Going... going...

Jerry Curtis · April 5, 2005

These are just two of thousands of fishing "stages" that dot the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, that have fallen into a state of disrepair after the failure, almost 15 years ago, of the inshore, small-boat cod fishery due to foreign overfishing and general mis-management of the resource. It's highly questionable whether the stock will ever recover to the point of sustaining the fishery as it once was. A lesson learned too late, it would seem...

Comments and/or constructive criticizm invited and welcomed as always.

gpgold · April 5, 2005

Jerry Curtis wrote:

These are just two of thousands of fishing "stages" that dot the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, that have fallen into a state of disrepair after the failure, almost 15 years ago, of the inshore, small-boat cod fishery due to foreign overfishing and general mis-management of the resource. It's highly questionable whether the stock will ever recover to the point of sustaining the fishery as it once was. A lesson learned too late, it would seem...

Comments and/or constructive criticizm invited and welcomed as always.

Nice shot. I have a special appreciation for the abandoned building and the feel of these kind of shots. I like the faded remnants of color. I sort of wish that pole wasn't right in the middle of the image, but that's just the way it was located.

regards,

Gary

Jerry Curtis · April 5, 2005

Thank you. Gary...

gpgold wrote:

Nice shot. I have a special appreciation for the abandoned building and the feel of these kind of shots. I like the faded remnants of color. I sort of wish that pole wasn't right in the middle of the image, but that's just the way it was located.

regards,

Gary

And I'm with you on that pole - I thought of it as undesirable, too.

Yet, Norman Rich, a renown visual artist and photographer from Vancouver, dropped by my gallery a couple of months ago, picked out this same image as one he "especially responded to", and had this to say about the pole:

"I see the the vertical pole in this photo that partitons the rectangle as a key visual component. The pole in the original above is positioned nearly in the central of the rectangle, with the base of the pole, close to a center point. I was interested in exploring the possibilities of an off center position of this pole. Below a re weighting of the elements through an adjustment to the size and position of the pole. This also has the effect of taking a few steps forward with the crop, at the same time"

Unfortunately his variation of the image is gone from the post, but I did like it.

Norman's work is awesome, and certainly lends credence to his views.
http://www.pbase.com/norman

The principles of effective visual design are still a bit foggy to me

Maybe someday it will become clearer?

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Thanks again for commenting!

gpgold · April 5, 2005

Jerry Curtis wrote:

And I'm with you on that pole - I thought of it as undesirable, too.

Yet, Norman Rich, a renown visual artist and photographer from Vancouver dropped by my gallery a couple of months ago, picked out this image as one he "especially responded to", and had this to say about the pole:

"I see the the vertical pole in this photo that partitons the rectangle as a key visual component. The pole in the original above is positioned nearly in the central of the rectangle, with the base of the pole, close to a center point. I was interested in exploring the possibilities of an off center position of this pole. Below a re weighting of the elements through an adjustment to the size and position of the pole. This also has the effect of taking a few steps forward with the crop, at the same time"

Unfortunately his variation of the image is gone from the post, but I did like it.

Norman's work is awesome, and certainly lends credence to his views.
http://www.pbase.com/norman

The principles of effective visual design are still a bit foggy to me Maybe someday it will become clearer? :

Thanks again for commenting!

Jerry,

Thanks very much for the rest of the story. It is wonderful how much there is to learn in this forum.

regards,

Gary

Andy · April 5, 2005

newfie tourist board is running wonderful advertorials in natural history magazine - i really must get up there, jerry. so close!

you're very lucky to be amidst such beauty.

Jerry Curtis · April 5, 2005

Did they mention the fog, drizzle and rain...

andy wrote:

newfie tourist board is running wonderful advertorials in natural history magazine - i really must get up there, jerry. so close!

you're very lucky to be amidst such beauty.

Did they mention the fog, drizzle and rain we get this time of year?

But, hey... we do have some fabulous scenery up here. Photographers from world-wide come here to capture the unique flavor of the place. A professional photographer client of mine also leads wilderness photo expeditions.

Of course, if you just wanted to just take in the more accessible highlights, look no farther!