The Fisherman, a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

WHAT WILL MY REWARD BE?

One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach, with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf. He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish.

About that time, a businessman came walking down the beach, trying to relieve some of the stress of his workday. He noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to find out why this fisherman was fishing instead of working harder to make a living for himself and his family. "You aren't going to catch many fish that way," said the businessman to the fisherman. "You should be working rather than lying on the beach!"

The fisherman looked up at the businessman, smiled and replied, "And what will my reward be?" "Well, you can get bigger nets and catch more fish!" was the businessman's answer. "And then what will my reward be?" asked the fisherman, still smiling. The businessman replied, "You will make money and you'll be able to buy a boat, which will then result in larger catches of fish!" "And then what will my reward be?" asked the fisherman again. The businessman was beginning to get a little irritated with the fisherman's questions. "You can buy a bigger boat, and hire some people to work for you!" he said.

"And then what will my reward be?" repeated the fisherman. The businessman was getting angry. "Don't you understand? You can build up a fleet of fishing boats, sail all over the world, and let all your employees catch fish for you!" Once again the fisherman asked, "And then what will my reward be?" The businessman was red with rage and shouted at the fisherman, "Don't you understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for your living again! You can spend all the rest of your days sitting on this beach, looking at the sunset. You won't have a care in the world!"

The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, "And what do you think I'm doing right now?"

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Maybe most of us already know the story, but we need to remember it so as not to repeat the same mistakes :)

Soundtrack:" Violin Concerto in G major "

Have a great weekend,
Zeynep

iyi Pazarlar,
Zeynep

ymrk, yedirenk, cemsultan, Jeppo, casperduppy, bostankorkulugu, azaf1, riclopes, BurhanettinMasa, lrw1966, mikeo has marked this note useful

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ymrk (14929) 2009-04-25 9:35

Zeynep hanım,ihmal etmeyin buraları...:/
Çok güzel bir portre çalışması ve çerçeve...Bu da Burgucan'ın fotoğrafı gibi,insan belgeseli tadında olmuş.
Selamlarla,

Yağmur

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2009-04-25 9:40

Hello Zeynep! Interesting old and clever man. Good POV and capture. Original black and white portrait. Well done!

Jeppo (17623) 2009-04-25 9:57

ciao zeynep,

nice note..it's a story from a German writer I bet.....I knew it already

excellent black and white...a magnetic portrait full of details and feeling

guele guele
silvio

delkoo (68) 2009-04-25 10:22

hi zeynep
black and white works perfectly here emphasising the beauty of the face of this old fisherman,

regards
didier

yedirenk (11242) 2009-04-25 11:09

merhaba Zeynep,
yüzündeki ifade ve çizgilerle oldukça etkileyici bir portre.netlik,ışık ve renk seçiminde çok başarılı.ellerine sağlık.selamlar,iyi haftasonları.

Cevdet

cemsultan (4697) 2009-04-25 11:39

Merhabalar

Gerçekten harika bir portre çalışması olmuş gerek s&b seçimi gerek model seçimi ile muhteşem

İyi akşamlar
FATİH

mesutilgim (68070) 2009-04-25 12:51

Selam sevgli Zeynep anacık '
Mükemmel bit portre. Hele benim gibi bir siyah-beyaz sevdalısı için bulunmaz nimet.
Gözüne gönlüne sağlık, tebrikler
Eskişehir'den selam ve sevgilerle
MESUT ILGIM

hyasar (7741) 2009-04-25 18:41

merhaba Zeynep,

netliğiyle, ifadesiyle hoş kare. birkaç teknik problem var fotografta. ilki kadraj; konunun yüzü kadrajda %70'e varan bir yer kaplıyor. kalan kısımda gödüğümüz deniz oldukça kararsiz durumda. Bir parca da arkada kalan alanın konundana daha aydınlık olması sıkıntısı da var. ben olsam boyle bir karede biraz daha geriden fotografi ceker, konu ile etkilesim içinde oldugu dünya hakkinda daha fazla ipucu verecek bir kadraj düşünürdüm.

