Arakawa River Boat

Posted by Darren (Tokyo, Japan) on 4 February 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

Took this shot riding home from my gym.
It's not a very clean river but it's still a beautiful place to look at.

Hope you like what I have done with it, as usual photoshop is helping with these images.

Look forward to you comments and advice.

Cheers Daz

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Comments (12)

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

love the partial desturation Darren. It lens the image a bleakness the location perhaps deserves. Quite a sad little scene in its way, the upturned and battered minow amongst his bigger brothers.

4 Feb 2007 1:21am

@Duncan Galbraith: Thank Duncan.
I felt the partial desaturation was necessary for this one as this boat was just sitting there all neglected. I'm glad you unerstood what I was trying to do with the image.

Jerry from Tampa, United States

another wonderful compelling image Darren! love the tones!

4 Feb 2007 3:25am

@Jerry: Thanks Jerry.

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

I like the idea, the area looks interesting so take more pictures. Conserning this particular image I think the boat occupies to much space in the frame? Regards D

4 Feb 2007 4:51am

@Dimitrios: Thanks Dimitrios.
I will certainly go back to this spot in better lighting. The sunshine was a little too harsh when I took this photo. I was worried that the boat took up too much of the frame so I did take another aswell and it will be posted tomorrow.
Thanks for the advice always appreciated.
Cheers Daz

Kheoh Yee Wei from pj, Malaysia

Love the colors,a unique old mood from this image,Amazing !

4 Feb 2007 5:19am

@Kheoh Yee Wei: Thanks mate.
Glad you like it mate.

Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia

The processing is very good, it's an interesting scene and like Duncan said the desaturation lends itself over to a sense of bleakness, but it's not over done as there's still an quaintness to this photo. Very nicely handled!

4 Feb 2007 6:33am

@Chris Sullivan: Thanks Chris.
I tried not to over do it. There is a point durig the PP when we have to ask ourselves am I pushing it too far? When you start to think this is when we are about to push it too far, that's when I apply my final touch.

Untitled from Kyoto, Japan

Very well done with the processing. You've managed to capture this really well. A thought provoking shot...

4 Feb 2007 6:38am

@Untitled: Thanks mate.
Another one of this boat tomorrow but I'm not sure which I like better. Maybe today's.

adalove from Alcala de Guadaira, Spain

Beautiful colours created! You did really good!

4 Feb 2007 7:35am

@adalove: Thanks Adalove

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan

Great composition and nices mood, good choice about the partial desaturation!

4 Feb 2007 8:46am

@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks Alfredo.
Partial desaturation seemed to do the trick.

Angry Buddha from United States

Man, your photoshop skills are really coming on. Great work on this shot.

4 Feb 2007 2:15pm

@Angry Buddha: Thanks mate.
I've been spending a little too much time in PS recently so I hope my skills improve. I still need a lot of work, slow and steady. I actually had a play around with an old image that I PS 4mths ago and had another go at it and noticed a big difference.

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Really like the desat'd look here. Am also enjoying your experimentation with the framing - I haven't tried that. It's done in photoshop? Nice work, mate!

4 Feb 2007 11:10pm

@Stu: Thanks Stu.
I've been working on the framing and all done in photoshop mate. I think it helps the presentation of the images especially the darker ones I've been posting recently.