He's cheating. The water is clear, I can see the ground underneath it, even in the picture. Cheater. He can see the fish, but if they see him, they don't understand what he is. He can see them, dangle his bait in front of them, move it back and forth enticingly, the bait placed unceremoniously on a string and stick, maybe even a safety pin for a hook, he can lure them in, and then suddenly, they're hooked. This is some kind of fish horror film . . .
I saw this in the Posthumous thread (didn't vote in this challenge) and said "I'll bet that's Christian's". Your work is rich, always fully developed (not in the film sense), inquisitive in most cases, and the kind of thing that draws a viewer to linger and take in. This is no exception.
The first impression is typical fishing idyll, but it quickly sinks in that this doesn't quite fit. The boy is off the bank, practically in the water. The water is filled with algae or seaweed. The boy is merely holding a stick with a string hanging straight down. Something more mischievous than fishing is going on, though I can't quite figure it out. That rock(?) is too square, suggesting that this might be an urban scene. Questions are raised, unanswerable. The oddly geometric, one-sided composition just adds to the sense of wonder. My kinda picture!
Nice idea. I think I would like to see this in a horizontal format as opposed to a square. The extra information at the top of the photo is not essential to the main subject.
i really love this picture. to me it just kinda tells a story. and likee i said to others i love the choice of color you chose to have this picture be. i really like black and white/sepia photos.
great picture (:
Very nice. Old-time-y charm here. nice color tones. I'd have cropped down from the top by about 1/4 of the hieght, to remove dead space, and ensure the eye is sent directly to the boy, not the muck highlights at the top. But still very nice, and I'm sure a family keeper. 7 from me.
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