Waiting for the ferryman Photo

Photographer’s Note

Waiting for the ferryman
A desolated place along our largest and longest river Glomma. A little place called Glennetangen – a fine place to wait for the ferryman to take you to the other side.

Being there alone on a grey, windless and silent day in November where the clear water of the summer have turned into a brownish soup, I also come to remember the story of the more mythological ferryman: Charon:

In Greek mythology, Charon was the ferryman of Hades who carried souls of the newly deceased across the river that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead. A coin to pay Charon for passage, usually an obolus or danake, was sometimes placed on or in the mouth of a dead person. Those who could not pay the fee, or those whose bodies were left unburied, had to wander the shores for one hundred years.
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Have a fine day out there ;-)

g_panakia, Didi, delic, papagolf21, Philippe, bucanas, maltese, Cricri, Emile, kermit350, angela926, Isabelle, Bluejeans has marked this note useful

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Miha2ou7 (4959) 2008-11-10 2:27

Hey Jack,

This photo has a ton of ambient. It is thoughtfully composed, with a phenomenal subject. The gray nature is beautiful, yet foreboding. PP is elaborate as always. Lastly, the frame is very fitting.
Fine stuff.

Best regards.

JLG (2086) 2008-11-10 2:42

hi Jack
superbe paysage !!!
l'ambiance est magnifique tout comme ce ciel plombé
un cadrage parfait
great shot
jean louis

g_panakia (4004) 2008-11-10 2:42

hi jack
very good shot and pov!!!
i like the dark colours very much as well as that you place the wooden house in the corner giving more space to the river...you're really lucky you were there lonely and enjoy the autumn!
have a nice day 2
georgia

Didi (36674) 2008-11-10 2:43

Hi Jack
The idea was same with my subject but with different weather.
Nice view indeed, very well framed but you should post a second one with the ferry :)
Cheers.

smarcell (14715) 2008-11-10 3:08

A very dull sleepy day, nothing is moving. You captured very well the atmosphere in a very well composed picture, which gives space to the flat water.
Regards Stefano

delic (6735) 2008-11-10 3:20

Interesting and effective application of the rule of thirds. The large void on the right contrasts well with the red hut. Would still be nice to have something small and colorful on the water. Fine work. Regards,
Hakan

cbrman (19097) 2008-11-10 3:38

Hello Jack,

Une maison perdue au bord de l'eau et au bord de cette mer de brume qui trouble l'horizon. La perspective est très belle avec le ponton qui nous guide dans l'image.
Bien vu !

A+

Dominique

Gustaw (21670) 2008-11-10 3:46

Hi, my friend!
It is very interesting composition. I like your oryginal colours. Photo have oryginal atmosphere. Interesting light. Well done.
Marek

papagolf21 (57015) 2008-11-10 4:18

Bonjour, mon ami Jack,
Beau, très beau ! j'aime beaucoup cette superbe composition ! il y a de la magie dans cette photographie. La beauté est présente.
Je suis totalement sous le charme.
Félicitations.
Amitiés.
Philippe

molla (6935) 2008-11-10 4:19

Sorry about this but i have to take this in swedish but when you start talking aboy the ferryman it's hard not mention Charon or karon, I started to translate the poem of Carl Michael Bellman but gave up.

Märk hur' vår skugga, märk Movitz Mon Frere!
Innom et mörker sig slutar,
Hur Guld och Purpur i Skåfveln, den där,
Byts til grus och klutar.
Vinkar Charon från sin brusande älf,
Och tre gånger sen Dödgräfvaren sjelf,
Mer du din drufva ej kryster.
Därföre Movitz kom hjelp mig och hvälf
Grafsten öfver vår Syster

cherryripe (19237) 2008-11-10 4:23

Hei Jack
Excellent off-centred composition. I like the way the path draws the eye to the red hut. The contrast between the sharp, colourful structures and hazy water is lovely. The D90 is a good toy isn't it ?
Hilsen
Nikki

mesutilgim (37583) 2008-11-10 4:29

Hi Jack,
What a wonderfull and mystic scenery ! Very good pov and amazing light management.
Perfect and educative notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Morac (21131) 2008-11-10 4:35

Hi Jack,
It is a beautiful landscape!
The atmosphere is beautiful, like the leaden sky, a perfect framing
Best Regards
Marc

