Boatmen

Hi, comments on the photo--especially on the toning of the b/w image,

composition and overall mood appreciated.

There is so much empty space on the left in this shot and it works well. I think it gives a long distance for the boat to row into and also gives a sense of scale. Almost a solitary mood

Great picture! A good feeling of space.

One thing that bothers me about this is that the second boat person's head is obscured in the darkness of the background.

Yeah, that bothers me too--but it was dusk and the sun was setting..this was a spontaneous shot, maybe a fill flash would've worked...hmm. will have to go to the lake agian. :)

Hi Yasir,

I really like the composition of this picture. I notice that there are no oblique lines in the picture and it depicts serenity and great calm. But the presenc of the boat, psychologically , gives a sense of motion. If the boat was on the left end of the picutre, that would have imparted a different kind of effect ( since the motion of the boat is to the left, that would mean that the subject is about to leave the visual space). Although i did not find much tonal variations in the picture , but it still does the job very well. Great work.