While his cormorant dried his wings in the early morning light, the fisherman moved his boat quietly to another spot. It was still dark enough to have the lantern on for extra light, but the sun was starting to lighten up the scene.
See a slightly later image of the fisherman wish his net on Junko's album- http://365project.org/jyokota/365/2016-11-08
And an image from before the fisherman arrived in my extra's album - http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2016-11-11
@joysfocus Thanks, Joy. No photo group. Just Junko and me -- we had found a very inexpensive fare RT to Beijing from Chicago. Then, we hired a guide in Xi'an (not a photo guide) and Yangshuo (a photo guide), which worked out perfectly. We were very lucky!
@juliedduncan No, they don't do this for a sustainable living, as the river can't sustain them any longer. But they do demonstrate/model for photographers like us.
Wow, this is just incredible! And it has to be in China. The man is very relaxed as he paddles along the river. A huge fav. I have been following Leana Nieman on facebook - she is touring the far east on her bike and posting some fantastic shots (just like this one) of the places she visits.
Amazing. Do they use the cormorants to catch the fish. I saw a documentary a while ago where they use the birds with string tied around their throats so they can't swallow the fish. Every sixth fish they let the bird eat.
@onewing I don't think they still use them in the sense of fishing 'commercially' but they may use them personally. This was essentially a photo shoot so we didn't see any of the birds diving for fish. Interesting that they use regular reinforcement for catching the fish instead of random -- I wonder if the birds are savvy enough to know that they need to provide 5 birds to get their portion?
It must have been quite a sight when they still fished on the river this way. I can't imagine how you could train a cormorant to fish for you. Great shot!
this is superlative - composition, lighting, reflection and clarity and sharpness on the edges. i agree with maggiemae, you can give the photographers at national geographic a serious run for their money. aces, miss taffy! aces!
