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Photo Information
Copyright: Anneke Reiss (Ejtaan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1070 W: 120 N: 1812] (9040)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-24
Categories: Daily Life, Portrait
Camera: Nikon D-70, 18-70 Nikkor DX
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dedications to TL members [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-31 10:51
Viewed: 641
Points: 66
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This here is a little tribute to John T.
Simply because fishing seems to really ease people down.


So, after showing you the birds, here is the fisherman who uses the birds. Well... atleast he used the bird's fishing skills.
Nowadays this guy makes his money by posing for tourists who will pay him and then are alowed to take his (and the birds') pictures.

As the boat from Guilin to Yangshuo landed on the quay everyone was in line to take his pics...
We went straight for the hotel and we went back a few hours later. There was no one to be seen there, just the old man and his birds.
Now we had all the time in the world to shoot as many pics as we liked. That gave me a chance to make real good close ups of the birds and of the old guy.
Of course we payed him.........

I hope you will enjoy this portrait.

Cheers,
Anneke

P.s.: to John T.,
Could fishing be a nice new hobby for ya?
You never know! Lots of people find their peace of mind while fishing......
:-)

milas, Hendrika, kokos101, shelbeesmom, riverfriends, GreenBaron, Silke, shifty9, Janone, s_a_s_h_a, inaam, vandana2923, JohnTulip, norenastramus, eyesthetix, rintile has marked this note useful
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Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To pablominto: :-) hope so!Ejtaan 1 08-18 13:14
To JohnTulip: FishingJohnTulip 1 08-15 13:04
To Janone: 5000!Ejtaan 3 08-02 14:08
To riverfriends: Do I??Ejtaan 2 08-01 14:17
To Silke: right!Ejtaan 3 08-01 10:49
To Lanbowen: happy and rich...Ejtaan 1 07-31 21:52
To GreenBaron: lol....Ejtaan 1 07-31 21:49
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Critiques [Translate]

  • Great 
  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2055 W: 375 N: 2221] (22256)
  • [2007-07-31 10:55]

merhama myfriend anneke;
verynice portrait and captured..super pov...selamlar

I love it! Greta expression and detail Great crop and I love the dim lighting.
well done,
Shelby

hi anneke!!
great portrait of this fisherman, excellent sharpness and smile.
tfs
zoran

  • Great 
  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2942 W: 544 N: 3221] (14324)
  • [2007-07-31 11:33]

Hi Anneke,
Superb portrait of the old man! He breathes the joy of live with his great smile. Excellent DOF, light and colors. Very,very well done! Bravo! Annie

Hi Anneke :
Now I thinking you are asking a wrong person about fishing:)
Most excellent portraiture and very naturally captured...
super candid post!
David

Hello my friend

Lovely capture here. lots of character and razor sharp image. Really great portrait and nice note for John too.

TFS regards Helen

Hehe I already heard about him from one of our parents. She is a professional photographer and this is the only man she ever paid for taking a picture. He must earn a lot of money, probably more then when he goes out fishing. You can see the hapiness in his face. Knowing that most men in China don't smile in public and don't like to have pictures taken.
Your shot is very sharp and with amazing colors.
Great picture
David

Very nice job. Great sharpness, details, focusing, POV, colors, and framing.
Thanks for sharing,
Leanne

Hallo Anneke
De man zit vol leven dat moet de gezonde vis zijn
Staat ook prachtig sherp in beeld
Een juweeltje hoor
Ruud

What a wonderful picture Anneke - heeft hij nou een rieten cape om zijn schouder? - great that you had all the time in the world to make pictures this way and that.
Nu ik foto's probeer te vangen, snap ik ineens ook de lol van vissen - zelfs al vang je niets is het toch al leuk en ontspannend.
Leuk dat iedereen aan John denkt.
TFS
Els

  • Great 
  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2040 W: 135 N: 3030] (16441)
  • [2007-08-01 2:14]

Hi Anneke,

This is a wonderful captured, great details, lighting, and especially the expression, prefect portrait!!! Well done, thanks for sharing,

Sweety

Hoi Ennie,
Good advise to John! Excellent portrait, my next travel to Asia I will take more attention to people as I did in China. You give here a briliant example. Perfect sharpness superb contrast and magnificent composition.
TFS
Hans

:) Later...

