River Tug Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

The Fraser River was the only transport route in the early years of European settlement of the Fraser Valley. Today the river is still navigated by ocean going vessels as far east as New Westminster, but beyond up to one hundred miles from its mouth the Fraser's dangerous currents and shifting sandbars render it navigable only by smaller craft. Tugboats still use the river daily to haul sand, gravel and other buildings materials to Vancouver and environs. Commercial fishboats used to be a common sight on the river, but since the depletion of salmon stocks, there are only a few days a year now open to the commercial fishery by law.

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fabio_ts (13674) 2005-11-21 10:37

Let me be the first to make you compliments for this superb shot John,
great in every details, perfect done and composed, BRAVO++
have a nice day,
Fabio.

z_nenith (214) 2005-11-21 10:40

Nice one..
TFS
Tar

aksamgezmesi (133) 2005-11-21 10:42

John it is a wonderfull shot. Lights tell everything.
You capture from dark to light.
Thank you for sharing.

THAR (3291) 2005-11-21 10:45

Un ciel de dessin animé; bel éclairage de la montagne et le bateau sur la rivière donne du relief à la photo.Ca me plaît!

eev99 (1198) 2005-11-21 10:45

First glance.. I knew before reading anything that this was home..It amazes me how beautiful our land is.

Galmeida (12559) 2005-11-21 10:51

Hi John,
What a wonderful atmosphere and mood in this lovely scenery and landscape of your home surroundings. From a shadowed foreground to a beautiful contrasting light mountain background. This is sureally one of your best pictures in your great work and Portfolio. The enquadrement by levels is excelent, the contrasting luminosity great, the soft color tones wonderful, the river very beautiful and the addition of the boats a must.

Great great work, so well seen and done. Congratulations and I hope to see more excelent pictures from you.

Fernando

weswang (18223) 2005-11-21 11:00

Hi John, A nice capture of the beautiful scene. I like the view of the low sun angle, the mist in distance, and the reflections on the river. Nice contrast and good depth. Well done.

Teten (582) 2005-11-21 11:06

Great clouds in a nice composition. Well done!

SophieL (6030) 2005-11-21 11:17

Interesting note, and very fine landscape picture as always with you! The lack of sun on the foreground doesn't spoil the atmosphere at all, it makes the scene more intimate, more quiet. Light on the background is very welcome however. The tug looks so small in the scenery. Beautiful sky, I can see the clouds moving. Well done!

Cormac (26455) 2005-11-21 11:21

Hi John - This shot has a wonderful glow, both in the sky and in the water, which really complements the darker mountains. I like the layered composition too, and the way the mountains angle down toward the tug boat on the right. Excellent!

TomteTim (434) 2005-11-21 11:23

Great light and a very good composition. I think it would have been even better without the small boat at the left hand side.
Bernd

rhizomes (15325) 2005-11-21 13:00

Hi John,
Very nice composition ! The landscape is fantastic and this sky adds a lot of atmosphere to this.
Congratulations,
Christophe

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-11-21 13:03

There is a great "clartée" on this landscape, the differences from the shadows to the illuminated mount are very interesting, and there is also this boat.
Great one anyway
Jean Michel

jhm (83298) 2005-11-21 13:35

Hi John,
The mountains together with the splendid sky give a beautiful composition, the foreground making this picture calm and attractive, very well see.
Have a nice week, thanks for visit and taking my photo as favorite.
Best regards,
jhm = John.

carper (65622) 2005-11-21 13:39

Yes john I like this Monet to,
very good composition, good lines in it, the colours are surealistic, well taaken shot, very good job.
gr. jaap

t0mmm1 (5434) 2005-11-21 13:45

Hi John,
great shot and very attractive composition with the tug boat in the foreground and the misty mountain in the sun as the background. The sky is also very interesting to be inculded as well.

