This was taken while shooting a documentary at Elmina Slave Castle, Ghana in February of 2009. I was switching off between video and stills and grabbed this in between interviews.
No hardcore editing; just basic levels and a little exposure adjustment.
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First of all, you were shooting a documentary, may have been on set, so may not have been able to leave your location. Having said that, I can see why so many commenters seem ambivalent this shot. It does have a bit of a touristy-snapshot feel to it. Everyone is simply too far away to draw us in, all we see are straining figures hauling on a rope. The POV is very safe. Surely if this were a daily occurence at roughly the same time each day, you may have been able to get a more dynamic angle.
Camera settings seem fine, composition bland though some attempt at rule of thirds. A few very minor nitpicks...some visible sensor dust in upper left corner, and fishing buouys, also detract to a slight but noticable extent. A lot of cropping could have been done to tighten the shot. Yes, documentaries and many movies are shot with such a long shot to give a sense of place....but then they generally zoom in on the action pretty fast to keep the audience engaged.
So that's what I suggest you keep in mind for now. Get the action!
This scene makes me wonder more and raise more questions and would love to see what they are working at. yes - pulling in a net but they are to minor in the big scene of this pic to hold the attention
Here's a nice little slice of life, I like watching these moments. It's an interesting scene, but not particularly outstanding in a photographic sense.
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