Pavan Kaul's Images: AMBROSIA
Fishing In Troubled Waters 2.
Posted by Pavan Kaul (Mumbai, India) on 5 November 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
A different crop and processing on yet another earlier post....
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
...Seneca
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
...Vincent Van Gogh
A film maker from India who has keenly nurtured his passion for photography since adolescence.
'AMBROSIA' is what I have named this photoblog, since 'creative expression' is the nectar that nourishes the soul of all creative artists. One can spend a lifetime taking pictures which may eventually add up to just a few hours, but come to think of it, that may just be the sum total of ones life. A camera as a companion is an absolute must..be it movie, or still."
© Pavan Kaul /Ambrosia . All rights reserved.
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
I prefer this tighter crop, Paven. Your silhouetted subject has a more prominent position in the crop - yet the powerful feeling of his desolation in relation to the sea remains. I also detect the second fisherman which I missed in the original post. A powerful image.
5 Nov 2009 5:37am
k@ from Paris, France
Oh, i just begin my stroll among today's images and I already feel this one will be one of my fav, Pavan ! It's a gorgeous silverish emotion you offer with this strongly shining one - bravo ! The silhouette is at her best place, love it***
5 Nov 2009 6:14am
Scott F. Schilling from San Martin, United States
Great textures on the water and a mix of light and shadow! Great!
5 Nov 2009 6:54am
jeanne from marseille, France
une certaine sensation de solitude....
un homme perdu...
5 Nov 2009 8:40am
Anina from Auckland, New Zealand
Wonderful!!! I like the silver tones, its beautiful. Great processing and composition. The person on the rocks simply adds that final touch - beautiful.
5 Nov 2009 9:11am
Mhélène from Paris, France
This so small silhouette with these dark rocks and sea is a superb photo !!!
5 Nov 2009 10:57am
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Like this little human being alone in this silver sea... a great feeling of freedom...
5 Nov 2009 11:18am
Bishop from Houston, United States
Great use of contrast in this pic, great composition... the pic really brings out the smallness of the person in relation to the huge scope of nature, but at the same time he, like most of us, seems to be entirely unaffected by what he is standing against! :)
5 Nov 2009 4:20pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
The water looks like liquid metal. The silhouetted fisherman seems to be concentrating on his task and not noticing all the beauty around him. An excellent image.
5 Nov 2009 4:35pm
Stephane Themeze from Maryland, United States
Magnifificent! The man and the element. The silvery sea surrounding the fisherman is just marvellous. A real nice sense of scale. A beauty!
5 Nov 2009 6:39pm
6ft5 from stockholm, Sweden
Love the glitter of the ocean and the solitary fisherman. Great combination of peaceful and a roaring sea in the waking.
5 Nov 2009 7:49pm
thami from Morocco
L'Homme ou juste son ombre perdue dans l'immensité! Un grain de poussière!
Bonne fin de semaine lumineuse!
5 Nov 2009 7:51pm
B.Held from Santa Fe, United States
Superb composition and lighting. It really draws you in. . . .
5 Nov 2009 9:28pm
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Very interesting processing, Pavan. I also enjoyed your thought-provoking quote.
6 Nov 2009 1:55am
Ajay from Pune, India
I remember this... and yet this looks so refreshing. I still wonder where you were standing to catch this one.
6 Nov 2009 1:57am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
So small against the power and size of the ocean...great shot.
6 Nov 2009 4:47am
uvaraj from New Jersey, United States
Wow. That's wide and deep, and yet the framing takes you right to the fisherman silhouette. Powerful composition.
6 Nov 2009 5:21am
Seraphine from San Francisco, United States
i wonder if fish ever 'fish' for people.
6 Nov 2009 5:40am
shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines
such a poignant photograph Pavan, this one is truly a striking image. one of those few images that touches the heart. I love this kind of lighting with the sun reflecting its light against the sea. powerful. nuff said :)
6 Nov 2009 10:31am
Richard Standley from Carquefou, France
A much stronger image than the previous one. He seems totally isolated. Great capture Pavan! Well done.
6 Nov 2009 11:03am
Ravi from Singapore, Singapore
there is something quite magical about this shot... fantastic capture!
6 Nov 2009 6:33pm
Michael from Shell village, United Kingdom
The fisherman has chosen a very dangerous spot perched on that rock, but what an excellent shot.
6 Nov 2009 11:59pm
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Beautiful against light and lonely fisherman on a small rock.
7 Nov 2009 12:28am
françoisedu80 from France
Hello,
Seul,
La mer à l'infini prolonge ses reflets comme un oiseau d'argent
et la rutilance des moires .
Amitiés .
7 Nov 2009 10:27am
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
I love!! It's terribly tragic and mysterious a superb B / W everything I love! The quotation is consistent!!
8 Nov 2009 7:04am
noisycat from france, France
Magnifique , splendide un grand bravo pour cette photo
8 Nov 2009 1:03pm
willow from Chelsea, United States
OH! I really like this! I like the contrast and the lone fisherman.
8 Nov 2009 6:46pm
Jean Jacques from France
Face à la mer
J'aurais dû grandir
Face contre terre
J'aurais pu mourir
Je me relève
Je prends mon dernier rêve
Facing the sea
I had to grow
Face against the ground
I could die
I rise
I take my last dream
Good day,
jj@+
8 Nov 2009 8:43pm
One from Açores, Portugal
A great composition and wonderful contrast, congratulations !
9 Nov 2009 1:19am
jeanne from marseille, France
one more time
c'est beau la mer
cette immensité
où l'on est seul
9 Nov 2009 7:45am
paolo from castelnuovo, Italy
very nice play of light and shadows. excellent the man's silhouette in the whole context, wonderful work !!!
9 Nov 2009 11:07am
/\/\ ! /\/ /\ from Tehran, Iran
I badly fell his loneliness! Thoughtful shot!!! :-)
9 Nov 2009 4:03pm
Ardan from Manila, Philippines
what a surreal scene! love the drama in this shot!
10 Nov 2009 2:36pm
gavin hart from Gold Coast, Australia
Love it Pavan! The vastness, the light, texture and the brave silhouette. Captivating shot.
10 Nov 2009 10:06pm
Fred from Manila, Philippines
Interesting silhouette. Makes me want to look at every detail of the image. Great job!
21 Nov 2009 7:24am
Franck from Montréal, Canada
A little man in the middle of the sea ... Great compo !
1 Dec 2009 12:46am
Joaquin from Jaen, Spain
I like your photos, but this one is fantastic, how big is the nature and how small are we!
17 Dec 2009 3:39pm