sevgiler,
hakan

berek (31927) 2009-04-25 22:10

Merhaba Kardeşim,
güzel bir portre çalışma olmuş. özellikle kuralsın yüzün kuralsız olarak portrelenmesi bence yaratıcı olmuş. bu hoşuma gitti. kim bilir bu balıkçı ne balıklar yakalamışstır senelerdir . Ama sağa sola söylememek lazım yakaladıklarını. selam . kendine iyi bak.
Burak

bostankorkulugu (40796) 2009-04-25 22:57

yakın plan güzel bir portre... beyaz biraz patlasmış ensesinde ama who cares...

sen kızarsın şimdi ama workshopa fotoğrafınızı koydum ikinizin>:)...

[workshop] [compare]

azaf1 (15929) 2009-04-26 0:30

Good morning Zeynep Hn

It's an old very witty story but I will stay at that wnderful portariat you have "drawn" of the old man. He rather reminds of the "old man and the sea" with all the hardship of a life out at sea to make a living. Excellent framing and great manipulation of contrasts.

Have a good day and TFS
Selamlar
Argiris

francio64 (38188) 2009-04-26 5:23

Ciao Zeynep,
davvero ben eseguito questo portrait.
La scelta del bianco e nero, mostra nei minimi dettagli, ogni particolare del viso di questo anziano pescatore.

Well done!
Francesco

alibasarir (15576) 2009-04-26 10:38

merhaba zeynep
mükemmel bir portre çalışması olmuş.modelin duruşu ve ifadesi son derece güzel.ayrıca siyah beyaz oluşuda ayrı bir güzellik katmış eline sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

aadilj (18080) 2009-04-27 4:33

Lovely portrait with a face that says as much as a book. I simply love this classic from you Zeynep

riclopes (35567) 2009-04-27 8:23

Didn't know you liked to be photogrpahed :)))) You look like a doll in WS...Superb close up on the fisherman. He seems like the same man of the "The Old Man and the sea" but I guess that's not possible. Yes, we know the story but it's diferent in Portugal - the fisherman is man that works in the fields in Alentejo and spends the day sat under a tree. Actually, that's what I'm doing with my life right now...
ric

BurhanettinMasa (641) 2009-04-27 12:48

Merhaba Zeynep Hanım,
Mükemmel bir portre olmuş, ellerinize sağlık ...

Burhan

Silvio1953 (98301) 2009-04-28 6:34

Merhaba Zeynep, fascinating portrait with splendid expression, wonderful B&W with superb sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

lrw1966 (1632) 2009-04-29 6:33

Zepnep, Hi:

Marvelous Daily Life Portrait, just amazing. Thanks for the marvelous notes, as well.

Impressively presented, Thanks, very much.

Larry

nirvana73 (0) 2009-05-01 9:44

Zeynep hanım,merhaba
güzel bir yakın çekim
güzel bir portre olmuş
renk tonları
modelin yüz ifadesi anlamlı
paylaşım için teşekkürler
selamlarımla
Özhan GÜRSOY

mikeo (12129) 2009-05-04 0:55

Hello Zeynep,

Excellent portrait, good framed...It was a very good decision to choose b/w. The story in the note suits here perfectly;)

Well done!
Greetings,
Mikeo

batalay (32870) 2009-05-05 7:46

Merhaba Zeynep,

Muhtesem bir portre. Baliçi beyin yüzünde her bir çizgide bir hatira. B&W'i da iyi seçmissiniz. Selam ve saygilar,

Bülent

COSTANTINO (42746) 2009-05-07 12:05

Hello Zeynepe
A fine portrait of this fisherman..
An artistic photo that shows in detail the characteristis of the face of this old fisherman and his expression with a great success..b r a v o, a great work from you,a beautiful photo,good pov ,shot well done and well seen
regards
Costantino