Lone fisherman on the rocks at Wai-iti beach, Taranaki, New Zealand.
The decision to monochrome this image was quite difficult as it is shot at sunset, and the original has so much beautiful colour, still, I think it works well in mono.
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Great shot!
Thanks Jane
Very nice capture.
Thanks for the comments
Lovely image – lucky he was in the right place!
Any plans on posting the colour version? It would be interesting to see the two.
Hi Noeline, thanks for the comments, the colour version (slightly different crop) can be found here: (click pic for larger version)
I applaud your decision to post the black and white version. I’ve been thinking about your photograph all morning and had decided to write to second your choice, thinking the color of the sunset could overwhelm the curving line and other interesting elements of the composition. Now I can see that while the color version with its slightly different crop is a nice photograph, for me it doesn’t have the impact of the B&W.
Hi Linda, thanks for the comments. I have always seen myself as a mono photographer, all my inspiration comes from the greats, Adams, Brassai, HCB, Brandt, and Doisneau. Although of late I have been shooting more colour as location and circumstances force. I like the colour version, but think like you do that the mono version has more impact, somehow sometimes colour can be a distraction.
fantastic shot!! I love the silver sea!!