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Photographer’s Note

In El Jadida I noticed that the small fishing boats like these were painted red as opposed to the famous blue boats of Essaouira the coastal town further down from El Jadida.
Taken from the top of the old fortification walls of the Portuguese city.

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Estelle (2319) 2008-10-19 8:40

Hello Wanda,
That's an original pov and excellent cropping.
Well done
Estelle

mark_mk (246) 2008-10-19 8:50

Hi Wanda,
your POV is what makes this shot outstanding, great bird eye perspective, all the boats look so nice and your framing is tight, but works very well. That human element is the icing on the cake, great work Wanda, many thanks for sharing!

Take care
Mark

Gustaw (21670) 2008-10-19 9:02

Hi, Wanda!
I like your next photo from Marocco. It is good and oryginal composition. Nice colours and light. Photo have good quality. Well done.
Marek

brandstaetter (14202) 2008-10-19 9:02

Hi Wanda,
what a perfect POV for this theme..an eyecatcher..
Although I like more the horizontal format (because it´s similar to the natural look of the eyes) the vertical format works excellent here.
Compliments, Chris

mmohan (280) 2008-10-19 9:24

Hi Wanda,
very good composition.
The colour is predominantly grey, why dont you try black and white?

chawax (6065) 2008-10-19 9:40

Hi Wanda,
Excellent composition, with the four boats very well placed on the picture. I love the light and the colours. Excellent sharpness too.
Regards,
Olivier

Floydian (30970) 2008-10-19 9:46

Hoi Wanda,
Dit is een hele mooie. Zeer origineel, strak in het kader en dit alles tesamen maakt eht een mooie foto in compositie en standpunt. De man in het laatste bootje geeft nog net even dat beetje exttra...heel mooi.
Prettige avond, Henk

MichaelTrezzi (3170) 2008-10-19 13:03

Hello Wanda, excellent composition. Well done. Kind regards, Michael

tomescuc (2837) 2008-10-19 21:06

Nice, simple composition here, well cropped. quite a task for the guy.
CT

npecanhuk (14126) 2008-10-20 2:33

Hello Wanda!
Superb composition in this sharp photograph! I can see many details all around (in the boats, on the water surface)! The vertical format was the best choice to show such beauty! I really like it! An excellent image!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

BennyV (4781) 2008-10-20 4:00

Hello Wanda,

Great pov, positioning the man all the way at the bottom of the shot and lovely, sober colours. Nice work.

Benny

SteveH (3929) 2008-10-21 3:38

Hi Wanda, Without the man this would have been a good shot, but he really makes it work. As others have said the original POV makes it intersting. I wonder if a slight rotation of your camera, to take the diagonal formed by boats right into the corners would have been better still? cheers, Steve

Burberry1 (6041) 2008-10-21 3:39

Beautiful composition and nice moment. Love the pattern and great composition Wanda!

With greetings, Agnieszka

AiresSantos (42354) 2008-10-21 5:27

Hi Wanda
Very nice composition with the boats and the man.
Excellent picture from the top of the old fortification walls of the Portuguese city.
Well cropped and done
Best regards
Aires

Cretense (56326) 2008-10-21 9:08

Hi Wanda!

Boats is one of my favourite subjects and here you have 4 beautiful of them! Excellent POV, great framing and compositon, perfect light managment! Congratulations!

Hercules

UnTrained (0) 2008-10-22 2:01

Hi Wanda,
strong view with four boats, only one with a man. I like the strong light differences and contrasts in that mnore grey dominated colour capture and the good framing.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

bodobose (104) 2008-10-22 2:27

Wanda!!!

You have created magic here with your composition and eye. This is simple yet superb photography! I take my hat's off in admiration... :)

Regards

Bodo

gabrielpat (6551) 2008-10-22 14:52

hi Wanda,
nicely framed;a pleasant symetry ,a nice colors,the eyes are satisfied.

delkoo (34442) 2008-10-28 1:41

hi wanda
The vertical composition you have built here meticulously is perfect. tight crop works well.

best regards
didier

InasiaJones (20483) 2008-10-28 9:12

Hi Wanda,

This one reminds me of some other boat shots you have done, like Take It Easy and Snacks...

I think the composition looks great, with good light that creates shadows under the boat and help them pop-up with dimension. I also like where the man is place at the bottom of your frame. You were p`retty near to obtain a good diagonal, but maybe you were not able to move slightly to the right to achieve this composition.

I like it anyway.

See you soon soul sister.

Wandre

P.S. You are back with your intro pic I like the most...

g_panakia (3994) 2008-11-01 14:23

hi wanda!!!
what a beautiful picture...i love it!!
interesting pov and natural colours!
i added it to my favourites photos..
georgia

king (2598) 2008-11-10 1:19

Wow Wanda!
What a nice composition.
This shot prooves: tghe simplier the better!
TFS
Huub.

chriswhitley (1458) 2008-11-23 9:41

Hi Wanda. Nice muted colours, well composed in portrait format and very sharp. I like it. Chris

yquem46 (8098) 2009-04-26 7:13

Hi Wanda
looks like we're pretty much on the same tracks: morocco, india ... and that you're nuts on India as much as i am !!
I'm just back from Gujarat (did you see my theme on salt in this state) and I'm afraid that I'll be again in Pushkar for the next Mela. maybe i'll see you there !
In any case this one from Morocco is simply superb in its compo! bravo
(your last post of this man who looks like he's lost his skin pigmentation is too strong for me !)
have a nice sunday
Cheers
patrick

mar294 (34) 2009-07-01 7:17 [Comment]

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