Phil Monahan Podcast: A Great Chance for Feedback

[Morsie]

Missed this opportunity, was away fishing in the build up to the monsoon season in the Northern Territory. I thought this would make a dramatic cover.

Morsie

[Eric DeWitt]

Nice capture morsie. I love dramatic skies!

[Morsie]

Thanks Guys, yep, good “cloudage” can add immensely to a pic.

Morsie

[Zach Matthews]

Hey guys –

Be sure to check the main board.

[john michael white]

Just finished listening to this one!

[Douglas Barnes]

Thanks Zach & Phil! That podcast completely rocked! Learned so much I had to listen twice. Major props for putting that all together.

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[Corey Kruitbosch]

Thanks Phil and Zach! Great podcast … Really enjoyed hearing all of the feedback on the images.

BTW … it is pronounced Kruit (like fruit with a “k”) and bosch (like the artist)! Obviously, just as easy to pronounce as spell. LOL. 😉

Edit: Wait I just noticed “KruitSbosch” instead of Kruitbosch on the slide show. Ha! Is it really that much more difficult than Matthews? ;D

[Bryan Gregson]

WOW… awesome job on the podcast fellas! Adding the sideshow was a great idea. I also agree with the others, the feedback from all the images is an excellent learning tool. Thanks for putting this together.

[J A Y M O R R]

Awesome!

[Zach Matthews]

Thanks again for all the great contributions, guys.

[Brett Colvin]

Now that was a top notch podcast – one of the most educational and useful I’ve ever listened to.

[kendal larson]

First snow globing, and now trout schlong.

I am getting quite an education here.

😉

Seriously though – very, very well done guys.

Kendal

[Henry Gilbey]

Absolutely outstanding stuff, huge credit to both Zach and Phil – so interesting to hear Phil’s insights into what is required from a cover for certain magazines. I have always wanted to know more about the reasons for various photos being chosen or not and that podcast hit the nail on the head big time. Nice one guys.

And I could not agree more with Phil’s comments on my FlyLife cover – I submitted the shot as part of a Seychelles outer atoll fly fishing feature, and never for one second did I “see” it as a cover shot. Very pleased to get it and I can see why they have used it, but not one that jumped out at me when I was editing that particular job. But I guess that is a big part of photography – different things appeal to different people in different ways.

One particular shot that jumped out at me on that slideshow is that brook trout (I think that’s what it is) in the water with net and reel – that does it for me in a big way. I am not usually a fan of “fish with no hands lying in net” kind of photos, but that is just one hell of an awesome shot that just gets in my head. Stunning stuff.

Currently in the midle of a big time cold spell here in the UK – I live in the south west in a city called Plymouth, was out on the coast yesterday photographing lure fishing for a species we have called (sea) bass. I guess a cousin of your stripers, but generally a lot smaller. Thought this photo might show you the kind of thing I do from day to day – all kinds of fishing all over the place. This was about twenty minutes from my front door. Cold and wet, but the conditions were going off big time.

[Zach Matthews]

Ha!

[Henry Gilbey]

Zach – Plymouth is in south Devon, right on the border of Cornwall. Stunning part of the world and well worth taking a look when you guys get over here. Mid to North Devon and Somerset is where most of the best rivers are.

There’s a bed and supper for you guys if you pass near me, not a problem.

I photograph a lot of westcountry based fly fishing for a couple of magazines, got serious amounts of photos on file here.

Also got a very good couple of contacts who I know would be happy to help out with access to fishing, advice etc. – lots of small, pretty rivers that mostly cost virtually nothing to fish. Just ask away when you start making plans.

[Zach Matthews]

I will; thanks Henry, that’s very generous.

[mark s]

Great job Zach and thanks again to both of you for the feedback.

[Mike McKeown]

Great thread…

So I been waiting for you guys to come visit down here, but NO, U’all go to the UK, Argentina and South Island, (EnZed)… never come visiting me… bhaaawwww.

[Mike McKeown]

Great photo cast…

Thanks for your time Phil, your input is something we can all learn from.

I think the Jack, taken by Matt Jones is a Giant Travaly, a type of Jack yip, but more like the only one you really want to catch.

[zach vandehey]

Great podcast, and really great info!

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