The Fisherman Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Fisherman
by William Butler Yeats

Although I can see him still.
The freckled man who goes
To a grey place on a hill
In grey Connemara clothes
At dawn to cast his flies,
It's long since I began
To call up to the eyes
This wise and simple man.
All day I'd looked in the face
What I had hoped 'twould be
To write for my own race
And the reality;
The living men that I hate,
The dead man that I loved,
The craven man in his seat,
The insolent unreproved,
And no knave brought to book
Who has won a drunken cheer,
The witty man and his joke
Aimed at the commonest ear,
The clever man who cries
The catch-cries of the clown,
The beating down of the wise
And great Art beaten down.

Maybe a twelvemonth since
Suddenly I began,
In scorn of this audience,
Imagining a man,
And his sun-freckled face,
And grey Connemara cloth,
Climbing up to a place
Where stone is dark under froth,
And the down-turn of his wrist
When the flies drop in the stream;
A man who does not exist,
A man who is but a dream;
And cried, 'Before I am old
I shall have written him one
poem maybe as cold
And passionate as the dawn.

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Just a view of a fisherman with Ha Long Bay in the background.
Image took from a small ferry at dawn.

*Scanned image*

arjun_das, Dragonheart, AiresSantos, sayan, Henryk_Bilor has marked this note useful

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tjanze (5674) 2006-09-27 3:55

Hi Paolo!
Amazing ligth on photo.I like softness of clouds and rhapsody in blue.Great job. Regards!

arjun_das (1850) 2006-09-27 3:58

nice capture of the scenic beauty of the place. the over all presence of blue tone is very interesting too. quality of the pic is very good even if it is a scanned one. tfs.

regards,
arjun

priyasri_80 (363) 2006-09-27 4:22

I liked the picture very well. But I have done a worshop to crop the blue clouds. I have just the purple sky and I have given more focus to the fishermen. Let me know if you like it.
Priya

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barrufeto_77 (25957) 2006-09-27 5:09

Hi Paolo.

A pity it was scanned because it is an amazing picture. The colours are impressive and the clouds...

Well done!

Rgs, Oscar

binita (464) 2006-09-27 6:56

excellent shot. the colour tone is awesome. i just love it.

delkoo (35014) 2006-09-27 7:15

hi paolo,
great one, with special blue for the sea and special sky due to the scan i SUPPOSE.

WELL DONE
CIAO
DIDIER

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-09-27 10:01

Hello Paolo
IS that a dog on the boat?
What a beautiful scene. I like the feeling of isolation of the boat in the middle of that beautiful light.
Well done
Regards
Daniel

sayan (2609) 2006-09-27 10:50

I must admit that this is quite a nice compo instead of being scanned, the quality is nice. There is always some effect of scanning in the pic which is not so good. But the overall tone of the pic gives a dreamy effect. Nice one indeed Paolo.
Best regards
Sayan

Fis2 (46681) 2006-09-27 14:26

Witaj Paolo!
Wonderful landscape. Interesting the colors and light. Very impressive picture. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Budapestman (43238) 2006-09-27 16:40

Hi Paolo!
This is a beautiful natural impression! Picturesque details and fascinating mood! Its a stunning colours and lights! Fantastic sky and very spectacular view! This is an effective and very particular shot! Thank you, nice days
George

tabora (13642) 2006-09-27 18:37

Hello Paolo,
Splendide photo, avec de joli tons
Amitiés Joseph

Jeronimo (1377) 2006-09-28 0:11

Que foto tan bonita, los colores son un poco saturados pero me gusta así... beneficias de un cielo esplandoroso y una luz increible que se refleja en el agua... Bravo. exelente momento.

riclopes (33137) 2006-09-30 4:50

Olá Paolo, I can see that you are making experiences with your old photos, this time with strong colors and strong contrasts. This lonely fisherman on this famous bay (that I unfortunately haven't been) is increadible. The lighting along the water surface, the fantastic sky and the sillouetted background...very good work!
Have a nice WE,
Ric

Henryk_Bilor (20375) 2006-10-10 5:08

Hi Paolo
Nice composition and beautiful moody colours of the dawn.
Have a nice day.

John_F_Kennedy (32308) 2006-10-14 7:07

Splendid shot. Greats colours and light.
Achim