Candid of a Fisherman

Took this in St. Lucia. Sharpness not quite where I would want it (to add to the dramatic feel). It was a pretty major crop from my old 7D. What do you think?

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I like everything about it except the lack of definition in the background water. My first attempt to correct it would be to pull back the highlights in Lightroom, or equivalent, to add some contrast in the water itself, but still keeping it as a dark subject against a relatively light background.

Is he yacking on a cell phone?

I like the composition. As mentioned, maybe try to pull back some detail in the background.

That might have been the safety shot that I took. Then I'd wait for him to do something more interesting.

M_Six wrote in post #17017782
Is he yacking on a cell phone?

I like the composition. As mentioned, maybe try to pull back some detail in the background.

Haha yes he is. I found this a very interesting shot because he was a local of the island of St. Lucia. He was obviously very poor, (my wife and I would witness him hand row this very small boat with one paddle back and forth from a town about half a mile across a small harbor over and over again during the day) yet he prioritized his budget so that he could pay for a cell phone. This was not uncommon in St. Lucia. I saw a few people who I would have guessed could not afford a place to live yet they were talking on cell phones.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #17018074
That might have been the safety shot that I took. Then I'd wait for him to do something more interesting.

I should've added more of a story with the shot. If you read my above comment you will find why I thought this shot was interesting. Thanks for the comment

Jarvis Creative Studios wrote in post #17018268
I should've added more of a story with the shot. If you read my above comment you will find why I thought this shot was interesting. Thanks for the comment

That helped. It looked to me like he was about to eat his bait! ; D