Study For Life Photo

Photographer’s Note

This picture was taken yesterday at Härlanda Tjärn, a popular lake in Gothenburg. We had very fine weather! A pressure was pumping clear, but a bit chilly air from north-east.

This girl had chosen a place at the end of a long jetty where she could enjoy the sun, obviously doing her homework.

snunney, jlbrthnn, UlfE, feather, jafadabret, macondo, JanD has marked this note useful

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jasmis (50472) 2009-09-15 0:51

Calm place, fine photo. Interesting easy atmosphere.
Regards.

Royaldevon (5934) 2009-09-15 1:08

Good Morning Gunnar,

I can't think of a more appropriate place than this to do homework! It would certainly invigorate the mind!
Good pov with the jetty emerging from the corners to lead towards the girl. Fine details of colour and texture.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

rodgerg (24183) 2009-09-15 1:57

Hello Gunnar,

A scene of life very well colected. the colors ( the pink, the blue of the water,...) are superb. Great depht too with the prospect effect. Plesant play of shade in the FG. The attitude of the lady is too very well colected. An excellent photowork.
Best regards,
Roger

snunney (34942) 2009-09-15 2:25

Hello Gunnar,
A nicely lit composition of this girl with her al fresco homework. A good idea - get education and fresh air at the same time ;-) I like how you have positioned her in the frame with the jetty on a slight diagonal, it brings a certain dynamism to the image. Good light as I said complemented by very good colours and sharpness.

theodore (70) 2009-09-15 2:39

calm + nice colors

theodore

hardyuno (2299) 2009-09-15 3:09

Hello Gunnar,
a fine peaceful image with marvelous colours, very good depth and sharpness. Great work. TFS
Have a nice day
Hartmut

burraburra (851) 2009-09-15 3:11

Hi Gunnar,
Great colours.
Clean clear sharp shot.
Very peaceful feeling photograph.
Well consider POV. Good achievement overall:)
I like it very much.
Cheers, Graham.

jlbrthnn (38055) 2009-09-15 3:50

Hello Gunnar,
The colors are a true pleasure. The pink harmonizes itself so well with blue. This pontoon considering thus, is almost strange with the top of water. The occupying one of the places, I have a presentiment of it, is charming. Superb image, congratulations.
Have a nice day.
Cordially.
Joël

vasilpro (8804) 2009-09-15 9:04

Hello Gunnar,
A very nice peaceful composition with lovely colors and very good contrast.
I wish you a fine evening, Vasilis.

UlfE (8992) 2009-09-15 11:18

Hej Gunnar,

Excelllent daily life shot. Very well spotted and perfectly composed. I could almost feel the cool and fresh air in this place. TFS and have a nice evening!

Hälsningar

Ulf

feather (49862) 2009-09-15 12:39

I imagined she was an artist drawing a picture until I read your note. Your framing/crop works well so each side of the jetty emerges from a corner. The light and combination of colours makes an excellent image.
Kath

mesutilgim (36858) 2009-09-15 13:40

Hi Gunnar,
Very good pov and wonderfull light. Nize captur with it's own story.
Nice contrasts of blue, pink and yellow.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

fanni (8737) 2009-09-15 15:24

Hej Gunnar,
it looks pretty cold! LOL I can imagine how cold it can be near the water even in sunny weather in autumn...
Good POV, rich sunny colours, funny moment of daily life :)
I agree with Beverley: this is, perhaps, the most appropriate place for doing homework :))
Kind regards,
Elena

emka (21538) 2009-09-15 23:12

Hi Gunnar, Nice photo, good place for doing homework, but I think that sitting by the desk is more comfortable. Even when it is good weather work rather in house than in the garden. One can see that it is already rather cold in Gothenburg. She has cap and this yellow shawl like in winter.

Regards

Malgorzata

nirvana73 (8672) 2009-09-15 23:58

Hello Gunnar
very nice lake
very fine weather
i like blue colors and light
girl be bonus in this shot
thanks for sharing
best reagrds
Ozhan

wolf38 (12823) 2009-09-16 2:11

Hello Gunnar. How it seems, this woman found an ideal place. She has time for itself and enjoys the warming sunbeams. The photo pleases me also because of the beautiful colors, - above all the intensive blue is fantastic. Best regards, Wolfgang.

graffer (1764) 2009-09-16 4:01

Hello Gunnar,

You’ve been very busy posting some fine new images while I've been away.

This one is immediately recognisable as one of yours. The geometrical precision of the crop, with the sides of the jetty arising as strong diagonals from the exact corners of the frame, makes a very pleasing composition. The placing of the figure is just right too.

The blue of the water, the touch of red colour in the bench, and the shadows on the wooden surface of the jetty, are all strong elements in the picture..

Clear and sharp throughout – a fine photograph.

Kind regards,

Peter.

jafadabret (39697) 2009-09-16 5:42

Bonjour Gunnar.
Cette composition est exemplaire de sobriété et de justesse. J'aime également le graphisme et les couleurs. Une photo qui semble simple mais qui est très bien élaborée.
Amicalement
Jacques

TopGeo (21847) 2009-09-16 11:49

Hi Gunnar!A composition with intense perspective! The colours! the cleanliness! the thin line in the background and the lady in the centre, they are the dynamic points of your picture
Regards
Georgios

Fis2 (45873) 2009-09-16 12:43

Witaj Gunnar!
Photo has nice climate.
Good frame and super colors.
I like the light and efect water.
Warm regards
Krzysztof

danyy (68859) 2009-09-16 22:30

Bonjour Gunnar,
couleurs vives et naturelles, lumières bien dosées, une scène qui communique le calme et la tranquilité.
Regards.
Daniel.

Graal (58039) 2009-09-16 23:47

Hi Gunnar,
nice scene and scenery. Amazing place for study and doing homework. Good shot. Well composed image. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Vasa (5608) 2009-09-17 1:05

It seems, a little sun is so welcome, Gunnar. For lonely lady and for your skill picture, friend. Greetings from still warm Serbia!

Branko

Silvio1953 (41843) 2009-09-17 6:41

Ciao Gunnar, lovely and peaceful composition with sitting woman, splendid light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

macondo (13123) 2009-09-19 19:03

Hello Gunnar.
I just found this one - it's a beauty! I like the title too. I appreciate the simpleness of this 'study' (it's also a 'study' in addition to the activity of the woman), the sharpness, the light and shadow, and the deft placement of the subject and angle of view. A delightful and compelling picture.
Regards,
Andrew

Buin (37736) 2009-09-19 23:48

Hallo Gunnar!
I just came home from the North Sea where there is no forest on the beach...
Your photo really is eyecatching - even in the small version and it transmits a wonderful calm and somehow relaxed atmosphere. The composition ist perfect and I like especially this great light you caught here. An enviable place to do homework ... ;-)
Greetings from an a bit autumnal Siegen - but still warm.
Frank

JanD (14911) 2009-09-21 5:21

Howdy Saxo042!
Wonderful scene. Nice light and bright, very nice colors. Funny shot.
Regards.

holmertz (9681) 2009-09-27 8:50

Hej Gunnar,
There is a pleasant atmosphere in this picture, and the girls adds a lot of colour. She is well placed slightly off centre, and the jetty makes a fine diagonal line into the picture. I also like the very green background.
Hälsningar,
Gert

COSTANTINO (22747) 2009-09-27 13:33

Hello
A pretty scene well presented,sweet moments into the Nature.Peaceful atmosphere necessary for everybody of us,the shadows and the lights play together
regards and compliments
Costantino