a scandinavian port Photo

Photographer’s Note

October 12th...the same date that Cristobal Colon discovered America...or did the native Americans discover him? well it is not clear as from this same land, Erik the viking discover America as well before Columbus was even born...Scandinavians has something for the sea..might be the pirate past as vikings, might be the beauty of the sea in this northern latitude..I am not sure I likee this picture that much..I appreciate your comments..

au revoir

woladorsky

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commonsaint (16) 2007-11-09 6:23

Me gusta el mundo que has creado con la luz y el color a lo lejano. Tienes mucha agua y cielo/nubes que dan la attencion a lo del centro pero uno se siente como que si esta viendo en binoculares a una tormenta acercandose. Asi lo veo yo. Hasta manana compay.

andante (7092) 2007-11-09 7:23

Hola Rolando, permiteme la critica constructiva. Me gusta el efecto monocromatico de la foto, pero habiendo dicho esto no se que estoy viendo... que parte de la imagen identifica lo que veo? Al leer la nota se que es Suecia, pero el exito de la foto es decir 'Suecia' antes de leer la nota.

Generalmente en este tipo de foto me gusta poner algo en el primer plano que identifique el lugar; luego el uso del espacio negativo: has cortado la imagen a la mitad al colocar el horizonte en el medio; si usas la regla dorada de composicion, colocando el cielo a un tercio de la foto, inmediatamente le da mas dinamismo a la imagen.

Por favor no tomes el comentario a mal, son mis mejores intenciones de compartir lo poco que se.

Un saludo cordial,
Enrique

scroller (2877) 2007-11-10 10:41

Hej Rolando,
I agree that there is a gain in cropping of some of the photo especially the lover part, but the light it self is extraordinary and the cranes are extecially to the photo.
Trevlig helg
/Stefan

nbj (1871) 2007-11-11 1:03

oh, this is a good one. good light, interesting details and good colors in the sky. strange atmosphere...i really like it.

Merline (6574) 2007-11-12 3:38

Hi Rolando,

Actually I like this very much. The soft pinkish tone going to dark grey, the rather dramatic sea and the overall mood...and light. The cranes in silhouette add a focus point of interest. Beautiful.
Can I suggest that the horizon line in the middle is maybe not the best choice ? I think you could crop a bit of the sea, that would make the picture more balanced.

TFS, Warm regards
Michèle

zmey (7242) 2007-11-12 6:46

hello, rolando, even though your photo is not very aesthetically pleasing i find it to be a very efficient capture of the story you are trying to tell. and from my own memory, this is exactly how scandinavian harbors look late in the fall, winter... gloomy... and it's true, many great sea voyagers, pirates, warriors came out of these ports. by the way, regarding your Eric saga, there is another theory about some Europeans who might have discvered Americas even earlier: the Basques... for centureis they used to sail West and return with bounties of cod-fish to be sold in European markets, at the same time, Northern European fishermen never noticed them (Basques) in the usual European cod fishing areas. as Europeans discovered in the XVI century: richest cod fishing "grounds" are actually by the North Eastern coast of America. the first English captain to discover this area wrote in his diary about "hundreds of basque fishing vessels" he encountered... interesting, isn't it?

regards,
kristaps

emn (251) 2007-11-14 9:11

Olá amigo,

I think you have to decide what do you feel about this picture, cause to me, it's really beautifull. Very much like the cold water. frezzes the image. And the purple colours. Nice

best regards

emn***

terminus (561) 2007-11-17 16:15

Hola Rolando,
yo tampoco estoy muy seguro de si me gusta mucho o no tu foto. Me encanta la atmósfera que has creado, pero me parece que es un poco demasiado oscura. El cielo es una auténtica maravilla, con esos toques rosados y las nubes, pero me sobra algo de mar. En graneral creo que es una foto muy interesante y que muestra las cosas tal y como son. Suecia una vez pasado el verano es oscura, no? pues así es como hay que mostrarla, qué coño.
Gracias por compartirla y hacerme darle unas vueltas a la cabeza. Rafa.