OCOLOY Day 4: Lone Fisherman by vignouse

OCOLOY Day 4: Lone Fisherman

This gentleman spends time most days out on Paimpont Lake fishing... or drowning worms. He was just the wrong distance from the shore today so I had to do a lot of changing position to find a PoV where his head wasn't cut off by the distant shoreline.

Today's OCOLOY learning point: if you're aiming to do creative photography SOOC, you've either got to do a lot of 'chimping' to check that you're getting the effect that you want or use 'liveview' to compose your image (not easy if you're shooting in bright sunlight). The alternative is to do what I'm doing with this project and use a mirror-less camera with an electronic viewfinder. The Fuji X100T is typical of this type of camera as the viewfinder will show me exactly what the final image is going to look like (in B&W too) and I can see instantly the effects of changes in aperture, focal point, etc. You need all the help you can get when you're doing a project like this!

(You can find an explanation of OCOLOY in my 1 January post and in my profile.)

View this one on black if you can.
Very much like this shot - I find it quite 'moody' for want of a better word, and I like the overall darkness of the image
January 4th, 2016  
You put me to shame how much time you spent working out this shot. But I have to say it was well worth it. Lesson for me - be more patient {shady}
January 4th, 2016  
perfect!
January 5th, 2016  
It must've been hard to find the pov for this, you should've climbed a tree! Hahaha, only joking.
I'm liking your daily 'lessons'. I have a mirrorless camera (well my son does, a Samsung NX300), so I might join you for a month of your quest soon! Perhaps I could do a OCOLOM?
January 5th, 2016  
I see this friend fishing most days as I walk around the lake with Mitzi. I call and wave and he does too. Very affirming of our individual pursuits.

Very much like this weather in B&W.
January 5th, 2016  
I like the way the shores (close and far) cradle the lake in the shot. Also the tiny figure is so central ... tiny specks of people taking over a picture is a current obsession of mine (in viewing pictures anyway)
January 5th, 2016  
A picture of persistence - his and yours.
January 5th, 2016  
Tom
Beautifully framed , wonderful use of the light
January 5th, 2016  
Wonderful composition, lovely image!
January 6th, 2016  
Drowning worms made me chuckle! I like the moodiness of this shot.
January 6th, 2016  
Fantastic shot
January 7th, 2016  
there's so much more to it than just pushing the button...I like this one too
January 9th, 2016  
Perhaps It's January, I'll wear a swimsuit and take a bath. Superb shot.
April 11th, 2016  
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