Monday, June 8, 2009

Night at Pier 19 #5

I was lucky that the skimmers were flying around as much as they were that night. Although I got very few great shots, they are so much fun watching and trying to photograph that I probably spent too much time on them. My plan was to switch lenses as the sun got low on the horizon and start shooting egrets and pelicans backlit. But as I was walking down the boardwalk I saw the scene above - the shrimp boat Voyager from Matagorda. The low, soft light was perfect, so with the 70-200 lens still on I walked out onto one of the slips across from the Voyager and took about 20 images of the boat. I liked the reflections and the golden light on the back of the boat. And like the skimmers, I probably spent too much time here. Maybe it was one of those things that looked better in person than it translated to in an image.

5 comments:

  1. This entire "Night at Pier" series has really been excellent. Seems like one of those shoots where everything just falls into place [I know - because of lots of hard work!]

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  2. Sometimes you do have to "just be there", but anyone who has experienced golden light knows what you mean. Great image.

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  3. Not sure which I like more: the golden light or the simple, straight forward scene. This is the type of thing that you can very easily "pass-up" because you are just not looking. Great job at looking!

    Your lens selection also adds a lot to this one. The compression makes the scene jump out at you a little more.

    Good job, my man.

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  4. Outstanding photo Steve!

    I love the composition and the warm tones! The photo makes me wish I had been there to see it in person!

    Well done!
    Barry

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  5. Steve,
    Is there any way I can get an electronic file of this picture along with any others you have of "The Voyager". My Dad used to own and operate this "shrimp" boat when I was a little girl. Just out of curiosity I googled the boat's name and found your blog. Below is my email address, a reply would be greatly appreciated.
    Sincerely,
    Ami "Menke" Doran
    amidoran@gmail.com

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