mark nicoll wrote:
Hi Mike,
Im gonna have to be honest andd say i hate this shot, but only because its gonna beat me
Lighting great as usual
(oh and can you tell me when your on holiday as ill put extra effort in for those weeks!!!!)
Take care
Mark
Thank you Mark, I'm glad you hate the shot. I hate yours too
Psychic, thank you for pointing that out. You are absolutely correct. Floats are a slip design and do not take a knot. Another thing is the bobber is upside-down. They are counterweighted by the red cylinder "plunger" at the top of the white area in the picture. This keeps the "red" area of the bobber upright and easier to spot in the water. The white side would get lost in the surface reflections while fishing. Unless you had a weight or heavy bait at the end of the line, the bobber would right it self, keeping the red side up. Guys, always point out technical or other issues in my shots it can only help me become a better photographer and pay attention to detail. This is a perfect example. It is very easy to get distracted with all that goes on in a shot, we all know that. It is very easy to miss the technicalities. Psychic, thank you again! However, this time I was paying attention to what was going on.
What was going on in my head?..... I had the technical dilemmas listed above conflicting the aesthetics of the presentation. With the bobber in it's technically up righted position, I was afraid the viewer might have to pause for a moment before recognizing what that half red dome was. I chose to represent it with the common characteristics that I felt most viewers would be familiar with as well as giving them more to look at. I rationalized this by remembering fishing as a young boy, I never knew a bobber was designed to slip over the line or one end from the other. My rig looked like this many times, down to the cheesy single loop knot, "Simple Times". And I wondered why I could not catch anything.
Now, do the technical issues outweigh the presentation and my personal underlying story line? Would a more suited title with reference to youth help force my reasoning? My guess would be probably not for most viewers. I think the unaware won't question and the savy fisherman will and I will be left with my reasons and what it means to me.
Very calm shot. The way fishing should be. However, I have to tell you when we go fishing it is not so calm or simple at all. What fish, do we have the right tag, which lake, what time of day are they biting, what type of bait, if it is power bait what color, sinker or bobber, etc..
I am going to remember your shot and how calm it should be the next time we go out.
Yakim Peled wrote:
I'm curious. How did you make the water black?
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Hi Yakim, If you look at the container, I painted the inside of it black with epoxy paint and let it dry overnight. Blue may have been interesting too. It's a simple inexpensive setup that you could have fun playing around with different items such as a small leaf or splashes.
. Perfect shot...smooth is what come to mind. 