NB: a 10+ for grammar and spelling! :-)

Très belle photo
Bravo
Luc

Hello Anneke,
Awesome portrait of this happy man! You've captured his expression nicel with great composition and exposure. Well executed!

-JD

WOW!! A super shot, dedicated to a super guy! LOVE this Anneke! Great unposed shot, nice tight crop, wonderful colors and sharpness! Exceptional!!
B-)
Linda
I'll be back.........

Hi Anneke.
Prachtig wat een expressie heeft deze man de levenslust straalt er af. Erg mooi vast gelegd, ik hou wel van dit soort portretten.
Ik noem deze portretten wel eens gestolen van de straat en ik vind ze erg mooi.
Groet Frans

  • Great 
  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1625 W: 0 N: 1] (10413)
  • [2007-08-02 0:39]

Hallo Anneke
Zo uit het leven gegrepen.
Mooie candid.
Gr Jos
P**

Goede Morgen, Anneke.
Lang niet gezien.!
Bedankt voor je lieve comment.
Dit is een fantastisch scherp portrait van deze Chinese Fisherman. Zijn lach werkt aanstekelijk.
Ik denk dat 'Ruud', het jammer vind dat hij die niet is tegen gekomen.
Excellent photo portrait.
Groeten, Jan

  • Great 
  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3205 W: 265 N: 5978] (22308)
  • [2007-08-02 5:53]
  • [+]

Delightful composition and fabulous colours and details.
the one small change I'd have made had it been my own image (purely subjective!) is to leave a little more room in front of the man than behind
TFS
silke
:) ok

Hi Anneke,
Another one excellent portrait of this smiling china's fisherman.

Congratulations on reaching the milestone of 5000 points.

Best Regards,
Alex

Geweldige plaat Naat en zeker een goede tip voor onze vriend John Vissen geeft inderdaad rust en je hebt alle tijd om foto's te maken als je achter het net vist;-)

Grtz Pim

  • Great 
  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1738 W: 5 N: 382] (1348)
  • [2007-08-05 6:09]

Hello Anneke,

Your expressive composition is wonderful here. The smile of chinese fisherman is looking fantastic. His hat of straw is interesting. Fine composition and good colors. Excellent shot, well done.

Thanks for sharing this image.

This is photogrphy! Excellent

John

Hello Anneke,

Beautiful portrait.
Nice expressions, sharpness and light.
I'm sure Johnny is please with this wonderful gift. TFS

Vandana

A great portrait of this guy and I'm pretty sure he's in a good mood here!
A face with a lifetime of experience and thousands of years of collective history...
Well composed presentation!
Greetings,
Pablo -

PS
May I guess the next posting will be a stunning view from Norway..?

Great tribute, very expresive face, good details colors and POV. TFS

rintile

Tremendous work here Anneke !
It's absolutely fantastic.
Excellent focus, colour and the narrow DoF you used worked very well !

Best regards, Daniel

Hi Anneke

This is supernatural expression from the fishermen... Love the potrait

Amri HMS

Dit is weer een pracht karakter plaat, Anneke. Daar hou ik wel van, van die types die zichzelf zijn. Dit mannetje lijkt een echte levensgenieter.
Erg goed vastgelegd ook, zowel qua compositie als qua kleur en licht.
groeten,
Joop!

  • Great 
  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 830 W: 0 N: 598] (7475)
  • [2007-09-07 14:34]

Super foto Anneke,kan zo in de GEO of Nat.Geo,good stuff!
jan

  • Great 
  • k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 610 W: 6 N: 409] (2633)
  • [2007-10-28 9:38]

great culture with a smile. TFS.K2

geweldige foto Anneke !!!!!

he is great, fantastic character! Your work is perfect too!

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