Un matin dans la mangrove

Posted by Patrice (Rouen, France) on 18 June 2007 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

Dans la mangrove près de Cotonou au Bénin, une pirogue dérivait lentement dans la lumière d'un petit matin calme.

Cette photo a à peine été recadrée, aucun traitement ne lui a été appliqué.

Comments (9)

Babul Bhatt from Bombay, India

an excellent light and scene...very calm and peaceful

18 Jun 2007 7:24am

Bob Israel from Brookfield, WI, United States

A most beautiful image. Great control of contrast . . .

18 Jun 2007 11:02am

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

Great composition. Like many rainforest photos the colour is a bit dull due to the strong contrast in light. It would be worth tweaking this a little. It is a nice photo.

18 Jun 2007 11:41am

Rachel from Dallas, TX, United States

fantastic image! the lighting and composition are great. this has such a soft, peacful feeling - i love it!

18 Jun 2007 11:39pm

Adam Brown from Dallas, TX, United States

i want that boat!.....and great picture

18 Jun 2007 11:55pm

Jennifer from Charleston, United States

lovely. i agree with helen. have you tried upping the contrast a bit or maybe saturating the color a little? the composition is wonderful.

19 Jun 2007 8:20am

@Jennifer: Yes, I tried but the light is not exactly what I saw when I was there.
The result was not as soft and serene …
Maybe I did not find the right setup.

Anyway, thanks to you all. As for the composition it was hard to do it right since I was in a similar boat … moving slowly. I shot several pictures and this one was the right one. Digital technology is marvelous :-)