Fisherman, Little Red River

I had a different shot in mind for Saturday morning that involved the moon. I had hopes of taking advantage of it setting pretty far South but it turned out to be to far South. Oh well lesson learned. I photographed a bunch of the fisherman in the early morning fog. Here is my favorite from the morning. By the way waste deep in the Little Red at 7 a.m. is painfully cold.

Neoprene chest waders for you!! Cool shot!

This is a really neat shot. The sun beaming through the trees is really nice.

Thanks Tom, this is a great river for beams like this with the fog. Drew the waders would be great but I would have to take them off and put them on and carry them around and that sounds like work. For now I guess my feet will be wet.

Great shot, Matt. I'll bet this would look nice in B/W too.

I often hike in neoprene knee high dry boots.. They are made for hunters. They have a good hiking sole and allow me at least knee high access to waterways. But they are rubber soled and can be slick on rocks. Now i also bring felt sole neoprene kickers. They stick to slick rocks like GLUE but you get wet. I think though i am like you i cannot stay out of the water.

The beams really make it something.

I might try to lighten the fisherman a little bit.

I lightened him a little already Darren, a little more probably would look better.

Great ambiance. The fingers of light are very appealing.
the fisch

Wonderful image Matt. My first thought upon seeing this was, God is telling the fisherman "Cast here for the big one!"

I only saw one fish caught all morning, but I did see about a dozen people re tying broken lines. Slow morning on the river I guess.

Awesome shot Matt, I really love it. I would crop the bottom some and a little off the left side then add more contrast see how it looks. Its a great shot I think it would be even stronger then.

Wow, this is great Matthew. I love the light hitting the water.