The fishermen used to be plentiful in the area, but the river no longer can support the industry. We were told there are four remaining authentic fishermen in the area, and this gentleman was one of those four. It was magical to see him work with his birds.
Link to Junko's image will go here (we both took dozens!):
Thank you for your comments and favs on my shot of the monk. The processing actually started because I had to get rid of a trash can...one thing led to another...
Amazing shot. I saw a documentary about cormorant fisherman too and apparently they tie string round their necks so they can't swallow the fish and every sixth fish they get to eat.
@jyokota Oops! Sorry! It was the one I was working on the most so started going in the order of which ones I'm working on for the day. Also started doing current ones (e.g., non-moon shot from Lighthouse beach) - met some nice photographers, but no super moon to shoot. Grrr....
@jgpittenger@summerfield Thanks Jane and Vicki! Wow -- I'm quite excited about this. I wouldn't have known without your comments as I'm en route to Ann Arbor for the weekend and wasn't checking on line. What happy emails to read!
@jerome@jyokota Thank you Jerome and Junko. This was especially exciting as it was such an amazing trip and this was one of my favorite shots. So very very happy!
Whoo hooo!! No 1 on TT!! My favourite image of yours ever!! So pleased it has got the proper recognition it deserves!! You must frame this for the wall!!
@pamknowler Thanks Pam. I felt the same way -- SO excited about this one! We almost passed on the photo shoot as it was in addition to the guide/tour we had paid for. SOOO glad we didn't make that very bad decision! Now, of course, when we look at our images, we see all kinds of things we wish we had done differently, but overall, we each have about 3 - 4 shots that we really liked from the shoot.
This is beautifully captured and processed -so serene and contemplative.