Floating, a photo from Parana, South

Photographer's Note

This is my first b&w post to TE, and it is not because I donґt like it... I just love colours and most of my pictures looks better with colours.. at least for me.
I like a lot to see b&w pictures and I feel that it is specially nice to enhance details and to increase contrast, playing a little bit with the image and... sometimes taking it a little bit more than real image. So, this is something I pp to overexpose the waters (sea was not great, because it was grey), calling all attentions to the two men and their canoe, and after it I work to convert it to b&w.
They are people who lives in the Guaratuba bay, with almost nothing at home, but their little agriculture and fishing, just enough to survive.
This canoe is handcarved in one piece of log. If you look with attention, you will sse that they have the canoe tail ahead and the bow at their back, since they use to drive it with the bow or with the tail ahead, it doesnґt matter.
Best regards,
Zeca

Krispyt, pboehringer, Emile, ALIRIZA, thea0211, gelor, vagabondtravels, kiwi_explorer, lucasgalodoido, Docarmo, Tort, jcdurka1 has marked this note useful

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Krispyt (180) 2007-04-11 23:55

i'm a big fan of b/w, especially when it makes an image as effective as this one. They're the only two people in the world, floating on a cloud, yet so real-looking at the same time. i'm glad you were able to do something with the sea; it looks great! The boat is still connected enough to the water to keep it realistic. Any brighter and it wouldn't have worked. i wish there were just a tad darker waves on the far side of the boat to ground the rest of the image, but that's my preference. Other than that, great capture of the moment!!
-kristy

pboehringer (770) 2007-04-12 0:36

Zecaq, tai algo bem diferente em sua colecao. No primeiro momento eu te fiquei bastante chocado. Estou acostumado com as cores vibrantes... Porem, a composicao ainda e do velho Zeca. Manda ver mais fotos desta sua fase P&B. Com certeza eu vou me acostumar e ate gostar. Ooops, nao vai me entender errado. Gostei desta aqui, ams prefiro a suas cores fortes.
Abraco, Peter

Emile (20352) 2007-04-12 0:37

Hola Zeca.
Excelente composicion en B&W, una perfecta composicion con los dos hombres en la canoa rodeados de una agua sin color excepto la que refleja el bote. Parece que uno de los hombres esta tratando de matar un mosquito.
Felicitaciones, muy buena foto.
Saludos.

gelor (3233) 2007-04-12 3:22

Bonjour Jose Augusto,
Excellente composition pour cette image en N&B ! L'effet est tout а fait intйressant. Bravo.
Gйrard

vagabondtravels (6511) 2007-04-12 3:25

Hi Jose

Really nice b&w. Very sharp with good tones. The expressions are great. The canoe and the men are well placed. The river makes a fine bg. Well done.
Ben

ALIRIZA (16423) 2007-04-12 3:35

Hi Zeca,
Very good B&W shot, funny. Beautiful contrast between boat and water, good use of DOF. Well done. Friendly regards...
Ali Rıza

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-04-12 5:24

Hi Jose,
Very good B&W compo ... I like the extreme contrast as it really highlights your subject. Well done ... tfs.
Cheers,
Renier

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2007-04-12 7:58

Olб Zeca!
Realmente devido ao forte contraste a бgua ficou muito exposta mesmo, mas acredito que na original a cores ela nгo estava assim! Gostei da expressгo nas faces dos homens!
Parabйns e Abraзo!

Docarmo (9767) 2007-04-12 10:57

Oi Josй Augusto,
Achei este trabalho excelente, com o realce dos homens na canoa, dando a importвncia ao tema em foco. Um perfeito aproveitamento e valorizaзгo de uma foto onde o mar nгo estava a seu gosto, pelo que entendi. A tomada transformou-se em um momento de arte!
Parabйns,
Maria do Carmo

belido (19934) 2007-04-12 11:34

Jose,
I like the contrast used on the picture. The water is very white and this makes us concentrate attention on the fishermen. Well done!
Carlos

Stepan (27210) 2007-04-12 15:18

Original and unexpected mood in your gallery. But a good inspiration and realization.
It's cool to know how to change your style. Well done.
Stйphane

agbonavita (0) 2007-04-12 19:58

Uma bela foto para sua primeroa pb Zeca. Gosto bastante das бguas brancas, parece uma cena de um filme de fantasia. Bom enquadramento e sombras.

Bom trabalho
Andre

nivaldo (15417) 2007-04-13 3:16 [Comment]

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delkoo (68) 2007-04-13 3:44

hi josй
very interesting view,your daring framing highlights the position of the boat, your high contrast fits well with this kind of photograph.

well done
best regards
didier

edal (6804) 2007-04-13 7:04

Hi Zeca!
I'm a bit surprised to see a b/w photo as compared to the numerous previous ones in vivid colours. I should say that this one is a good one, but... But to me Zeca is the master of underwater and around the water richly coloured captures:-)))
All the best, my friend!
Anton

sacavem (18620) 2007-04-14 7:10

Olб Josй,
good work for BW upload.
The subject of the image is a good one for black and white .
I like your composition with the boat filling the frame .
Um abraзo aqui do outro lado do Atlвntico,
Have a nice weekend ,
filipe

avigur_11 (22553) 2007-04-14 17:26

It really works great in b/w, Jose, I like it very much. Actually the fact that it is very white and contrastic, with almost no greys, makes the impact.

jcdurka1 (1950) 2007-04-19 6:41

Nice picture in which the over-exposed water permit to see very well people on the pirogue. The composition is well done and we can see the movement to the right. The B&W treatment is very well done. It's quite scene.
Very well done.
Regards,
Jean-Claude

Flavia (10352) 2007-05-25 12:11

Oi Zeca,

Como foi que nao vi esta perola antes? Que mancada a minha! Linda e uma excelente primeira foto em P&b. Ter convertido a imagem foi uma excelente escolha pois o tema e atemporal e o P&w nos da idiea de uma foto tirada em tempos longinquos. A expressao do rosto dos pescadores se ressalta e toda a tencao se vira para a silhieta deles sobre o fundo branco. Uma escolha perfeita, bem executada. Bravo!

Flavia