Nancy Axelrod  


Fisherman at Sunset by Nancy Axelrod

May 2021 - Fisherman at Sunset

May 2021 - Nancy Axelrod

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About the Image(s)

Here is yet another image from Myanmar, in honor of the poor suffering people there, whose plight does not appear to be improving. This fisherman was headed home after a long day and was headed away from our boat. It was definitely not a posed photo. I believe (hope) that the photo thus qualifies as a travel photo. Getting the man aligned with the setting sun to achieve a good silhouette was tricky because I had to wait for our boatman to position the boat properly. He was not following instructions from the photographers in the boat. Also, our boat was bobbing around, so I needed to use a fast shutter speed to avoid motion blur.

Nikon D7000 with Nikon 18-105mm lens at 25mm (37mm equivalent), 1/4000”, f/5.6, ISO 200. The image was cropped significantly to remove our boat, as can be seen from the original photo. I tweaked the image in Lightroom to adjust the RAW photo.


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8 comments posted




Dr. Isaac Vaisman   Dr. Isaac Vaisman
(Group 4)
Nancy, very nice silhouetted image of the departing Myanmar fisherman. I like very much that you placed his head at the brightest area of the frame, blocking the sun. His boat creates a strong leading line towards him, and of course the conical net gives away the culture. Great shot.   Posted: 05/06/2021 13:14:28



Les Lincke   Les Lincke
I prefer this image to your prior one because of the lighting. The sun behind the fisherman's head and its reflection on the water adds interest and impact to the story. Good arrangement and framing.   Posted: 05/12/2021 08:52:54



Dennis Deeny   Dennis Deeny
Very nice silhouetted shot with perfect composition.   Posted: 05/19/2021 11:18:12



David Stout   David Stout
(Group 3)
A spectacular image from Inle Lake, well put together.   Posted: 05/25/2021 15:59:22



Linda Kavanagh
Nancy you have me a bit confused. In your description you say he wasn't posed and then you say he wasn't following instructions of the photographers that were in the boat. SO was he paid to be posing or setting up properly in the light I haven't been to Myanmar yet {mainly because of the exploitation} so do they actually fish with these nets then pick up extra cash posing and giving rides to the tourists? I actually like the original photo the best.   Posted: 05/25/2021 16:54:00



Nancy Axelrod   Nancy Axelrod
Linda, What I meant was the man who was driving our boat (carrying about 4 photographers) did not receive any instructions from the people in the boat as to where to position it. None of us - photographers or the guy who was driving our boat - had any communication with the fisherman. Some fisherman still spend most (all?) of their time fishing. Others pose instead for tourists. The fishermen do not give rides to tourists.   Posted: 05/25/2021 22:20:37



Nancy Axelrod   Nancy Axelrod
Thank you all for your kind words about this image. It is one of my favorite travel pix.
  Posted: 05/26/2021 14:20:44



Adrian Binney   Adrian Binney
Nancy. Sorry I'm late here.

You have positioned him very well relative to the sun to create an unusual but striking image. You asked whether this qualifies for PT image: I believe it does with it not being a photography focused set up situation.

There is a But in my view. Some judges may not believe this is a normal action and that this is a result of an organised photo-shoot. It may thus have mixed scoring depending on the judge's views. Judges are being trained to weed out photo set up situations from PT.

I don't think it helps that fishermen when properly fishing using these old nets do not 'dance' with the leg in the air. They normally have their long spear in one hand and the net in their other, with the wide part facing down to trap their catch.   Posted: 05/29/2021 11:19:11