The Fisherman Photo

Photographer’s Note

"The Fisherman"
"Dam's Prado - Tolima Department"
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Calm waves of sweet brown honey,
touching with sand kisses the rushes,
needles of the border,
spinning the tored and cloudy majesty of the breeze.

A fisherman of turbulent sleepless eyes,
the hair in long brown shortages,
it threw his anxiety in the sedal of his hungers.

Grief waves.
Walking its dark muds,
the river leaves the insult of a shade,
in the barren and wild sand.

Mercy for the fisherman,
the sky descends alms to him from bloods and golds.

Behind schedule kind,
light clocks guarding pale the moon.

Twilight that nothing tattooed,
in the fugitive grudge of the fish.

A net of little fortune to the water,
between slow lead foam.

Grief waves…
crying in the empty net,
the hook is desert,
the river sighs, nocturne,
in oils of a silver-plated surge.

My fisherman takes to his backs,
the dry network and the defeated sedal,
and the night already keeps its plate to him from calm moon,
of white hunger.
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This photo was realised from the borders of Dam of Prado, well-known like the inner sea of Colombia.

I wanted to establish a composition where the strong rays of the sun, gave to tuna brightness on calm waters.

friendly, John

parbo, gracious, danos, jhm, Scharan, shevchenko, sacimar, jlbrthnn, Philippe, Cretense, macondo, bakes888 has marked this note useful

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jonathan_hart (22570) 2009-04-18 6:05

nicely framed simple composition,
jc

brandstaetter (14074) 2009-04-18 6:24

Hi John
you chose the right crop, he has much space to go on...
Cheers Christian

gracious (20017) 2009-04-18 11:01

Hello John,
You had a good placement of the fisherman and his boat in the composition with depth!
very good in calm and peaceful atmosphere in the whole shot!
many thanks for the wonderful sharing
have a great sunday!
a hug from Tony

josepmarin (33785) 2009-04-18 12:10

Hola amigo John,
has conseguido un bonito efecto con la barca y el pescador que dan un toque de color a esta imagen suave y casi monocromática, con una buena gama de grises.
El encuadre es muy efectivo, y centra nuestra atención en el pescador sin nada más que nos distraiga.
Bien vista, y bien realizada.
Un abrazo,
Josep

barrufeto_77 (25719) 2009-04-18 12:24

Hola fiera.

Me encanta la sensación de soledad que consigues con la foto. Muy bien visto.

Una composición sencilla, pero que me encanta.

Un saludo!
PD: Al final el Salvador, Guatemala y Méjico. Ya te contaré que me conecto poco

MarianneS (14264) 2009-04-18 14:08

Hola John,
La barca està idealmente posicionada en tu composición.
Los movimientos del acqua añaden una impresión de dinamismo.
Bonito trabajo.
Un abrazo,
Marianne

siamesa (12744) 2009-04-18 14:14

Olá John

Uma foto lindíssima com uma atmosfera romântica. O pescador e sua canoa foi uma excelente aquisição para a imagem. Parabéns.
Abraços
maria

lousat (15302) 2009-04-18 16:05

Hi John,what a beautiful perspective! No better point of view to capture this very nice scene! I like a lot the light position too and the beautiful color of the water....and your words are always perfect for the pic! My best compliments,have a nice day,LUCIANO

parbo (10968) 2009-04-18 19:18

Hola mi amigo John,

This is an impressive one with its splendidly colored water surface and perfectly layered boat. His effort for rowing, vegetations on water surface makes your frame a richest one. Fantastic capture, congratulations. Have a nice weekend.

Saludos cordiales,

Ertugrul

danos (32264) 2009-04-19 15:06

Hola John,
a calmly and tranquil environment with the lonely fisherman to row across your lens.The pale colours of the scene make it more attractive.Well done.

