Hurdegaryp: Waiting for Fishing Weather

Posted by Illuci (Hurdegaryp, Netherlands) on 15 March 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

I decided to break my rule that I would only post in series for a period of time, until I'll have enough pictures on one subject to make series again. Now I've too many loose pictures worthwhile to show but not exactly fitting in a series. Maybe good for a change.
This is the first one, shot near Hurdegaryp, between the villages Tytsjerk and Gytsjerk.

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Comments (11)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

I love the image of the boat pulled up against the reeds. Excellent.

15 Mar 2008 6:00am

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Absolutely fantastic shot! I love the way the reeds frame the boat, well done!

I would crop an inch or so above the boat so that the water seems 'endless' and give the illusion of space.
You don't have to agree, just an opinion :)

15 Mar 2008 8:56am

@Ina: Haha! You suggested a thing that I was in doubt about, and tried for myself several times. Eventually I decided to let horizon exist, I think because my under-conscious preference for the area that I know, maybe I underconsciously wanted to have it on the picture, but people who don't know the area will be less prejudiced and just want the pure image of the boat in the reeds. Thanks!

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

Nice shot :)

15 Mar 2008 10:51am

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Quebec, Canada

I tried Ina's suggestion and have to say I prefer the photo with the landscape, it really reminds me of the area around Münster in Gemany and the great Westphalian ham...

15 Mar 2008 1:31pm

@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Thanks Wolfgang, you see, you have also an area in mind that you are attached to :). I bet it will not take long before the craving to the ham will be too strong and you come this way again. PLease let me know so we can meet and share a piece of course with a big, big glass of the drink that Germany is so renowned of.

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Huge vertical shot, I love to look at it scrolling up and down and viceversa! From the lonely boat among the reeds to the villages in the distance and back again...peaceful and relaxing!

15 Mar 2008 2:08pm

@Japanalia: Thanks, Japanalia! I used to fit the size of the picture to normal screen heighth (800) so that watchers wouldn't need to scroll, but I left this practice again because the picture got less crisp ("steps" in diagonal lines). Now I've bought a new camera with twice the amount of MP, maybe the steps will disappear. I prefer to present pictures that don't need scrolling.

rainsocks from Singapore

It seems so peaceful and relaxing indeed!

15 Mar 2008 2:35pm

Bonj from Jefferson City, United States

Very nice shot.

15 Mar 2008 4:06pm

Jeroen Sweres from Netherlands

Nice shot, the boat on the photo is superb.

15 Mar 2008 5:51pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

What a wonderful relaxing image. Great lighting and colours!

15 Mar 2008 9:42pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

I like this a lot, and I like the discussion, too. For me, I'd crop out the sky so that you get a sense of distance but without it seeming like there are endless "layers" in the photo. I might try cropping either just above or just below the tree line. But I like the large foreground.

16 Mar 2008 1:59am

e. from New York, NY, United States

What a beautiful idyllic scene. :)

16 Mar 2008 3:56am

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