Jonah's Window

Beautiful work, Jeff!

Great work! Very good comp and colors. Congrats.

Everything was said already Jeff, I like the deep blue, nuances of greens and the lighted fish with the story telling funny title...;-))

Hi. I just wanted to thank you all en masse regarding your kind comments. Unfortunately, today has offered no time to peruse photos or leave comments, but I hope to see your new creations soon. Peace.

Perfect! How on earth did you get this shot? Through the aquarium glass? Diving? Which ever way, this is simply superb! It may well be my overthrown imagination, but I can find expressions of thoughts at the face of the fish. As if it would be thinking about us disturbing it`s private home. It is eye balling us to leave it alone. :-)

 

Really fine image!

 

Alpo

Brilliant. Not much else to say.

Very good Jeff....and the title just rips this out of a plain fish picture...

 

So how was it inside the whale?

 

Best regards

Or speechless.

Like fish.

Poor Jonah. Not even centuries can afford the guy a little peace. Everytime he looks out the window, there is this fish to remind him of his doomed flight. But, then again, perhaps, it's the fish that is wracked by guilt and looking for the little guy to make ammends for his ordeal, a timeless journey across space and time, doomed to failure, of course, but compelling in its purity.

Excellent colour, but it's the composition that makes this shot a winner!

I love the colors here--everything else too--but the colors are great. Also, the title is cool. If it's Jonah's window, then is this the belly of the whale? And is that a fish head that met an unfortunate end? Imaginative, wonderful work. Makes me smile. : )

A fun picture to look at with very original composition. You seem to never run out of ideas Jeff. I swear that fish eye follows me when I walk by.

Alpo: This was taken through glass at the aquarium in Monterey, California. I have to confess the the background is a digital creation using a picture of weeds by the side of the roadway. I felt the fish needed a little camouflage should he get tired of people gawking at him.

 

 

Tony: Thanks.

 

 

Sorin: To answer your question, it's very hard to keep a tripod steady from inside the whale.

 

 

PhoS: Mute? You? Never my friend. You're never at a loss for words.

 

 

Emmanuel: I always liked the story of Jonah, the wayward, difficult prophet running from God. Jonah the malcontent, Jonah the depressive, Jonah the wanderer. Jonah seemed very human to me. And to continue on with one's mission after being half-digested by a whale, now that is persistence.

 

 

Andreas: Thanks. I always struggle with the compositional aspects of photos, so it's nice to hear when something works.

 

 

Donna: No worries. The fish is just a tag-along. A wanna-be. Definitely not a meal. Gulp.

 

 

Fred: I, too, found the fish to be intimidating.

Jeff, The above comments carried enough weights and I can only agreed with it. Fantastic!!

Frightening fish in abyssal zone! Difficult but excellent work! Ciao, Alx

Nothing left for me to say here Jeff! Nicely done ... Regards Andrea

Excellent work Jeff.Regards.Janusz.

Amazing shot, Great colors, I like it a lot. Great shot.

Darren

EXCELLENT!!! Jeff, 7/7

 

Alberto

I have come to this a bit late and have yet to read through all the comments so forgive any redundancy.

 

The first thing that hits me with this image is the sense that it is a construction of several separate images? or at least I have the sense of the scene being very deliberated managed to give the feel of distinct layers. Those layers give an unsettling sensation as they appear to have been given different PP treatments. The fish's PP treatment leaves him ( sorry but in my critique this is a guy fish ) with a wonderful cartoonish sensibility that goes well with with his rather dopey expression.

The bizarre looking hight contrast weeds in the left foreground seem to reside slightly in front of the fish but also in some alternate reality. The wispy white stuff belongs to this plane I think but it may be yet another dimension. Finally the deep blue sea with the final layer of vegetation gives a great sense of depth to the whole construction. When I stack this all together I get a feeling of playfulness and a comical scene. As always your title is evocative and competes with your image for most imaginative aspect. I wonder if this sight would make Jonah hungry as it does me or if he swore off fish after his ordeal?

Perfectly cropped Jeff.I think thats very creative.Love the detail on this fish!

Only magnificent! All my compliments, 7/7. Bye Maury

I like how the fish is entering the shot. He kind of lumbers into it and creates his own presence, effectively adding a dynamic to the shot by showing up. The colors and texture without are interesting enough but the fish on the right of the frame kind of grounds it. Well done in an ordinary way.

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Brilliant Jeff, this really knocks my socks off! It is such a striking image! I can see this being used in all sorts of graphic applications. I love the contrast between the dark, wild vegitation on the left and the clear definition in the luminous fish. This is a wonderful arrangement, perfectly balanced, and a beautiful combination of cool colours.

 

 

Spencer Jimmie Lee: Thanks. I appreciate you swimming by.

 

 

Alex: I think he's more scared of us than we are of him.

 

 

Andrea: I appreciate your thoughts. Fondly.

 

 

Janusz: Appreciated!!

 

 

Darren: Thanks for your thoughts on this one.

 

 

Alberto: Hola y lo aprecio. (Did I say that right?)

 

 

Gordon: This is a construction of three photos. Here's the recipe. 1. Take one slow-moving fish. 2. Add a bunch of weeds and shadows taken on the side of the road. 3. Baste in a blue sheen. 4. Selectively and obsessively tweak and season until it looks like something you wouldn't be too terribly ashamed to serve to peers. 5. Serve with a side of sea salt and an open-mind. Thanks.

 

 

Joseph: Thanks for that. My favorite part of the photo was the cropping.

 

 

Maurizio: I wasn't fishing for compliments, but since you threw "magnificent" into the water, I'll take a nibble. I'm not sure if this is magnificent, but I appreciate your thoughts.

 

 

Bob: I owe the fish my thanks for his appearance in this play.

 

 

Linda: Thanks so much for your enthusiastic review. I always value and pay heed to your opinion.