Morning's catch

Vikram Franklin

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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Morning's catch by Vikram Franklin
Morning's catch by Vikram Franklin
  • DonDavisUK

    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

    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

    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 Battistoni

    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

    Paul McGuire

    Superb my friend, composition, light, mood, this shot has it all. Love it!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you Paul!

  • Etoile de Mer

    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

    Tatiana R

    Awesome image!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Tanya! Really glad you liked this one.

  • Joanne  Bradley

    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

    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

    fauselr

    very nice

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you!!

  • Nathalie Chaput

    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

    simonesphotos

    Well Vikram this is really sensational, love the BW!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Simone! Really pleased you think so!

  • Nathalie Chaput

    Nathalie Chaput

    Yep you really should, cause you have nothing to worry about.

  • Johanne Brunet

    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 Fine Art Photography

    Renee Hubbard ...

    This is beautiful Vikram. So atmospheric.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much for the comment and the fav Renee!

  • Appel

    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

    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 Biswas

    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

    Imber

    Brilliant:)

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you!

  • Caroline Fournier

    Caroline Fournier

    Stunning Vikram!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you Caroline!

  • Victoria Kidgell

    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 Biswas

    Saikat Babin B...

    Ah Ulsoor…I c! I’ll see if I can take a morning walk this weekend over there :)

  • Dean Mullin

    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

    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

    Mukesh Srivastava

    Huge congrats for this magnificent feature, Vikram!!!!!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Mukesh!

  • Ursula Rodgers

    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 Magaletti

    Vittorio Magal...

    great shot!!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you kindly Vittorio!

  • Anthony Begovic

    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

    Alessandro Pinto

    Fabulous capture.. this is really special, Excellent !

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Alessandro!!

  • Travis Easton

    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

    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

    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

    Mark Lyons

    Great Shot Sir

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you!!

  • Geoffrey Dunn

    Geoffrey Dunn

    Composition is superb and the choice of B&W inspired.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so very much Geoffrey!!

  • Jane Marin

    Jane Marin

    Beautifully shot Vikram! Congratulations!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks so much Jane!!

  • Sue Nueckel

    Sue Nueckel

    Amazing picture,great comp,I love it

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    I really appreciate your comment Sue!! Thank you!

  • TaniaLosada

    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

    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

    CourtneyE

    amazing :)

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell 6 days ago

    Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!

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