Off season: beach fishermen
4 Comments Published by taffer on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 4:52 PM.
As I said, they are the true ignition sparkle of the whole essay idea...
Off Season: Forgotten Toys
2 Comments Published by taffer on Thursday, November 09, 2006 at 10:03 PM.
The first thing I recalled on during that accidental visit to Gavà beach some weeks ago were beach fishermen. I have always liked how they become the true human soul of the place once the summer season is over and only the bravest swimmers venture into the sea.
However, while shooting some frames on them and looking for scenes and compositions I liked, I couldn't stand from hearing subtle 'pings' inside my head, pointing me that maybe, there could be other interesting subjects which shared the same environment.
Thus, what was going to be a beach fishermen project became a little bigger...
These swings I noticed from some distance while walking along the beach (yes, towards other fishermen) and after stopping and looking at them, suddenly everything fell in place, I had found the forgotten toys.
Technically, I must say that for several reasons, both human and ... human, this specific negative is far from being perfect, however, after some attempts I ended with this 'copy', which is quite close to be the image I had in mind when I took this photograph.
Categorized: _blackandwhite | _offseason
However, while shooting some frames on them and looking for scenes and compositions I liked, I couldn't stand from hearing subtle 'pings' inside my head, pointing me that maybe, there could be other interesting subjects which shared the same environment.
Thus, what was going to be a beach fishermen project became a little bigger...
These swings I noticed from some distance while walking along the beach (yes, towards other fishermen) and after stopping and looking at them, suddenly everything fell in place, I had found the forgotten toys.
Technically, I must say that for several reasons, both human and ... human, this specific negative is far from being perfect, however, after some attempts I ended with this 'copy', which is quite close to be the image I had in mind when I took this photograph.
Categorized: _blackandwhite | _offseason
It all started out of three very almost accidental things:
The need to actually drive my car (and keep its battery charge) somewhere after quite a long period of inactivity; my recent browsing of Brooks Jensen's fantastic sea-related portfolios, and, realizing how fascinating a beach can be out of season, and specifically, how much life there is around the world of beach fishermen.
Categorized: _offseason | _blackandwhite
The need to actually drive my car (and keep its battery charge) somewhere after quite a long period of inactivity; my recent browsing of Brooks Jensen's fantastic sea-related portfolios, and, realizing how fascinating a beach can be out of season, and specifically, how much life there is around the world of beach fishermen.
Categorized: _offseason | _blackandwhite
porque no sería mucho
que, habiendo sanado
mi señor tío de la
enfermedad caballeresca,
leyendo estos se le
antojase hacerse poeta,
que, segun dicen, es
enfermedad incurable y
pegadiza.
que, habiendo sanado
mi señor tío de la
enfermedad caballeresca,
leyendo estos se le
antojase hacerse poeta,
que, segun dicen, es
enfermedad incurable y
pegadiza.
-- Miguel de Cervantes
Categorized: _worn | _blackandwhite
