In Hydra Port Photo

Photographer’s Note

‘Hydra – In Hydra Port’

Fisherman checking the nets in the port of Hydra.

After my experiment with partial desaturation of a picture of a streetscene in Prague, I did the same with this port scene in Hydra.

This time I decided to keep and emphasise the yellow colours, the very vivid yellow of the fishnets and of the springflowers on the hills behind the port.

For the picture in colours see workshop.

lorenzetti, gunbud, jhm, paololg, Emile, riclopes, lrw1966, tober, danos, Uhu, Charo, axiotea, ManuMay has marked this note useful

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afroditi (581) 2009-04-26 4:31

Hi Paul!
I like that you only left the nets coloured very beautiful technique!
afroditi

francio64 (11212) 2009-04-26 4:56

Ciao Paul,
molto originale e ben riuscita questa saturazione parziale, lasciando a colori soltanto la rete da pesca e parte della vegetazione della collina.

Well done!
Francesco

lorenzetti (1307) 2009-04-26 8:25

Hi Paul,

Your technique produces a very special effect. I'm not a fan of it, but I think you've done it very well.

Best regards - Franco

gunbud (27955) 2009-04-26 18:26

Hi Paul,
Wonderful contrast between the vibrant yellow nets and the black and white village.
Beautiful bits of color to the hillside vegetation.
Very imaginative image.
Regards, Tom

trekks (14320) 2009-04-26 21:33

hi Paul

A good choice of the yellow colors of the net in the Fg for this capture of the fishing activity here. Very nice pp work effect on this scenery of the port.

Good work.

tfs, bill

bema (8824) 2009-04-26 23:25

Hello Paul,

a very nice capture of those fishing-nets and a very good idea to let this color to be the main color in the picture..

have a fine week, greetings Bernd

darek1978 (11361) 2009-04-27 8:48

Hello Paul,
;-) A love this kind of "experiment" with partial desaturation. I think this effect on the picture is fantastic- very eyecatching. Excellent execution and PP work. So creative, so impressive!! Well done!
Regards,
Darek

berek (28933) 2009-04-27 12:30

Hi Paul,
I love heavy yellow colours. very good point of view and composition .
Have a nice week.
Burak

jhm (82723) 2009-04-28 4:09

Dag Paul,

Ik keek naar uw tweede foto, en de kleur vind ik de beste.
Nochtans is uw eerste foto zeer mooi bewerkt.
Het Z/W past goed doordat u weinig kleur er tussen door heeft verwerkt.
Samenstelling en presentatier zij zeker mooi. Bedankt.

Groeten,
John.

paololg (13787) 2009-04-28 14:10

Ciao dear Paul,
interesting and pleasant experiment of desaturation, also because you have privileged the yellow that is an energetic color. I very also appreciate the WS with the original colors. Excellent idea, compliments!
Ciao, have a nice night!
Paolo

Emile (20003) 2009-04-28 20:54

Hola Paul.
The partial desaturation worked very well in your shot, it creates a good effect but in my humble opinion I prefer your WS in color.
Very good PP work.
Best regards.

riclopes (33011) 2009-04-29 0:28

Olá Paul, interesting work of partial desaturation. Love this yellow river passing in FG and the fisherman working on the nets. It surprised me to see that the yellow is also quite relevant in the original. The desaturation didn't change so much as usually changes but I like the point you made here.
best regards,
ricardo

John_F_Kennedy (31563) 2009-04-29 3:14

Well this is really nice and creative! Good PP work
Best wishes,
Achim

diomed (4183) 2009-04-29 5:58

Hi Paul,
it is very interesting this partial desaturation that shows just the yellow of the nets and the green.
Great definition and depth. Well done !
Nice evening
Antonio

lrw1966 (1630) 2009-04-29 7:25

Paul, Hi:

Splendid composition, amazing architecture and daily life. Very artistically presented.

Thanks
Larry

Waylim (10899) 2009-04-29 19:21

Paul,
I'm not really sure that this experimentation really provides any benefit to this image. It look interesting somewhat, but it lost the essence of the place, and it's very distracting. I don't find that it has any artistic vallue to it. The original photo is so much better, so two point for the original.
Way

tober (3964) 2009-04-29 23:19

This is a different experiment but in my personal opinion, the original one in the WS"is much much better John. The compostion is also quite nice fith the fishnets at the foreground and houses at the back. Well done! Tolga

danos (32690) 2009-04-30 9:55

Hello Paul,
very nice this shot from Hydra's island with the nets to be spread on the port for fixing and drying.I like the yellow of the nets,as the plantation on the hill,with the entire shot in B/W.

Have a nice evening,Danos

bracasha75 (22165) 2009-05-04 13:56

Helo Paul
This is amaizing "yellow" picture and excellent idea for realisating this on this way
TFS
Cheers,Braca

sacimar (7423) 2009-05-05 13:36

Hi Paul,

I like this picture, I like the effect of partial desaturation, great idea! it's a different way to show the picture and I think it works good here, well done,

Best regards

Sergio

foozi (4727) 2009-05-06 21:14

Hi Paul,
your visit to Greece must be very interesting. The sky and the landscape of Greece is dramatic. The rich yellow nets is very impressive and exciting.
How the yellow harmonises with the trees ande flowers in the background.
Exciting presentation with simple life depiction.

Regards,
Foozi

Uhu (7394) 2009-05-07 14:20

High - interesting experiment. Yellow color is considered to be alarming and not-so0obvious one, but here it's surely making everything very alive. Good photo!

Charo (31671) 2009-05-10 15:51

Hello Paul,
I like the desaturation you've done on this capture, highlighting the greens and especially the yellow.
Excellent composition of daily life in the harbor. Great job.
Best wishes,
Charo

axiotea (16135) 2009-05-11 23:22

Hello Paul
You have partially desaturated the image and it is what I thought already when looking from the thumbnails...together with the yellow nets/the blossoming trees, it is working well! The fisherman fixing his nets is a good addition to the image...
Cheers
Marilyn

Angshu (33795) 2009-05-15 2:45

Hello Paul
I do like the treatment of partial desaturation. The yellow of the net was getting somewhat lost in the original. Like also the patches of green on the slopes in the BG. A nice scene, made even better by your work. Well done!
Best Regards
Angshu

ManuMay (11007) 2009-05-18 22:34

Hi Paul!!

A clever and creative work!!

This play of tones fits really well to the capture and enhances its value, looking as a capture with no time, as a nice hommage to fisherman´s and it sfabulous wortk!!!

Very nice and very well done...

Have a nice day

Best regards

Manuel

guitianmiranda (3652) 2009-05-19 13:27

It is a good idea desaturated all colours excepting the yellow of he nets, but I think you didn't have to forget all the yellow plants all around.

By the way, picture looks also nice without Post production.

Best regards Paul.

mafegan (4257) 2009-08-14 5:57

Hi Paul
The partial desaturation is effective with the yellow selected. You have done a very good job at performing this technique. Tfs, Marlene