Time is money? Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Oxford English Dictionary defines Time as “the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present and future, regarded as a whole.”
Time is also a matter of significant social importance having economic value “time is money” as well as personal value, due to an awareness of the limited time in each day and in our lives.

(source from wikipedia)

aquilanera, Galmeida, ChrisJ, huynt, nwoehnl, KevRyan, Tue, Xalkida, elihesamian, weswang, papagolf21, Buin, john_c, jhm, MarekP, philip78ro has marked this note useful

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jinju (14265) 2006-04-09 3:56

Oh Hermann,,

I love the shot. Its sort of like mine in that you have the wide space thats relatively simple and uncluttered and the tiny person isolated within. A very nice use of a wide angle. And ofcourse we both have rivers being prominent elements today.

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2006-04-09 3:59

Guten Morgen Hermann
Very nice image with the barge on the river. I like such wide view like here.
Grusse

aquilanera (139) 2006-04-09 4:00

Wonderful view from Rheinufer. Well done.

Gerrit (35733) 2006-04-09 4:03

Hi Hermann,
magnificient composition withj the boat in the middle and the man in the wheelchair in the corner. Great effecyt of the ful sun on the secene and the heavy sky on the other side.
Thanks and regards, gerrit

bantonbuju (48630) 2006-04-09 4:11

one of your best for sure, very similiar mood as in one of your early photos in a boat with a rowing man, remember?
gorgeous compo and moment was perfect;
man, this is a killer shot!
have a good sunday,
jerzy

ndb1958 (9248) 2006-04-09 4:12

Hi Hermann,
ein mir sehr vertrauter Anblick, allerdings mit extrem wirkender Weite. Dramatischer Himmel; sehr schönes Bild.
Nino

besnard (30676) 2006-04-09 4:21

Bonjour Hermann
Très beau cliché. Belle luminosité sur les maisons et les nuages ont de magnifiques couleurs.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

Galmeida (12559) 2006-04-09 4:29

Hi Hermann,
The title fits well with this wide angle capture and nice composition. Good perspective and enquadrement view with the man at the right lower frame. Excelent light handling with a impressive sky, good colors specially from the houses. A very good work, very well seen and composed. Congratulations and ave a nice Sunday.

Best Regards
Fernando

feather (49860) 2006-04-09 5:17

There are so many layers in this shot; even the l o n g boat makes its own layer. There's a very dramatic and cloudy sky, yet there is a nice light on the scene. You seem to have shot from a high POV.
Kath

ChrisJ (70271) 2006-04-09 5:18

Hi Hermann

Wonderful tonal range in the clouds. I like the juxtapositioning of the man in the wheelchair with the boat. Good sharpness, color, & pov. Tfs!

huynt (5077) 2006-04-09 5:42

Hi Hermann
An interesting shot. Well composition and note. Thanks for sharing. Best regards. huy

nwoehnl (120) 2006-04-09 8:13

Beautiful photo from the Rhineside, Hermann. Good use of horizontal layering in which the lo-o-ong ship works well as a slim compositional interest in its own right. The man in the wheelchair is well included in the foreground, and overall the lighting is quite exquisite. Grüße aus Osaka (es geht langsam weiter westwärts).

KevRyan (22378) 2006-04-09 8:50

A truly stunning shot Hermann - this is just so good - excellent timing and composition with amazing interest levels in fore-mid and backgrounds - put it all together and you have a stunning result - the scale is fantastic - a very poignant note too.

excellent work my friend.

best wishes kev

Tue (25608) 2006-04-09 10:20

Hej Hermann,
Great view over the river and it's nice there was a boat on the river here. The city in the background looks nicely too and I like the clouds a lot. Well done!
Groeten,
Lars

carper (64908) 2006-04-09 13:24

mooie foto van die mooie rijn.
prachtige compositie en die man in die rolstoel geeft de foto net even iets extra's, prachtig werk.
gr. jaap

elihesamian (26091) 2006-04-09 13:46

An impressive scene,Hermann,
with that wheelchair man,the cloudy sky,dramatic sky,and the river that is passes like the "Time",you create a special shot,
skilfully captured and very well composed,no doubt,it's great work,

Best
M

imrek (4) 2006-04-09 13:51

Hi Hermann,
...I agree! Great image with good composition, I like the SKY, the man in the left side add something extra! Well done!!!
regards,
imre

gaby (19793) 2006-04-09 13:53

Hermann bonsoir - Wwwwoooow terrific tones and colors - your filter works well and this landscape is great - I love the man on the foreground and the storming clouds -
Have a nice week
Thanks
Rgs
Gaby

Xalkida (11740) 2006-04-09 15:38

Hi Hermann

I love the atmosphere in this shot. Very fine framing, superb sky, great dark colors. The addition of the man on the chair is magnificent. Great job.

