Fishing as the Ferry Passes By
Fishing as the Ferry Passes By
Shot at 55mm, f/10, 1/160th, ISO 100.
Last summer, I went over to Lighthouse Park with the intent of getting some shots of the ferry underway. I decided to include the pier, as it and the fishermen add a bit more life to the shot.
Not sure if it would be possible based on the location, but if you could adjust the angle so there is more of a gap between the ferry and the pier. They are both at roughly the same line in the photo and I think it could be more powerful if they were different. Maybe if you were closer to the pier so it came from the bottom corner at a diagonal to the ship?
Also, rule of thirds would be your friend here. Everything is right dead center which is a little boring.
I agree with this take. I feel like the ship and the pier kind of merge into one subject and are kind of crowded together in the frame.
Nice shot! Love all the different tones of blue in this and the way the warm light on the pier contrast with that. The only thing I might have done myself is to frame it a bit higher to include more sky and less water. I think it would create a calmer image.
Thanks! Thinking on it, I'd probably redo it with the pier at the lower 1/3 line.
I think this is a great shot. I love the rough choppy seas. All the different beautiful shades of blue and the peaks and valleys all over the water just really capture that windy atmosphere at the coast. I really enjoy the mountains or hills back there in the background as well. I think all the shades of blue really tie the photo together.
However, I agree with @yenahmik the frame is a bit crowded by the two subjects being a bit close together. I know you said in another comment that if you were to retake the photo you'd put the pier down lower in the frame. I think that's a great idea to separate the two subjects. If it were me I'd get less of the pier in the shot or take the shot on a less busy day. If the main subject is intended to be the ferry, then I think the poles and people or maybe just the amount of poles and people distract me from the ferry.
Anyways great job with the shot! And I think you're on the right track according to your own critique :)