Fis2 (46365) 2005-11-21 14:45

Hi John!
Fantastic landskape! Super sky. I like the composition, colours and sharpness. Good light and contrast. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Graal (58714) 2005-11-21 15:45

Hi John,
beautiful view, very nice landscape. Good light and colours. I like the river with boats and mountains in background. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-11-21 16:04

Hi John,
I like Jaap´s Monet thought here,indeed wonderful colors.Excellent composition with the different layers of foreground,river,mountains and sky.Nice play of light and shadow.The boats on the river add life and scale.
Greetings,
Hermann

nwoehnl (120) 2005-11-21 16:45

Great atmospheric catch, John. Again the autumn light and the layer of clouds contribute an essential component, and the landscape scene you have framed below, with the boats in front of the gently undulating hillsides, is equally pleasant. The overall result is almost more reminiscent of a painting than of a photo, which is certainly a quality aspect. I like it.

alvaraalto (5303) 2005-11-21 16:58

Hi John,
Beautiful light in the sky and the reflection of the light in the water. The composition is also excellent with the 2 small boats.
groet Rob

Tue (25608) 2005-11-21 17:18

Hej John,
A great landscape with a wonderful light, especially on the mountain. I like the clouds also very much and the boats are a nice addition. Good work.
Hilsner,
Lars

jjbach (9109) 2005-11-21 17:23

Hi John,
Another wonderful picture with amazing beautiful sky and fantastic lighting. Very well composed from an excellent POV. Splendid work!

Regards John

danielswalsh (13330) 2005-11-21 19:43

AH yes, another beautiful day on the mighty Fraser (not looking too mighty here..haha).

Nice composition./.. I like that you included the green grasses at the bottom of the frame which seem to help frame the image. I personally wouldn't have chose this POV as the the river seems to have a layer effect with the grass, but the diagonal of the mountains seems to balance it all out well.

Nice job John,
- Dan

(P.S.- barely any noise in this shot that I can see...?)

kclai (2267) 2005-11-21 22:09

Hi John
Marvellous image. Particularly love the far distanced mountain which the sun lights up the peak.
Good composition and brilliant PoV.
Well done, John.
Eric Lai

singuanti (15240) 2005-11-21 22:32

Hi John. Ahh what a peaceful shot. The mountains seem pretty big there and you have me wishing I got to see this place for myself. I like the PP you did here and don't think it's too much by any stretch of the imagination. The bright greens in the foreground are reminiscent of springtime. Another incredible shot John!!

sarju (5308) 2005-11-21 23:11

Hi John
very nice view ... I simply love the simplicity of this shot ... very well seen and captured.
awesome ... tfs .. cheers ... sarju

PJE (19485) 2005-11-21 23:21

Well John you seem to find the best places that i aspire to find for photo ops. This tugboat in the Fraser with teh sun setting on the mountian in the distance is a magical scene. Excellent work John. It confirms that there is no place like BC.

hdl (6737) 2005-11-22 7:54

Great depth and amazing landscape. All the elements for a good landscape picture are there, inclusive of the impressive clouds. Well done.

capthaddock (28640) 2005-11-22 9:44

Hi John - there's that special atmosphere again, magnificent sky, I like the contrast of sharp foreground and soft top, excellent light balance

HOBO (5244) 2005-11-22 11:25

Hello John,
wonderful river landscape with an beautiful sky!
Sharp and colorful view along the mountains!
Invites for a walk!
Regards
Knut

supereira (9576) 2005-11-22 12:42

Great shot.I like it.Good composition and DOF.I like the contrast between the sky and the mountains.I like the detail of the boats.Good colors,light and sharpness.Good job!

feather (50144) 2005-11-22 15:25

This is a lovely shot. There's a beautiful sky and I love the patch of light on the far mountain. The other layers including a silky river make this a successful composition.
Kath

anesugur (16998) 2005-11-22 15:54

Very well composed picture.
Excellent light. The colors are so vivid.
Good job! Uğur

coco (28106) 2005-11-22 18:23

Hi John.
Good and nice composition where the sky becomes the main element of the picture.
Well seen and well done.