Floydian (30970) 2006-04-09 16:34

Hi Hermann,
Okay, my clouds were great, but these are also enourmous with a lot of depth. Could be typical Dutch clouds, but Dusseldorf isn't that far from the border.
Great to see how the ship struggling his way, and the man in the weelchair is an bonus...because for him time not much of importance.
Very well taken en seen...!!!
Regards, Henk

danyy (68802) 2006-04-09 17:49

Waouw Hermann, was für ein Himmel !!
On voit manifestement les effets de ce filtre magique, le ciel et les lumières étaient faits pour son utilisation.
Les contrastes qu'on y voit sont fantastiques, tout comme les couleurs et les lumières de le rive opposée sous le soleil.
C'est très bien vu, bravo, j'adore.
Daniel.

weswang (18223) 2006-04-10 0:58

Hi Hermann, A nice capture of the cargo ship along the river. It makes the viewer to think with the handicap person on the side of the band to watching the ship passing by. Nice capture of the dramatic cloud with some highlight to the other side of the river bank. A well taken picture.

verde (957) 2006-04-10 2:18

the picture is really well composed which seems like quite a feat for the lighting situation here. The clouds are great and everything else is in such sharp focus and great colors.

I had to sit for a while and think about the meaning in your shot. I think I am beginning to understand it, and I really love having to sit and think about shots. Your note and title were really helpful. The song "old man river" comes to mind as I look at this. I especialy enjoy that the boat is going the oppostie way that the man is looking.

thanks for sharing
b

bertolucci (11976) 2006-04-10 2:22

Guten Morgen Hermann, fascinating wide view of the river with great light and a threatening sky. Nice to bring together at least two very different positions in the time-money scale. Very well composed with a xcellent definition.
Have a nice week,
Bert

papagolf21 (56421) 2006-04-10 4:29

Bonjour mon ami Hermann,
Une très belle composition à tous points de vue :
- Cadrage ;
- Beauté du paysage ;
- Rendu des couleurs ;
- Emotion qui passe à travers la composition.
Félicitations.
Amitiés.
Philippe

dkeus31 (26188) 2006-04-10 6:23

Hallo Hermann,
Nice composition under a cloudy sky.
Time is mony for the old man and the sea...
Regards,
Didier

john_c (24635) 2006-04-10 10:54

Hi Hermann,
A well composed shot of this river scene. The lighting on the boat and distant buildings is most enhancing, as are the shadow effects. The man in the wheelchair must have a different view of time than the person running the boat...This is a timeless shot, as there is a story here; we all wonder as to the crippled man's thoughts, his aspirations, his history. Well done, Hermann. Its a keeper.
John

jhm (82577) 2006-04-11 7:34

Hoi Hermann,
Goed genomen van op de kade langs de Rijn met de volledige nieuwe wijk in de achtergrond, ik herinner mij perfect dit beeld, ik heb nod eentje in mijn archief met een Rijnaak, geluk met de mooie wolken aan de hemel, dit maak uw foto zo mooi.
Bedankt en tot wederhoren,
John.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-04-11 9:51

very nice daily life shot, I like the guy in the wheel chair, very good composition too, well done

MarekP (4744) 2006-04-11 15:22

Hi Hermann,
This is an interesting picture-story-poetry attacking our imagination. Is that man on wheelchair a former pilot of Rhine boats? Perhaps and perhaps not. Anyway, your title and note give the picture another dimension. Very well done!

Thanks,
Marek

IvarsU (2499) 2006-04-11 16:08

Hi, Hermann!
You posted something different... Thanks for bringing emotions, what usually I dont find.. Strong composition of scene, title and note.
My respectful regards!
Ivars.

philip78ro (741) 2006-04-12 3:54

Hi Hermann,
Exelent compo !
The sky is wonderful.
Well done,
Regards,
Filip.

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Furachan (0) 2006-04-12 7:15

This shot is qute extraordinary, revealing and daring, Hermann. By that last bit I mean that this deserves to be seen HUGE hanging in some gallery somewhere. The long DOF, the incredible sharpness, superb color and that lone wheelchair...strong stuff!
Cheers,
Francis

raymutlu (199) 2006-04-29 1:47

Nice work.. I liked the clouds and houses..
Excellent Lighting and balanced color makes it an appreciated photo..

Photobones (338) 2006-09-04 1:07

Interesting picture with such high clarity! I've just posted an American version of this... two towboats with barges passing in the Chain of Rocks Canal alongside the Mississippi River. There is hardly room for one towboat to make it let alone two, but they routinely pass eachother there every day!

Anyway, nice work on your photo here!

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/photo457016.htm