PHOTOGRAPH INFO
Taken yesterday on a gorgeous spring day.
Boomer is a Renaissance man (his nickname comes from being a pyrotechnics expert) who operates Boomer's Barbeque. He brings his mobile grill to your party and serves smoked/grilled meats with his 5-star award-winning sauce. He makes salads, brings plates/utensils and does all the clean up, too!
Boomer was fishing for muskie (short for muskellunge) - huge fish that live in the Delaware.
The trees in the background are underwater because the the Delaware River is up 25% over normal. A small part is due to runoff, but the majority is because the New York state reservoirs that feed into the Delaware River are being kept at 98%-106% of capacity and they're spilling over into the river. It's a dangerous situation and one that is supposed to be remedied, but I don't know when. (Thank you, Beth Weaver, for the info!)
Post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D
Thank you for visiting Durham Township!
--Kathleen
Beautiful portrait. He looks very happy and content. BBQ...YUMMY!
Shame about the water level. I know the area has suffered a great deal from the floods in the past few years.
I noticed a few weeks ago that our reservoirs seemed higher than I think I've ever seen them, but they'd been low for so long it could be just my perception.
Posted by Laurie on March 31, 2007 7:08 AMBeautiful photo, I like his smiling.
Posted by Wolfgang on March 31, 2007 9:40 AMThe only thing that would have made this a better picture would have been a little straw hanging out of his mouth. I hear even a bad day fishing is better than a good day working.
Posted by on March 31, 2007 2:37 PMoops! forgot I wasn't signed in on this confuser. The straw crack was mine. jph
Beautiful composition! I like is natural smile. He seems to be happy with life. :-)
Posted by nferreira on March 31, 2007 8:37 PMNow Kathleen has reached a high watermark while having reel fun
Re; jph. You think that wasn't hay....really?
Posted by david tinnon on April 1, 2007 3:26 AM
Great portrait, Kathleen. You've really captured some personality.
Posted by Jon Swainson on April 1, 2007 6:02 AMsee, aren't portraits fun? environmental portraits will soon be your thing, I know it ;)
so, with spring upon us, are you going to share some of your wedding work?
Posted by Geoff on April 4, 2007 10:27 AMNice portrait, I like the angle you've shot this guy at.
Posted by LwS on April 7, 2007 8:52 AMKathleen,
Thanks for sharing all your phptoes . You know the most interesting people bu tthen your one also . Sorry we lost tuch , miss that .
Adolph
Great Portrait. That rod and reel seem pretty small for hunting muskie though.
Posted by Ruhh on April 17, 2007 5:18 PM