Regards,Danos

jhm (82319) 2009-04-20 4:54

Hello John,

Nice poem as note.
You had a good placement of the fisherman and his boat in the composition with depth.
Lovely river picture with the fisherman as subject.
Composition and presentation are very well. TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Scharan (13951) 2009-04-20 14:56

Olá John

Bem bonita esta foto do pescador solitário.
Bonitos efeitos da movimentação da água e
as cores interessantes.
Parabéns
GA
Vera

shevchenko (9872) 2009-04-20 19:25

Hello John,
Attractive the alone fisherman with his big oar rowing on the broad dam, good pov and good perspective effect to show it, I can see clumps in the depth, should be a fertile land rich with variety species, thanks for sharing.
Ally

sacimar (7381) 2009-04-21 9:39

Hola amigo,

excelente composicion, me gusta mucho la imagen del pescador remando teniendo ante si esa gran superficie de agua, buenos detalles y colores, muy bien visto!

Un saludo

Sergio

jlbrthnn (37749) 2009-04-23 4:51

Buenos días John,
La posición del remero es juiciosa y da de la dimensión a esta amplitud de agua. Me gusta su actitud, su calma y la serenidad que emana de la escena. Excelente realización.
Pasa un buen día.
Cordialmente
Joël

Philippe (11771) 2009-04-24 12:42

Hi, John. The boat is very well placed in the lower corner of your composition. There is plenty of space in front of it, which gives a sense of immensity. Good contrast the man in white and the darker colours of the picture.
Have a nice evening,
Philippe

Cretense (55848) 2009-04-27 4:31

Hola John!

Muy impresionante foto, una toma del dia a dia muy original, transformada en una foto muy "esoterica" y atmosferica! Gran encuadre y composicion, la soledad del pescador se hace aun mas grande, viendo el paisaje "vacio". muy buen manejo de la luz! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

Bluejeans (32083) 2009-04-27 16:02

Ola John ,
Ficou lindo este pescador perdido no meio deste rio de aguas prateadas , gostei muito da luz , bom enquadramento da foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

jmdias (19115) 2009-05-02 15:41

john

muy hermoso encuadramiento, me gusta la manera como usted he posicionado el pescador como se el estuviera cruzando la camposicion en una diagonal. muy interessante las lineas en la superficie del agua, hermoso trabajo

saludos de br

jorge

tucancr (24) 2009-05-04 16:28

Amigo,
Excelente fotografia, como siempre buena composicion, colores y presentacion.
Un abrazo,
Iris

macondo (13075) 2009-05-05 4:12

Hola John.
Wonderful minimalistic simplicity. Just enough of the opposite shore revealed to show the width of the river, and defining the depth. You placed the fisherman perfectly and captured him just about to put his oar in the water. Lovely picture.
Regards,
Andrew

Charo (31665) 2009-05-08 15:32

Hola John,
Muy bonita foto, sencilla pero muy bien realizada. Me llama la atención la cantidad de plantas que emergen del agua. Excelente amigo mío.
Un abrazo,
Charo

stego (22350) 2009-05-10 8:55

Hola ,John
Una compo quizás menos minimalista do que lo parece, pues las texturas del agua "llenan" el vacío que entorna el barco. Una foto admirable, sin duda, muy inspirada, que acompaña bien el lindo poema.
Un abrazo, José.

Tue (25608) 2009-05-12 10:26

Hey John,
A really good view over the water with the fisherman well placed in the bottom left hand corner. I like the pattern on the water surface and the fine sunlight.
Regards,
Lars

bakes888 (18155) 2009-05-13 21:53

Hi John. Nice capture, nicely balanced composition and nice blend of textures on the water. Well captured and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Atousa (3434) 2009-05-17 6:10

Salam John,

I like the texture of water a lot in your shot..nice to see the fisherman rowing ahead which has created a lovely atmosphere..well done.
Best regards, Atousa

Photo Information

Copyright: John Ospina (ElAprendiz) (7370)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-05
Categories: Daily Life, Transportation, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon Powershot SX 100 IS, Canon Zoom Lens 10x15 (6.0 - 60.0 mm), SD Card 1-4 GB
Exposure: f/4.3, 1/640 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-04-18 5:35