Regards.

cam (8880) 2005-11-22 22:25

Hi John
I just post an answer to your questions on the noise with the 20D.
I like your composition with the superposing layers-grass-water-mountains-sky,which is well balanced.
The lit-up mountain is eye-catching with its cloudy hat.
I tried to bring back some details in the left mountain but impossible,it seems that there is a complete loss of data in that section.But as awhole,the silhouette effect gives more impact to the lit mountain.
I noticed that you used neat image here.Was the noise level very h igh ?

Have a nice evening.
charles

Emile (20117) 2005-11-22 23:25

Hola John.
Another excellent shot. Beautiful landscape with great composition, colours and sharpness. Very good light contrasts from shadows in the foreground to light mountain, giving you a nice perspective a depth to your photo.
Very well done.

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-11-23 3:32

Hi John

A superb landscape with excellent color lighting & sharpness. I like the inclusion of the boat at right. Good work!

riclopes (33131) 2005-11-23 3:38

Hi John,
Another superb shot! This magic light of sunset making this magnific sky (which you know how to captured so well) and the bright silver reflection on the river is very beautiful. Good composition with those boats and the green foreground.
Congratulations once more!
It must be quite a sight in the early years, full of boats...
TFS,

Have a nice evening,
Ricardo

papagolf21 (56733) 2005-11-23 3:53

Bonsoir John,
La mer a partout la même voix grondeuse, grave, solennelle. Nos rivières chantent, murmurent, babillent, et elles ont toutes un accent différent.
[Alexandre Pothey]
Tous les ingrédients sont réunis pour former une composition qui enchante les yeux.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-11-23 9:28

very ncie shot of the mountains, the clouds and the composition is great, really good shot here, well done

leonorkuhn (13989) 2005-11-23 12:12

Hi John,
Another great landscape. The sky is dramatic. I like the shadows of clouds moving darkly upon the mountain and the soft bright of the river water. Excellent POV, colors and details. I like it.
Well done.
Leonor

devimeuxbe (56334) 2005-11-23 21:20

Hi John
it's a beautifull landscape with a great sky of clouds here. I like the composition with the boat.
Very nice
Bertrand

erdna (5360) 2005-11-23 22:53

Amazing beauty of B.C. is well documented in your pictures. I like all those that you have posted. look at this one, the lace is staying unspoiled. TFS.

And, thank you for your comments on my photo, "bellagio Hotel and Casino".

Andre'

maphoto (8076) 2005-11-23 22:57

Pleasant view John, it made me think of a photo I took in Lake George earlier this fall, beautiful light and depth, well seen.

alainh (35387) 2005-11-24 1:38

hello John
always this saturation i your shot.
a beautiful light in this 'painting'.
the sky is always a pleasure
have a good day
alain

huynt (5077) 2005-11-24 2:00

Hi John
Wow What a wonderful painting. I like it. Well POV and composition. HUy

Gregtom (7119) 2005-11-24 2:46

Hello, John!
I just love the atmosphere in Your photo. It is really charming - mountains are mystical and clouds are beautifully rendered on the sky. I like calmness of this place and line of the river reflecting the ambient light of the day running out. Perfect scene!
regards,
Greg

Mishe (3513) 2005-11-24 5:40

Wonderful,my Friend!
Thanks for sharing.
All the best dear John,
Mishe.

HNIK (1104) 2005-11-24 8:55

WOW!!
Amazing shot with so nice colors and cloudy sky,well composed with the lake and boats and great and green mountain,perfect
Best Wishes

Stepan (27175) 2005-11-26 4:01

Two worlds in one compo :
> the light, the warmth, the loneliness
> the shadow, the cold, the life...
Good composition, very interesting.
Stéphane

Burberry1 (6041) 2005-11-27 17:24

AMAZING!!
Thats the word that I've got on my mind.
You are the real master and Your fotos are an inspiration for me:)))

Thank YOU,
A

Didi (36434) 2005-12-18 7:17

Bonjour John
J'apprécie ce genre de paysage; le cadrage est parfait avec cet avant-plan dégagé.
La règle des tiers parfaitement appliquée donne beaucoup d'impact sur cette composition.

Hello John
I appreciate this kind of landscape; framing is perfect with this released foreground. The rule of the thirds perfectly applied gives much impact on this composition.