 2:30

Hello Harriet,

This is a fine composition and perfectly fitted to the square format. The curve of the quayside leads in well and fits like a jigsaw with the moored boat.
The unposed actions of the couple add a special charm.

I think the colours could have been boosted a little for a greater impact.

Have a good Sunday,
Bev :-)

claudeD (11146) 2009-05-17 10:16

Hello HArriet,

interesting picture and note.A picture with excellent colors and light.Very good sharpness.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

gunbud (27515) 2009-05-17 17:01

Hi Harriet,
Lovely capture of mother and son spending a quiet day in the harbor.
Love the reflection of the old tug in the calm harbor and the determined expression of the young man's face.
Very true clear colors and sharpness with a thought provoking note.
Regards, Tom

scroller (2877) 2009-05-18 0:29

Hej Harriet,
A fine daily life photo of this mother and son(?) activity.
Hälsningar
/Stefan

foozi (4551) 2009-05-18 6:24

Hi Harriet,
such a lovely shot and well depicted in great sharpness. You note is very very interesting. It is very interesting to note.
I like this simple shot of the people in action. What an innocent look of the child and what a busy mnother she was.

Regards,
Foozi

alvaraalto (5225) 2009-05-19 13:30

Dag Harriet,

A lovely scene that is to be found in all that beautiful little harbours of Denmark. And there so many of them. A small fishing boat and the people around it. Here very suitable and with a interesting to the point info.

Groet Rob

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-05-20 7:23

Hi, Harriet.
A sweet daily life, colorful and so charmingly unpretentious that looking at it one can't help but feel all warm inside. Great complementary note too, which is a constant in your work I truly appreciate. Have a nice evening, I'll be seeing you.
Fulvio.

Bluejeans (31479) 2009-05-21 5:10

Ola Harriet,
Linda cena diária com esta mãe e filhos juntos deste pequeno barco a pesca parecem bem entusiasmados com a situação , bonitos detalhes neste porto de pescas , bonitos reflexos , boa luz e cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Cretense (54654) 2009-05-23 3:19

Hi Harriet

Great photo, beautiful place and beautiful scene! Very "sweet" little boat, nice pier for this young man to take a walk! Great framing and composition, flawless light managment, beautiful colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

gracious (20017) 2009-05-23 20:42

Guten Tag Harriet,
Very interesting notes also comes with a cheerful image with beautiful sunshine over it!
Looks like the mother is having a catch and the son is ready with the fishing net! great fun!
thank you for the sharing
cheers
Tony

buscape (3395) 2009-05-24 17:15

Hallo Harriet,
ein sehr lebendiges Foto von Mutter und Sohn. Guter Aufnahmestandort und schöne Farben. Dein Kommentar ist ebenfalls sehr interessant, aber wer weiss schon was in 100 000 Jahren sein wird. Wenn wir weiterhin so sorglos mit unserem Planeten umgehen könnte das Ganze auch sehr viel schneller gehen. Und bis dahin: "Gib jedem Tag die Chance der schönste Deines Lebens zu werden". - Marc Twain
Viele Grüsse aus dem sonnigen Donautal,
Helmut

COSTANTINO (22126) 2009-05-29 10:44

Hello Harriet
We ve been lost for a while but here we are..
Your shot is one of my best and its subject is my
favorite..I love fishing,boats,sea and sky..
Nice capture of this moment from you,good balnace
pretty colours and details
have a nice week end
Costantino

danos (31562) 2009-06-02 8:10

Hi Harriet,
a nice snapshot with the mother and her son to be on the wooden jetty and to enjoy each one their stroll in the harbor.But i think that the mother try much more with the little fish pole to fish.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

Greg1949 (8499) 2009-06-09 12:07

Harriet, this is a fine daily life shot, it could be almost anywhere as long as it is cool and clean... I have not been paying close attention to postings lately, the new site and the issues about the copyrights and then my wife and i both had surgeries but I say all this only because I should look every day at the photos, this one of yours is truly uplifting. The color and details are fine but the composition shows a wonderful comfort level in the people both between them and with their surroundings. This is really a great shot.

greg

mafegan (3949) 2009-06-13 23:34

Hello Harriet
Perhaps your first photo including a closeup of people - and you have an interesting explanation for this! Such a natural daily life scene and thanks for sharing it, Marlene

jmdias (18683) 2009-06-15 17:25

harriet

it is a nice scene of daily life. The boy is very nice positioned with his mother, the boat is so interesting that is like a miniature cause this angle
nice colors and light

hugs

jorge

mauro61 (14528) 2009-06-18 9:32

ciao harriet,
bella e colorata immagine con il giovane pescatore in primo piano.
Ottimi i colori e la vacanziera inquadratura.
un caro saluto
maurizio

pablominto (39872) 2009-06-21 7:49

Hello Harriet,

Some years back when I was living in a coastal town in Western Norway I used to go down to the docks and buy fresh shrimps from boats like this! I haven't been there for a while so I don't know if the tradition still exists...
But I'm sure this lady is going for a different kind of catch, let us hope she doesn't get anything big as her equipment is rather tiny!
A pleasant scene, well recorded!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Waylim (10667) 2009-06-25 11:28

Excellent not and a good photo to go with it. I like the daily life style shot showing the charm and beuaty of the mother and son. 100000 is a long time. I can't even calculate that many zeros. I guess I'll enjoy my short time here on earth. Thanks for this charming image.
Way