Going through a lock on our family Nile River cruise eight years ago, small boats pulled alongside to sell mostly textiles. Once an item was selected and the price agreed upon, the exchange was made by throwing the item up onto the cruise boat, and dropping the money back down.
I worked entirely in PS Elements, which is my new “base,” since on my new computer when I tried to download Picasa, I received a message from Google saying they stopped supporting it more than a year ago. Seeing where my bread was not buttered, I have left off Picasa. I will eventually explore the new Google tool, and report on that later.
For this image, I made overall adjustments to brightness, contrast, sharpness.
This round’s discussion is now closed! 10 comments posted
This image with the angle of the boat, the rope along the side, the position of the oars and of course the two men selling their goods really provide a mood. the expressions are well captured as well. If the boat had been on a straight horizontal plane the image wouldn't have the impact it does now. I might bring down the whites in some of the articles in the boat particularly by the rower's feet so as not to distract. Well done.   Posted: 06/04/2018 21:46:49
Great image Steve. I really dig that downward perspective and to me the overall tonality is very pleasing. Photos of working people always seem to work quite well.
I also want to thank you for your comments on my May entry. They were very encouraging, and I will be looking forward to viewing more of your unique entries in the near future. You have a great technique.   Posted: 06/06/2018 22:55:51
Diana Magor
I agree that the diagonal of the boat is good. However, I can't work out what the white loop is which also goes diagonally but appears to be above the water. is it a rope for something? I agree with Lynne that the white things in the boat need to be darkened down a little and I would try to lighten the face and figure of the standing seller to make him the dominant one. At the moment, the seated rower is more eye catching as he is wearing lighter colours. You could darken the thwart he's sitting on as well.   Posted: 06/08/2018 08:07:02
Tom McCreary
The angle of the boat and the men looking up adds a lot of impact to the image. I did not notice the rope until I red Diane's comments and then it really bothered me. The black item in the back of the boat also bothers me as it draws my eye from the front man that I see as the main subject. The image also seems a bit grey to me. I added contrast, used the healing brush to get rid of the rope and the black item.   Posted: 06/08/2018 10:33:48
Diana Magor
It's funny how one can miss something but once pointed out, it then becomes very annoying. I missed the black item but I agree the boat is better without it.   Posted: 06/08/2018 12:42:42
Tom McCreary
That is something about these digital groups, once someone points out something, then it becomes bothersome. And it does let the maker know how to improve an image.   Posted: 06/10/2018 10:34:01
Stephen Levitas
How interesting--together we figure out an image. Thanks for the suggestions, Tom.
Also thanks to Diana.   Posted: 06/13/2018 20:31:21
Stephen Levitas
And thanks to everyone else who commented.   Posted: 06/13/2018 20:32:03
Bev Caine
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Steve, this is a very interesting image and well done, Tom's adjustments just improved it a bit. Well done.   Posted: 06/08/2018 20:42:04
Jennifer Doerrie
I, too, like the way you've placed this on the diagonal. Getting rid of the rope and bag as Diana and Tom suggest helps eliminate those distracting elements. This seems to work well in monochrome, but I'm also wondering what it is like in color.   Posted: 06/20/2018 22:35:47