big sea, little man Photo

Photographer’s Note

A lone fisherman fishing off the rocks at the Bluff, the only rocky outcrop along 90 mile beach on the East coast of the North Island. Many people come to the Bluff as it is such good fishing. On this day there was a huge westerly swell.

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benkrut (3395) 2006-02-01 1:24

It's a very interesting picture.
I would cut a bit from the right side, and definitely get rid of the awful noise visible mostly on the sky.
Take care
HS

orcha (188) 2006-02-01 1:37

Hi Interesting photo, good silhouette of the fisherman and nice colours.Very nice.
Just a little to much noise in the sky I have done a workshop for you and used NeatImage to reduce the noise then done a little sharpening in Photoshop Elements.
I shoot film and scan it as well.

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bogna (126) 2006-02-01 1:37

Ten ogrom fal powoduje wra¿enie potêgi morza
wspania³y widok
Pozdrawiam
Bo¿ena

lakshmi (571) 2006-02-01 1:52

Hi Karen,
This is lovely. The silhouetted man with the fishing line among all those powerful waves. Your intent is great and so is the composition. Others have talked about what can be improved so I wont go there. Full marks for comp and colours.
Regards

zeca (20026) 2006-02-01 2:09

Amazing scene. Incredible white sea. And the silhouette is perfect, sharp, with good details from the fisherman and his rod. We feel like the next wave will wipe the man from the rock. Nice crop. Well done work!
Zeca

canan (963) 2006-02-01 2:41

like a film poster. very good composition. the shade of the man and stones made it perfect. tfs

Janice (4386) 2006-02-01 3:51

There is no sea at Kaitaia Karen, it's miles from there. You can type in "90 Mile Beach" in the place you put in Kaitaia.
It is a good composition, the silhouettes look great but it is very noisy. Do you have a Neat Image or Noiseware?
Cheers
Janice

tjanze (5674) 2006-02-01 3:54

Hi Karen!
Fantastic compo.A lot of movement.Nice fisherman silhouete.Photo have a lot of grain.I make Workshop and remove grain.Hope you like it. Greetings Vlado

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jamie_holden (882) 2006-02-01 6:22

A bit grainy, but a very good capture. Brave chap too!

martou (1670) 2006-02-01 15:47

bonjour Karen,
great shot with the power of the water, good composition with this little silhouette, good work,
bravo Martin
tomorrow:)

peter1892 (3201) 2006-02-03 18:38

Excellent - I like the way the lighting has the fisherman & rocks silhouetted against the raging sea.

molla (6881) 2007-02-12 10:04

Hej Karen!

There's only a thin line between standing on the shores fishing or looking like a complete idiot..
But my absulute complements to image, classic in all meanings
Says Anders from a cold wintry sweden

silvia_zenova (1318) 2007-02-14 3:43

Hello Karen,
very succesful composed image. I like the figure of the men, who suggest presence and spiritualize the picture. Unfortunately too much noise, but you know..:)
Greetings from Bulgaria
Silvia

haticekiz (121) 2007-02-14 4:38

i am sorry i cant speak english,i do turkish kritik ok? but only not turkish lungage :((

batalay (20858) 2007-02-21 7:03

Hello Karen,
This is a an effective panoramic shot — the fisherman in silhouette, engulfed in white water created by the ocean. Well composed and exposed -- the colors are vivid, and exceptionally sharp.
Warm regards,
Bulent

cagatayyolda (502) 2007-02-28 20:21

very nice shot...

RII (377) 2007-03-22 5:05

Hi Karen.

Woww, excellent capture, wonderfull composition,great moment of natural powefull,very nice silhouete, maybe reduce noise, good note.

nivaldo (13043) 2007-05-01 21:39

Hi Karen !
What for a GREAT composition!!!
I liked it, very much!
Greetings from the other side of the world,
(from Recife !),
Nivaldo

izmirli (3091) 2007-05-28 18:00

merhaba dear karen
beautiful waves and fisherman.beautiful composition .well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.