Haymotion (1793) 2008-11-10 5:28

Excellente composition !
Le côté droite de l'image me plait beaucoup et est esthétiquement à mon goût superbe..
Très bien vue
Bravo
Vince

anesugur (17114) 2008-11-10 11:56

Hi Jack,
Very beautiful view.
Good composition with superb colors and atmosphere.
Very well seen and done. Uğur

Philippe (11791) 2008-11-10 13:48

Hi, Jack. Is there a better picture to illustrate the sadness of autumn? The large expanse of water on the right is flat and dull and the hills in the background seem to vanish in the haze. Fortunately, there is that red cabin on the left to give light and contrast in this grey landscape. It is as if the wharf separated two different worlds.
Have a nice evening,
Philippe.

jonathan_hart (22739) 2008-11-10 14:21

good lighting on the left, and nice simple composition with depth
regards
jc

bucanas (2209) 2008-11-10 14:32

Hi Jack,
Beautiful composition,interesting ambient and nature.

Best regards,
Ralf

maltese (21539) 2008-11-10 23:16

Hello Jack
J'aime beaucoup tes choix de cadrage pour créer une superbe ambiance sur cette photo; Il y a juste que la cabane qui se détache de ce gris-marron.
C'est superbe, j'aime beaucoup!!
Il n'y a pas que le ciel bleu pour faire de belles photos!!
Amicalement
Hervé

Cricri (44115) 2008-11-11 8:13

Hi Jack
Comme toujours une belle lumiére malgré un temps triste, bien composer avec la maison de couleurs et le ponto d'un côté et laissant un grand espace vide sur la mer qui est d'un calme profond, yes c'est une belle image
Friendship
cricri

Emile (20177) 2008-11-11 9:12

Hola Jack.
Wonderful composition, the dark colors of your excellent shot is only broken by the sharp red color of the small wooden house, the pier take you ayes to this beautiful and original landscape.
Well done.
Best regards.

jaywalker (12415) 2008-11-11 14:08

Hi Jack, The composition is really very good, I love the position of the red wood house & it adds some great colour, there is a great reflection of the hut & the view down the walk way drags the eye into the shot, the expanse of gray water is so still, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

danyy (69929) 2008-11-11 14:16

Ah Jack,
comme j'aime ces ambiances brumeuses, qui permettent de faire des photos plus difficiles, qui demandent certains règlages et souvent de la retouche en PP.
Une photo d'une tranquilité troublante.
Best regards.
Daniel.

toto (18783) 2008-11-11 22:46

Bonjour,
belle photo de ce ponton qui permet de se rendre vers cette cabane, bonne netteté de cette partie et cette grande étendue d' eau sur la droite et vers le fond avec ces montagnes que l' on devinne au loin, donne une bonne profondeur de champ a votre photo.

Amitiés Thomas

mortijo (12524) 2008-11-12 2:54

Hi Jack,
The photo is very well composed. This is proof that even on a dull day, in a seemingly dull place, it is possible to create great shots.
Just like Said I miss a post of the ferry.
Regards
John

kermit350 (8990) 2008-11-12 4:56

Hello Jack, The pontoon like line of prospect supported well by its red hut and are reflection shows l' ideally; autumn and its mysterious fog, history of the frontier runner, although morbid, is instructive, and sticks well with the posted image, the force of foreground gives the must to this image, image which profit from a break point which is lost in the distance of the Glomma river, sincerely ..........Bonjour Jack,
Le ponton comme ligne de perspective
bien appuyée par sa cabane rouge et sont reflet montre idéalement l'automne et sa brume mystérieuse, l’histoire du passeur, bien que morbide, est instructive, et colle bien avec l’image postée,
la force du premier plan donnent le must à cette image, image qui
bénéficie d’un point de fuite qui se perd dans le lointain du fleuve Glomma, bien amicalement

angela926 (1882) 2008-11-15 20:21

Hello Jack,
WOW! this is a truly outstanding shot, excelletn composition and good pov, superb sharpness of the nice depth of field, serene atmosphere, amazing vivid colors, good contrast and beautiful lighting,great job.
TFS
Angela

Bluejeans (33423) 2008-11-20 11:54

Ola Jack ,
Que magnifica foto com um belo enquadramento desta casa a esquerda e o seu reflexo na agua , gostei muito das cores saturadas , o nevoeiro deu dramatismo a foto, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo