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Scaling the rust of an old freighter.

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pbernardon (593) 2007-04-21 21:19

Nice Shot, I like the Subject, the POV, colours and the reflection on water.

many thanks for sharing

Pascal

scalerman (25787) 2007-04-21 21:20

Trips: you've been in S.Asia of late? Perfect light, masterful sharpness, and germane culturally - all make this a fine image. best, c

dvlazar (6488) 2007-04-21 21:46

A very effective shot with this golden wash of sunlight. The boat has interesting patterns and the guys at work make for a great daily life shot. Do you recommend a trip to Bangladesh? I thought the lack of tourists and friendly curiousity of the Bangladeshi's sounded intriguing...
David.

ls7902 (6354) 2007-04-21 21:52

Hello Bob,
Nice POV of the men at work. Very striking colors too. Regards. Latiff.

Bjostad (304) 2007-04-21 22:08

Great color and framing. Nice to see photos like this that are other than typical tourist photos.

Dpbours (220) 2007-04-21 23:13

Very nice how you bring the colours out in the otherwise rather dark environment. It's a well composed picture. Thanks for sharing! Dennis

jjcordier (25200) 2007-04-22 2:30

Une magnifique photo, Bob! La lumière est extraordinaire et magnifie les couleurs. De plus, c'est une "image témoignage" très intéressante. Superbe!
Amicalement
JJ

Bruno40 (6442) 2007-04-22 3:32

Bob,
Colorful, well composed, sharp, interesting theme, alive.
Well done
TFS
jorge

gabrielpat (6553) 2007-04-22 7:17

hi Bob,
a great scene of hard work.

MyriamVillert (3165) 2007-04-24 7:13 [Comment]

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ronners (10) 2007-04-25 21:37

Well, orange and blue will always work Bob - well spotted. I'm still trying to figure out whether this actually was taken late in the day or not. The shadows seem pretty horizontal, but that in itself isn't a great guide here as the guys are so close to the boat. The sea of orange certainly gives a strong impression of a late afternoon shot, so even if it isn't you've done a good job of faking it ;)

The part of the composition that kind of troubles me is the shallow DOF. A scene like this depends on a sense of place, so using the shorter DOF to blur out the foreground makes the shot lose something. Isolating the subject like this gives the impression of the use of a long lens to 'spy'. As a result, I've added a workshop which goes for a different crop - there's no rule that says you have to keep the image that your camera gave you. The workshop loses the environment and instead becomes more of a color study - I just thought it would be interesting to see what else you can do with the image.

Finally - what purpose is served in scraping rust off a ship's hull? Do they simply do it for aesthetic reasons?

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noborders (14201) 2007-05-18 9:13

Splendid colours, reflected in the water so perfectly... This photo speaks to me specially, as I went 3 times in Bangladesh and loved to travel by boat along the rivers !
Bravo,
Cath.
;))

danbachmann (1684) 2007-05-29 17:35

You have been there at the right time of day. I think this is a great shot of the people, but some of the detail on the boat would have also been a good subject.

patdeph (18286) 2007-12-20 22:57

hello Bob
this is a splendid daily life scene!The colours of the boat,and the reflection are wonderful,and they are enhanced by a superb luminosity!Their is a great harmony between the colours of the boat and these one of the clothes of the men!Really superb!
Have a nice day.
Pascale

abulafia (4802) 2008-06-22 2:02

Hi Bob
Really nice contrasts in the colors here, and the afternoon light helps as well.
A good sharp colorful scene!
Harry