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Photographer’s Note

SCANNED SLIDE
I have not been taking pictures lately so I delved into my savings of old photos dug this one out.
It was suppose to be a short half an hour trip across the river on a motorized boat but mid-river our boat's engine died to my horror, because I don't know how to swim. After about two aginizing hour, which included waiting for a fisherman to go find help and excruciating negotiation process. At last the help arrived in the form of West Bengal state police water patrol. I've never been so happy in my life till that day. We were towed to the next boat jetty and continued our journey.

macondo, pablominto, sufi, pastadog, siolaw, ramesh_lalwani, ahmetgedikli, anavazao, saamb, berek, mbaqir, repaulson, syd1946 has marked this note useful

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Vato_Law (11686) 2006-05-21 4:48

Hello Pranab,
It should have been quite a journey. Now about this photo it's not bad at all for a scanned slide back from 1994. It'a a nice presentation on theme transportation.
well done.
Paulo

macondo (13271) 2006-05-21 5:21

Compositionally, it's very nice indeed, with nice contrast and at the same time balance of colours - rust on the left, blue on the right, and a good perspective along the hulls of the boats. For an old slide it's a good scanning job, although for once maybe you under-sharpened it! However, there's noise apparent so maybe more sharpening wouldn't have been a good idea.
Regards,
Andrew

pablominto (41372) 2006-05-21 5:25

Hello Pranab,
Nice little story... And of course, first thing you did when returning home was to take swimming lessons!
It is also nice to see images from earlier days, as they often are telling stories now forgotten... Nice work on this, good colours but maybe a tad soft but then who cares??
Greetings,
Pablo -

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sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2006-05-21 6:02

Hi Pranab Da,
Thanks for the anecdote. Been on the ferry across Hooghly so many times but luckily never been stranded like you. So did you finally take some swimmimg lessons?
Regards
Sabyasachi

sufi (9568) 2006-05-21 6:54

Hi Pranab...
Another interesting photograph... Also interesting and exciting trip... The colors and angle of shot are beautiful...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

pastadog (12821) 2006-05-21 8:38

Hi Pranab, The scan looks good. In this nice composition I like the situation, the light and the POV. And your story - of course. Regards, Daniel

siolaw (25832) 2006-05-21 10:31

Hi Pranab!
As you well know travelling in India, you cant always expect to reach on time or even to reach at all!!
you was lucky to be rescued in only a couple of hours!! even the police boat looks quite unsafe!!
good pic and story
wish you the best!
laurent

ramesh_lalwani (3209) 2006-05-21 10:39

Hi Parnab
This one has lovely colors.Nice capture of policeman and passenger.The corroded drum indicate state of boat.You were lucky,these boats are very risky .TFS
Ramesh

ahmetgedikli (22128) 2006-05-21 10:47

Hi Pranab,
Very beautiful composition, colours and depth. Good POV and shapness. Nice work.
Ahmet

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2006-05-21 12:39

Hi Pranab.

It's great how two of the persons in the picture are looking at you. Excellent.

Rgs, Oscar

TeresaT (10733) 2006-05-21 15:59

Hi Pranab,
I like the story about this image...and I bet that the first thing you do when you came back home is to go for swimming lessons ;-)
About the image the POv is strange but I like it.
Nice colours and light too.
Regards
Teresa

anavazao (5592) 2006-05-21 18:40

Hi,
nice perspective, moment, light, note...
Great POV!
Thanks Ana:)

saamb (1004) 2006-05-22 17:34

Pranab,
The photos moreover recording beauties and events, can remind very memories for us.
regards
SAAM

berek (29029) 2006-05-23 2:18

Hi Pranab,
very good point of view my friend. very good daily life picture. TFS
B.Erek
Meaning Sense :-)
Framing :-))
Idea :-))

mbaqir (441) 2006-05-23 6:23

Hi Pranab
TFS your old memories. Nice shot the people looking at you giving life to this shot. I think it was much better with some color correction and to reduce yellow cast with Photoshop etc.

repaulson (607) 2006-05-23 9:12

Pranab, very interesting. Amazing how adventures start from what is thought to be an ordinary experience. Nice shot of the member in the story. I'm sure all three guys in this shot bring you right back to the boat.
Ross

coco (28130) 2006-05-23 15:35

Hi Pranab.
Believe me, this is one of your best photos on TE. That people and the composition are great.
You captured a very good atmosphere and the colours, with the noise too, are nice.

Thanks for share.

postvikram (1199) 2006-05-26 8:30

Hey Pranab ,
Hope you are in your trip now.
this is a nice one. the note shows the importance of the pic and the subjects. Great capture.
I can imagine how you could have felt.

Vikram

syd1946 (17965) 2006-05-27 12:43

Hello Pranab,
The wkole scene is very interesting.It is
like a plan from a documantary.Your support
very much your photo.Well composed and capture
my friend,
Thomas