Caesarea Fishing Couple
I was walking in Caesarea, an old Roman city built 2,000 years ago in Israel, and came across this couple fishing on a breakwater. The Mediterranean offered a l...
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I was walking in Caesarea, an old Roman city built 2,000 years ago in Israel, and came across this couple fishing on a breakwater. The Mediterranean offered a lovely backsplash.
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Location
Caesarea, Israel—Caesarea was built by Herod on the Mediterranean, around 2,000 years ago. It became one of Rome's largest ports. The area is now an archaeological park, with restorations of some of the ancient ruins.Time
AfternoonLighting
The sky was overcast, but I wanted to capture the color of the sea and boat along with the splash of the sea. The clouds thinned enough to provide good light, and I was able to use a combination of f-stop and shutter speed with a fast ISO, which accomplished this.Equipment
I used my Nikon D70 with a Tamron 28–300 (1:3.5–6.3) zoom, handheld.Inspiration
I was walking in Caesarea, an old Roman city built by King Herod 2,000 years ago in Israel, and came across this couple fishing on a breakwater. The Mediterranean offered a lovely backsplash and the boat in the foreground provided interest. Seeing this setting made me think about humanity in and with nature—the breakwater against the rough waves, the boat and the fishing couple symbolizing ages-old food gathering. I thought it provided images of the ancient relationship with the breakwater of stone and fishing, and modern technology (both the boat and the modern fishing rod).Editing
I didn't do a lot of fancy post-processing, but I did some. I cropped the image to increase the drama and adjusted the exposure and saturation slightly to bring the sea color closer to what I saw.In my camera bag
My Nikon and a good zoom lens was my usual. I recently lost it while traveling and need a replacement.Feedback
Be patient and take a series when trying to capture wave splash.
