This was taken on during our cruise through the Hawaiian Island. This was at the Hookena Beach Park, a beautiful black/gray sand beach in the Kona area.
As I sat marveling at the beauty of this place I noticed the dock-like structure off the beach that looked like it's been beat up pretty well by the waves of the Pacific. Then comes the magic moment . This 'fisherman' walk up and gets ready to cast his net. Right then and there everything came together in front of me; the composition, the subjects, and the story to be told. So I got in the water and snap this shot representing the conflict between the humbled Humankind and the awesome Mother Nature.
In this shot you have the sea and her waves versus the 'dock' and the fisherman and his net against the fishes he aimed to capture. You can also see the straight line and the angle of the 'dock' versus the curvature on the horison. Finally, I made this a monocrhome image to further the contrasting elements.
I hope you will enjoy this image as much as I enjoy making it.
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great capture, great use of bw. you definitely caught the moment here. and now, as i have nothing else to offer, i'll just sit and enjoy it for a moment, if you don't mind. good luck in the challenge!
Interesting perspective, but just too much unnaturally curved. Shot with a fisheye?
It is also very busy, especially the element in the foreground draws the attention away from the fisherman.
Despite all that, interesting shot. Makes me think of the saltpanning works on several Carribean Islands. The structure looks to geometrical alligned to not be human made.
Great shot. i like the lines the rocks make, the fisherman is just neat. VEry well done. Was it taken with a fisheye lens? hope to read the comment on this one at the end of the challenge.
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