Boats With A Notice Photo

Photographer’s Note

"… During the winter of 1944 the weather was very cold and we were able to make ice slides in the school playground. The River Nidd was frozen over so we were able to walk and slide on that, we also tobogganed down the field opposite Conyngham Hall, usually ending up on the frozen river.

Earlier in the Summer I enjoyed punting, canoeing and rowing on the river and after school made extra pocket money by helping out at the boathouse beside High Bridge. Competent punters were able to punt upstream through the "Shallows" to the "Pool".

Below Low Bridge we boys fished for tiddlers with dimpled bottom wine bottles. We corked the bottle, knocked a hole in the bottom and inserted pieces of bread as bait. We then tied a length of string to the neck held this and threw the bottle into the river. The fish would swim into the bottle but could not escape because they kept to the side and could not get out of the hole in the bottom easily. I also recall fishing with a rod, string and bent pin.

Waterside (below the castle) was very busy in the Spring onwards with visitors buying postcards, ice cream, trips on boats and having their photographs taken by the riverside photographer. He used a camera that developed the snap in a small rubber pouch under the camera whilst you waited, the print was sepia coloured but I don't know how it was printed…"

(John Glyn - Memories of a London Evacuee billeted in Knaresborough)

If you enjoy boating, don't miss the chance of hiring a rowing-boat on the River Nidd to explore the river as it travels through a deep ravine.

PS. Not that long time ago a member of TE, Stephen Wilkinson [Wilkinsonsg] made a good series of photos of Knaresborough - for this particular one I admit being inspired by some of his work.
Thanks Stephen!

eza1701, danyy, singuanti, jmdaoudal, weswang, kikvel, pamastro, nwoehnl, eleparc, wilkinsonsg, greghume1, carobnica, mlopes, capthaddock, premels, clynch77, asanak has marked this note useful

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pedrocarmo (1275) 2005-07-09 16:49

Very nice Photo.
The colours and the shapes make a nice composition.

Well captured

snuggleaphagus (4132) 2005-07-09 16:49 [Comment]

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Marche (4307) 2005-07-09 17:09

Très jolie composition, belle répétition des couleurs. Très net.
Bon WE
Martine

Vagabond (5791) 2005-07-09 17:12

Exceptional picture with an astounding repetitive pattern. A picture for the TOPs. Congratulations ..

claudiaf (4367) 2005-07-09 17:14 [Comment]

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RGatward (19645) 2005-07-09 17:26

Nicely observed repetative graphic pattern, and the slight distance about 2/3 of the way up it, is very well placed.

eza1701 (3343) 2005-07-09 17:31

Hi Robi,

The way you have cropped this photo works really well in emphasising the repetative pattern and the red and green stands out really well. I remember enjoying the photos from Stephen so it's nice to see another original way of showing these boats.

kinginexile (2438) 2005-07-09 17:52

Good graphism, Robert, well served by the saturation of the colors.

danyy (62955) 2005-07-09 18:19

Bonjour Robi,
Excellente capture ruche en couleur rouge et vert, parfait motif répétitif, dans un alignement presque trop impeccable.
Excellente note explicative.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

tontonjc (6615) 2005-07-09 18:29

Hello,
splendides couleurs biens contrastées et cadrage nickel. l'idée est bien vue.

Bon coup d'oeil. Bravo

singuanti (15261) 2005-07-09 19:23

Hi Robert. I really like the Christmas time colors. The close-in framing is great for making us take in the repeating shapes. It's good the way you oriented the shot portrait orientation. Good one Robert!

jmdaoudal (18672) 2005-07-09 19:41

Yeah I would say, this is avery artistic effect there.
Its perfect anywhere in and from a great precision.
Quality and color, a great one.
I like it
jean Michel

weswang (18223) 2005-07-09 19:43

Hi Robert, A well composed picture with the perspective and repeat pattern. Yet, one of them is different. Nice color contrast and clarity. Well done.

eflowers (674) 2005-07-09 21:11

wow. really nice image. i love the pattern.
regards,
emily

kikvel (4770) 2005-07-09 21:26

very nice repetitive patterns and colors Rob

at first when reading the note, I said 1944! how old is Robi! jajaja

a hug

K.

