There's a few very intriguing characteristics about this photo. I get the sense of an old, grainy photograph but without, well, the grain! Perhaps it's Michael's great ability to carefully tone his B&Ws and tie it to the mood and story of the photo.

To me it is also a pleasing composition, but I'm not really sure why!

Reminds me of Stieglitz. Beautiful photo Michael.

Dave Chew

Dave,

You describe my own impressions exactly. Nice image!

-Eric

Yes, I was just admiring the tonaliy and quality of the conversion. It really supoprts the lovely and apparently simple composition.

Mike

I seldom like the front page photo enough to write about it, but this one seems very original and the combo of B&W and the subject seems to portray the hard commercial fishing lifestyle just as it is/was. I can imagine a young cap-wearing fisherman out battling the seas in a small row boat. Pull nets ever ready for the dark storm on the horizon. Getting the work done while he can.

There's also something inviting about it that make me personally want to hang out in that fishing house and wait for the days catch come in.

Great photo!

Twillingate is an amazing place. There is a spot where the daily catch comes in and they walk it across the road to the restaurant, and you can eat it a few hours later. Or, you can have them clean and prepare the fish right on the dock to take back to your own grill.

It is also iceberg alley, but when I stayed there the icebergs were all too far out to sea. Except for one smaller stranded one we tracked down in a cove. My whole family was picked up by a local Newfoundlander in his dory when he saw us standing on the little cliff. He took us out to the berg and toured around it, then drove us four coves up the coast to where we had parked the vehicle. That's some legendary Newfoundland hospitality for you.

I would live in Twillingate if the opportunity arose. There is enough scenery there to keep a photographer busy for life.