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Stranded
This actually happened far away from all the other boat related pictures I've taken. This happens in Mazatlan, while most of the others are taken in a relatively unknown placed called Altamura.
The intent on this picture is pretty straightforward. Here we have this little boat, taken apart by the sea, God knows what kind of storm left it in this state. It's body broken, it's motor lost, it's sail ripen off and it's tripulation deserted it. Now it has been left among rocks, and the sky promises more storms.
However, the boat is is still heading towards the sea, hoping for the tide to rise and give him one more chance to try his luck at the ocean.
That's pretty simple, but as I looked at this boat, I found this a much interesting idea, so I had to capture it. It wasn't easy, I had to climb on some rocks, and take the pictures from awkward positions, but I think it came out OK.
I did augment the sharpness to make the rocks look more threatening, underexposed to make it look darker, and added contrast to make the clouds more noticeable. I didn't want to mess with the background though, even if I think it detracts from the theme.
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Mark
I'm hesitant to call myself a photographer, really. Actually, the most I've done is saying that I'm an amateur photographer, emphasis on amateur.
However, I do think that there's something that makes us spend our time doing this kind of things, playing an instrument, writing a short story, make a painting, take a photograph. And despite that those of us that do try to do that kind of things are the minority, at least some of our work resonates to everyone. What makes us draw, what makes us sing, it comes from this common places, that when tickled the right way makes us shiver.
None of us completely comes up with anything, I guess that's what I'm trying to say, and these common places and themes might be everywhere. The evocative elements might as well reside in an aroma, a chord, or an image.
I don't know why I felt I had to take this shot, or why does it resonate with me and some of you. Whoever laid those bricks surely wasn't making an aesthetic statement, and being there, nobody saw anything special to the ceiling I was photographing. Despite everything, the image remains compelling all the same, and I'm glad I can share the hidden beauty of a small laying some bricks, lost in an abandoned basement, in the nowhere of Mexico.
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Gig
I like taking pictures of people doing music, moving to music. I've played some instruments myself, even if nowadays I only practice guitar, so be it a big concert of a big band, or a couple of friends jamming for the sake of playing, being able to take pictures is something that I enjoy every time.
Part of it it's because it gives me a chance to experiment, to try to find ways to capture the feeling of music, which is a fun challenge every time. This time I try to capture the rhythm by leaving the lens open, which makes the picture blurry and suggesting movement, the feeling of a small gig among mostly friends, outside some mexican houses is suggested with the warm colors which stand for the intimacy built around friendship, then it's saturated over the top to go with the upbeat, youngish nature of the picture.
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Ponder
This was an exercise in composition, not much else, I do think that the guy on top adds some feeling to the picture. I did, however, add some contrast and sharpness, to take advantage of the rock formation and the water in it.
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Self
This was taken years ago, I've long ago dropped the emo glasses. Ok tks.
This was meant to be a self portrait of sorts, but in a more lomographic frame of mind. I wanted it to look frank and sort of troubled, but still vibrant, which was achieved with contrast and brightness levels. I made two shots and after editing, I liked this one enough to keep it.
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