Waiting for a Nibble

Waiting for a Nibble
22 May 2014 -- 142/365
East Providence, Rhode Island

I went to Sabin Point to see if anything interesting was going on. This gentleman was seated on the retaining wall fishing for stripers. He responded well to my request not to look at the camera, but it was all he could do to keep a straight face while I took a half dozen photos. What isn't shown in the photo is the pickup truck parked just behind him (out of view on the left side of the photo) with two of his buddies teasing him for being the subject of the photo. Calls of, "smile for the paparazzi", "hey, can I get an autograph", and "don't shoot, he'll break the camera" were about all he could handle. From the sounds of it, he'll be the butt of a few jokes for a while, especially if he comes away from all this without a fish.

Post processing started with a classic filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted color sensitivity sliders, adaptive exposure, regions, contrast, boost black, and boost white. A levels adjustment was added in PSE.

Here's the high res version in Smugmug: http://kannafoot.smugmug.com/Photo-Challenges/PAD2014/i-52hgVPM/0/XL/2014%2005%2022_0003%20copy-XL.jpg

[Brianna]

Haha! Sounds like a funny bunch! Once again love your shot and glad he complied with your request! Wonder if him and his mates shared a few words afterwards? Hah! :)