Morning's catch
Another coracle …... fully laden with 2 men and a full catch. This one was taken early in the morning under a heavy blanket of fog/mist covering the lake. I was pretty surprised to see the size and number of fish they caught!

Nikon D80
Nikkor 18-135mm 18mm<br />f/6.3 1/40sec; ISO 400 (needed the little extra speed).
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DonDavisUK
A great work Vikram, this is awesome photography my friend. The depth and clarity are amazing, and they’ve caught a great load of fish too. Just great! An instant FAV for me. B&W makes this timeless.
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so much Don for the fav and your great comment. With the heavy fog and the pea-green water – B&W was an instant choice!
Wendi Donaldson
Beautiful B&W….love that we see the guys in this thing – amazing capture on their part is right!! Like how the mist makes the shot disappear into the distance.
Vikram Franklin replied
Had to put this one up after the previous coracle shot – to show the scale and exactly how precarious it looks! They act as if it were dry land!!
Shelly Hiebert
Oh wow…..what an absolutely mesmerizing image Vikram! Like something you would see in National Geographic! Fantastic composition and mood :)
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so much Shelly! You really, really should visit India sometime – you’d have a GREAT time with your fantastic eye!!
Colleen Battis...
ditto to all of the above… amazing work :-)
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so much Colleen!! For the fav and the comment!
Paul McGuire
Superb my friend, composition, light, mood, this shot has it all. Love it!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you Paul!
Etoile de Mer
Lovely atmosphere captured in this photo. It works so well in black and white too. Well done!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks Louise!! The pea-green water plus the fact that I prefer black and white for mood-shots made the decision that much easier.
Tatiana R
Awesome image!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks Tanya! Really glad you liked this one.
Joanne Bradley
It is so interesting to see these coracle boats in use! A really beautiful mist image, great composition and so effective in b & w!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks Joanne! You wouldn’t believe how popular/common these little boats are – they seem so delicate and yet I’ve seen them far more heavily laden than the one in this shot.
TickerGirl
Beautiful photo Vikram, love the foggy background.
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks Monika – was glad to have salvaged something from that morning – I’d actually gone to shoot sunrise – LOL!!
fauselr
very nice
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you!!
Nathalie Chaput
Awesome, enough said!
Feels good to be right!! LOL
Vikram Franklin replied
LOL!! Thanks for the advice Nat!! Yep – you were right and I should stop second guessing myself!
simonesphotos
Well Vikram this is really sensational, love the BW!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks Simone! Really pleased you think so!
Nathalie Chaput
Yep you really should, cause you have nothing to worry about.
Johanne Brunet
Amazing catch… oops, capture! There is a strong mysterious mood that makes me go back and try to see more; it’s a fantastic documentary shot. What do they use for fishing?
Vikram Franklin replied
LOL! Thanks Johanne!
They use a very fine nylon net – cast-pull-cast-pull till they fill the boat. Then back to shore and out again!
Renee Hubbard ...
This is beautiful Vikram. So atmospheric.
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so much for the comment and the fav Renee!
Appel
Incredible shot! Definitely a National Geographic pic! You can just feel the peacefulness and hear the slight dipping of the oar into the water! Fabulous!!!! A fav for me!!!
Vikram Franklin replied
THANK YOU!!
What a fabulous compliment!!
Thanks Ann – for the fav too!
micklyn
So peaceful! lovely simplicity in this one.
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so much Micklyn! It was a peaceful morning – love those dawn shoots!
Saikat Babin B...
Darn good! Such a strong framing! nothing could have been better than BW here!! Gr8 work :)
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks so much Saikat. Ulsoor lake early in the morning.
Imber
Brilliant:)
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you!
Caroline Fournier
Stunning Vikram!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you Caroline!
Victoria Kidgell
Stunning shot. The composition and lighting mixed together with that fog just make this shot. Total fave!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you Victoria! Always happy to get a comment from you!! (and such a great one at that!)
Saikat Babin B...
Ah Ulsoor…I c! I’ll see if I can take a morning walk this weekend over there :)
Dean Mullin
hey Vik, I’m back from the madness of the last month… this is a cool shot – which has been said so many times before!.. well done mate
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks Dean – sorry for not replying earlier. Was away for a bit. Back now as you can see!!
JonRussell
Fantastic!!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so much Jon!
Th3rd World Order
Vikram Franklin replied
YAY!! I love going through the wide variety in this group – shows me how little I’ve seen of my country!
Mukesh Srivastava
Huge congrats for this magnificent feature, Vikram!!!!!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so much Mukesh!
Ursula Rodgers
This is wonderful Vikram! The heavy mist really gives this a magical feel. Terrific atmosphere, and congrats on your feature!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks Ursula. It’s actually funny that I went to get a sunrise pic and ended up with a couple of good shots despite the crappy weather – this one and Alone.
Vittorio Magal...
great shot!!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you kindly Vittorio!
Anthony Begovic
Great photo, Vikram
I love India very much, and this makes me want to go back there.
Vikram Franklin replied
Ah – you’ve been the length and breadth of India I see from your pics. Your shot of the Jama Musjid is one of (if not the) best pics I’ve ever seen of that building.
Alessandro Pinto
Fabulous capture.. this is really special, Excellent !
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so much Alessandro!!
Travis Easton
I love the strong minimalism of this shot, the mist trees and boat. Simple, artistic, timeless.
Vikram Franklin replied
Cheers Travis!! Thank you for your comment and I’m really happy about the ‘timeless”
Nicolette Thain
well deserving of the feature, wonderful display of a very unusual vessel! never seen anything like it, fascinating!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks Nic!! Living here and seeing these boats almost daily, I never realised that this was an unusual sight. I almost never put this pic up (took me 6 months to do it – LOL!!).
Antonio Zarli
This is a great bw, lovely capture, magic atmosphere
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so much Antonio!! Your comments are always appreciated my friend.
Mark Lyons
Great Shot Sir
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you!!
Geoffrey Dunn
Composition is superb and the choice of B&W inspired.
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so very much Geoffrey!!
Jane Marin
Beautifully shot Vikram! Congratulations!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thanks so much Jane!!
Sue Nueckel
Amazing picture,great comp,I love it
Vikram Franklin replied
I really appreciate your comment Sue!! Thank you!
TaniaLosada
Love it! Great scene and shot! Very atmospheric and beautiful B&W tone!
Vikram Franklin replied
Thank you so very much Tania!! Also really sorry about not replying earlier :-(
gompo
almost everything is said about this piece of art, but it shocked me instantly!
Vikram Franklin replied
Hmmm … shocked? I suppose it would be …. I see this almost daily (this lake is on my route to work), so the shock value is kind of lost on me.
I need to learn to see through other’s eyes as well.
CourtneyE
amazing :)
Svetlana Sewell 6 days ago
Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!