cam (8874) 2005-07-09 21:37

Hello Robert.
A repetition of shapes and colors with no end.
The preview is already eyecatching and the full size photo even so.
I like this composition Robert.
charles

Hanssie (9131) 2005-07-10 4:06

Always nice to see repetitions, but this one is fantastic, the only difference is the notice-sign, it's a beauty, Robert !

summersun (4964) 2005-07-10 5:03

great graphic shot, very effective by the repetition of shapes and the bright colors. I like the light that makes the paint shine.well done.
Vanessa

sayzey (2358) 2005-07-10 12:28

Nice photo Rob, amazing the repatitive effect created by all the boats. Good crop so that we cant see any water, good choice!

Well done!

Sorry out of green for today

nwoehnl (61227) 2005-07-10 13:34

Hi Robi. Again a great colorful pattern shot, I think this one is even better than the shopping carts. And most of my critique from the other shot holds true here - the tight cropping is judiciously selected, and the deviations from the pattern are what adds to the fun of reading this one.

Ebbe (9545) 2005-07-10 15:13

Great graphic work Robert. I like the hard crop and the repetions that are so many that they blend into a pattern.

I could imagine seeing this on a couch...

eleparc (24059) 2005-07-10 15:16

bravo for this graphical shot! it almost look like a abstract painting or compo! well done!

BAKO (1667) 2005-07-10 17:59

Hi Robert,
great pattern shot
superb graphic one also

Thanks for sharing

BAKO

wilkinsonsg (8640) 2005-07-10 18:45

Inspired ? - I think you have blown me out of the water with this one! - absolutely fantastic shot - I wish had thought of it :)

BTW great note too.

danby1 (3689) 2005-07-10 19:04

great photo, the colours and repetative patterns well done good shooting,good compsotion! well done

greghume1 (477) 2005-07-12 0:36

Absolutely terrific color and repetition, Robi. Am a bit leery of the water right now - lost my wallet and glasses when a canoe overturned yesterday.

Mrgud (0) 2005-07-13 3:56

Ma di si ovo nasao?! :)) Odlicno je! :))

carobnica (1336) 2005-07-14 5:03

very nice...it's almost abstract...
basic clours, complements...
you caught it in right way...
ana

mlopes (492) 2005-07-15 15:58

this photo is mine!!! oh no wait.... just similar ehehe, just kidding.

I have one photo very identical.. i mean the idea and compo, your's is even more graphical.

Well done,
Mário

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-07-17 9:40

very nice repetition here, I like the way you have taken this shot, very good image and cropping too, well done

capthaddock (28640) 2005-07-19 9:19

Perfect - what a brilliant shot, the geometry is just as awesome as the colours.

premels (2400) 2005-07-24 8:29

Hi Robert, They said it all already, I'll repeat it : Wonderfull shot. Repetition, saturation, tight framing everything is a success here.

spence (1677) 2005-07-25 8:43

Fantastic abstract effect, Robert. The colours and patterns work wonderfully together and your crop is excellent. Very well seen and executed.

clynch77 (110) 2005-08-24 0:48

Love this - it's my sort of thing - abstract patterns and colors. There's row boats on the River Esk near whitby but they're no where near as picturesque as those or as brightly coloured. They're evokative of days gone by I think - days messing about on the river.

asanak (1972) 2006-04-23 18:29

Dear robert
I'm so lucky to come across your beautiful gallery.
Technically the frame and composition are superb and the colors and focus are neat!
I love it.TFS.
asana

sebinho342 (18341) 2007-03-19 7:50

Hi Robert, once again i wanted to browse your gallery as i see you have uploaded already more than 300 pictures ! And a pleasure to find this one (as you have two kind of shots in your gallery : graphical ones and landscapes one), such a graphical impact, i lovethat kind of picture. Your POV was the right one and best of all is the angle.
all that lead to a perfect composition, full of red / green
A great one

Photo Information

Copyright: Robert Janovski (robiuk) (10761)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-23
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Minolta Dimage 7Hi, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM, Microdrive CF+ 2.2GB, Jessops Circular Polariser
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-07-09 16:42
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