The big one that didn't get away

zaren · 21st January 2004

interesting subject... just think that not enuf attention is drawn to it. how about zooming in closer? e.g.

jOhO · 21st January 2004

wah.. still can add perspective distortion in...

StreetShooter · 21st January 2004

It's meant to be a picture that tells its own story. The fishermen along the jetty in the background, the barnacle-encrusted tyre that was dragged up from the deep. I had to include the background. It's over-exposed because this was 1600 film in bright sunlight.

zaren · 22nd January 2004

oic... i guess my personal expectation after reading the caption was to see a "big" catch of some sort, with emphasis on its size. Agree that the background had to be included to give the subject its context.

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zaren Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,726	interesting subject... just think that not enuf attention is drawn to it. how about zooming in closer? e.g. Last edited by zaren; 22nd January 2004 at 01:23 AM.

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jOhO Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,460	wah.. still can add perspective distortion in...

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zaren Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,726	oic... i guess my personal expectation after reading the caption was to see a "big" catch of some sort, with emphasis on its size. Agree that the background had to be included to give the subject its context.