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Lazy Afternoon Fishing
Lazy Afternoon Fishing
MaryO


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Challenge: Boats (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Places
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Burke, VA
Date: May 24, 2008
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: May 24, 2008

 Pretty much what I went out to find, hiking along the shoreline of the lake till I found the right scene. Someone fishing from a rowboat, late afternoon so there was some color in the sky, conveying solitude, relaxation, tranquility and beauty. A lot to expect from a rowboat! But I can look at this and remember the glorious beauty of the spring day when it was taken, and the mood of the moment, far away from the picknickers and volleyball players and others more noisily enjoying the weather in large groups. This works for me.

Took the shot through a frame of tree branches but decided I liked the tighter crop better, where I could see more of the boat and fisherman. Hope I didn't overdo the colors; I wanted to keep the pastels of spring and just bring them out a bit. I'm not sure the composition is following any rule at all but it feels right to me ;-)

PP - converted from RAW, straightened, cropped, 2nd layer (Gaussian blur, lighten, merge in multiply mode), levels, burnt sky and cloned out some foreground leaves, dodged boat and fishing pole and tree highlights, increased saturation and contrast, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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Place: 66 out of 162
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Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
05/29/2008 07:03:26 PM
How lovely! But, for me, the boat is just not as part of the photo as I think it should be. It is part enough for me to go with an 8. I hope that's ok?
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF for Canon
 05/29/2008 01:06:48 AM
I would so love to be there.
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 05/29/2008 12:13:59 AM
That's not a boat, that's an insect. A dragonfly, yup. ;\
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 05/27/2008 11:39:09 PM
I don't fish, but this makes me feel like I should
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 05/27/2008 01:11:45 PM
Lovely, the minimalism works well.
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Canon EOS R8
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/27/2008 02:24:27 AM
To darken the trees and their reflexion was a clever idea to make stand out this very little boat, even if the black area is a bit too dark and/or to big here IMHO.
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Sony Alpha a7 V
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II
 05/26/2008 10:51:21 PM
Very nice. The boat is a little far away to have a major impact, but who cares it is so nice. A lot of painters would love to paint the scene you have capture.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/26/2008 08:09:49 PM
Are you sure he's fishing?? He is just a little dot in the big scheme of this photo. Still a very nice image, love the overall feel to this. 6
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 05/26/2008 03:03:32 PM
I like the composition.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/26/2008 10:33:40 AM
I love it! The reeds in the front are a little distracting, though.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
 05/26/2008 09:21:22 AM
I really like the minimalistic POV in this shot. Only wish it were a wee bit lighter.
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Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Pentax
 05/26/2008 05:58:09 AM
Nice...the little boat in the dark spot.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/26/2008 02:26:56 AM
this must be the smallest boat in the challenge, but one of the most effective shots - well done - 9
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