Take Another Bow

A ways back, I posted about having the bow of one's kayak appearing in pictures. At the time, I thought it was an over done cliche' and challenged folks to think of ways of getting good images without the bow of their boat appearing in the photo.

Recently, Stan McKenzie had an interesting post on the same subject. Unlike myself, he took the approach that the presence of the bow gave a sense of self and a chance to show off one's boat. After all, he pointed out, we are generally proud of our crafts and have a close bond with them. His articles (and his always excellent photos) got me to rethinking this entire idea. That's when I pulled this image back up (taken earlier this year).

I realize that I had intuitively stressed the presence of the bow of my kayak in order to give perspective to the image. The proportionally large presence in the fore ground helps make Sherri and her boat look smaller and, hence, the water bigger. It almost succeeds, although I am not 100% thrilled with the result. I am, however, grateful to Stan for stimulating my thoughts.

Paddle safe...
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