john michael white
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Realy nice pics Matt. They tell the story well. The only thing I noticed, because I have had people point this out to me before, is that the water does not appear level in pic 1 & 10.
They are all nice pics, but my favorites are: 1,2,3,7,8, 10.
I look forward to seeing more images from your trip!
Gotta wait three more weeks for the tour to hit Austin 😛 But I am super excited it is coming to Austin this year 🙂
Cool report and pics as usual!
No snow here, but we got 2.5″ hail stones at the house last week! Gonna have to replace the roof and fix one of the cars 😛
Beautiful stuff Scott! My faves are the Old Train Bridge, Trusses in the River at Confluence, Chip’s Brown, Same Brown, and the Beaver Creek view with the boulders, and the Yellow Suspension Bridge.
Nice work Lee! And thanks for sharing your pics!
As you know I am still trying to learn this whole fly fishing photography thing myself, so I will just offer up the ones I really like. The last shot of the group is outstanding, I think. I also really like the following images as listed on your Picasa page: #4,#12,#14,#16, #22.
You have a cool perspective on the wide angle shot of the guys in the river looking down from slightly above. I look forward to seeing more of your pics 🙂
Thanks guys. This thread has really helped me, and I have a lot more knowledege to take to the river the next time.
David – That is a good idea about finding the urban fishing environment interesting….I guess I have always thought that urban fishing was not what people want to see, but maybe there is a niche there.
The river is out in the country,amidst ranches, and beautiful limestone bluffs, but it is a very popular tourist spot and urban sprawl and subdivisions are getting very close, as well as the commercial campgrounds/tubing companies, and lots of homes all along the banks. The more beautiful sections are where it goes through larger sections of private ranch land (some of which we also don’t have access too unless we float through).
It is the southermost trout fishery in the US, and is unique for TU in that our chapter is the largest TU chapter in the world, and yet because of private land our TU chapter has negotiated with landowners to set up a lease program which gives lease members wading access to the river up and down it’s length.
Here’s a couple more for you Ollie that I didn’t post previously, kind of like what you are talking about?
This one the rod tip is still cut off, but it is horizontal in a low to the water feel
That second shot is cool….it is like you have the perspective of the trout that is about to chomp the unsuspecting nymph ;D
Thanks guys for all of the constructive critques and suggestions. It is very helpful!
David – Thanks for your tips. The point about not including the grey sky is great (why didn’t I think of that). Your point on shooting wide is well taken….I want to, I just felt like I couldn’t/shouldn’t go wide in a lot of spots on this river. This river’s banks are consistently covered by private land with lots of homes, tubing companies, etc. and honestly, in my opinion, a lot of it is very trashy and distracting. This is one of the main reasons why I have not shot wider, and only close in. There are a few places that are more natural and undeveloped, so maybe I can get some images in these spots. Maybe I should shoot some wide shots anyway and not worry about the trashy structures in the backgrounds… 😀
I bumped the saturation and contrast a good bit, because I was having problems getting the images to have much punch. I may have overdone it a tad, which may have affected my blacks as you pointed out?
Zach – Thanks for the constructive critiques and what will work better for magazines, and not holding back (in a constructive way :)) I will try to work on these things. It has been difficult for me to communicate to my subjects exactly what I am looking for in fish shots, and how to hold the fish and set up the shot, and of course it all happens so fast. That is my fault and an area where I will have to improve my coaching/communication skills as a photographer. I will work on that, as well as being more creative in how I shoot the fish. Thanks for the advice on how to set up those shots.
Regarding your question about the fish, they are a mix of recently stocked, in river for 3+ months, and holdovers from previous years. We have seen some smaller wild trout that have been born in the river, but I have not had the luck of photographing one of those yet. The last several years have seen very large fish stocked from the truck. Also, the river is pretty rich on food such as baitfish and crayfish, as well as nymphs, so I’m sure that doesn’t help their obesity ;D
