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The splice of life

Posted by Michael Skorulski (Cigel, Slovakia) on 24 January 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

A fisherman splices rope on a dhow in Manama, Bahrain.

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Comments (17)

Marie LC from Voiron, France

Very beautiful light. I love street scenes. Nice diagonal shadows

24 Jan 2009 5:37am

micke bergling from Sweden

The Light is great... wow..

24 Jan 2009 7:23am

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

I like the dusty feel of the colors and the framing is especially nice.

24 Jan 2009 7:59am

Cath from France

Joli portrait

24 Jan 2009 8:05am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Captivating...you must have been thrilled, the entire compo is fantastic :)

24 Jan 2009 8:32am

@Lorraine: Thanks, Lorraine. I was pleased when this turned out better than I thought.

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

As yesterdays, the contrast and colors make a special effect on this scene of work.

24 Jan 2009 8:52am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

a moment of real life.

24 Jan 2009 10:00am

Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Wonderful shot of the fisherman at work. The colours are really rich and warm. Just excellent.

24 Jan 2009 11:03am

@Mike: Thanks, Mike. I appreciate that.

Manuel from Spain

Your photos allways hat a rich and particular color. Maybe a particularity of your Sony A300 ?

24 Jan 2009 11:23am

@Manuel: Thanks, Manuel. I think it is a combination of the settings on my camera and my style of processing. I'm very fond of deep rich colors.

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Beautiful shot of this man and his work. He's so deep in thought...wonderful candid, Michael.

24 Jan 2009 3:11pm

@bluechameleon: Thanks very much, Sharon.

Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany

Wow. A perfect portrait of hard working people. Lovely.

24 Jan 2009 5:05pm

@Mirko Herzner: Thanks, Mirko. Yes, these guys do work very hard.

Olivier Jules from Lanciano, Italy

very nice picture

24 Jan 2009 8:36pm

beanow from Poland

Very nice action - portrait :) I like the light.
Well done.

24 Jan 2009 8:40pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A beautiful image. I like these images where you show people at their work.

24 Jan 2009 9:18pm

John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States

You captured the moment perfectly in the fisherman's life. I especially like the processing and the tones. Exceptional work and composition.

24 Jan 2009 10:34pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

A man at work : nice shot

25 Jan 2009 4:00pm

Laura S from United States

Wonderful light and color, and reality in this shot. I like the angle, too.

30 Jan 2009 6:42pm

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Sony DSLR-A300
1/160 second
F/7.1
ISO 100
90 mm (35mm equiv.)