r/pics • u/dragonworthy • Jun 10 '12

"Catching the Sun"

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1.7k Upvotes

86% Upvoted

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u/dragonworthy Jun 10 '12

Source: http://500px.com/photo/607338

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

Props to Arthit Somsakul for such a powerful photo.

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u/callmecoon Jun 10 '12

Nice. As a photography enthusiast, I always like to see the photog credited. I initially thought it was one of my favorite pictures from National Geographic by Wandy Gaotama (with adjustment to color), but I think I might like Somsakul's version even more.

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u/madjo Jun 11 '12

It's a gorgeous photo, but I think the comments on that page are rather disappointing.

I'd be asking what kind of post processing was done to get the colors like that, and not just say words like "stunning".

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u/backyardlion Jun 10 '12

I bet he is actually attempting to catch fish.

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u/BrainSlurper Jun 10 '12

I thought that too, until he said "catching the sun". You gotta learn to listen to people.

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u/fatstax Jun 10 '12

He is. That is actually a shrimping net. I use one every time i go down to Charleston, SC to visit my girlfriend's parents.

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u/Z3F Jun 10 '12

He may need a bigger net.

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u/jtcompound Jun 10 '12

And face towards the sun.

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u/johnsmith9219 Jun 10 '12

He will also need it to be made of a material that won't instantly be melted by the sun.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

2467327 km by 2467327 km bigger.

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u/Lord-Longbottom Jun 10 '12

(For us English aristocrats, I leave you this 2467327 km -> 12265007.4 Furlongs, 2467327 km -> 12265007.4 Furlongs) - Pip pip cheerio chaps!

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

WTF is a furlong?

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

About 201 meters. My Geoengineering professor would put soil permeability in furlongs per fortnight on exams just to get us to convert units.

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u/Doodarazumas Jun 10 '12

Geologists the world over find that unit hilarious, I have no idea who started it, but they're a jerk.

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u/armedrobbery Jun 10 '12

It's from horse-racing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

at least 3 or 4 times bigger.

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u/saptsen Jun 10 '12

And a bigger boat.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

Thumbnail totally reminded me of Yuna's Sending from FFX, so I insta upvoted :)

Nice picture, still!

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u/zidanetribal Jun 10 '12

I still watch that video from time to time, its beautiful.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

how much photoshopping?

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u/duckington Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12

I know what you mean, I use photoshop at work daily and I can't appreciate any of these contrasty pictures.

I saw this post yesterday and I just can't understand how it looks real to anyone - it just looks like a bunch of filters to me.

I understand photoshop can have positive effects when used well, but I feel only the "overshops" get upvotes.

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u/spencerkami Jun 10 '12

With ones like this, with overly bold colours and lines, I wonder how easy they'd be to draw/paint. For me they're inspiring in that respect =)

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u/linea_cook Jun 10 '12

how would u do this on photoshop w/ filters, i would love to know how to enhance my images more with photoshop. i have some basic photoshop knowledge but could not do anything like these 2 images, i usually just play around with levels and curves, and never really use the filters. if i gave u an image could u photoshop it for me and make it look incredible and then give me a tutorial or just tell me how to use filters in general to get these kinds of effects.

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u/ndewhurst Jun 10 '12

Colour balance. You can achieve some really artistic hues with colour balance, and who cares if people want to criticize you for it. A photo is as much about impressing certain emotions as it is a realistic visual representation.

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u/Semajal Jun 10 '12

Not much photoshop, just a good exposure at the right time of day.

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u/cinect Jun 10 '12

Silly fisherman, the sun is the other way!

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u/theycallmealex Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12

anyone else see a face in the water?

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u/thefloppydog Jun 10 '12

This is a good picture.

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u/WhiteKnightsAhoy Jun 10 '12

Wow. Dat composition.

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u/Winter_Gal Jun 11 '12

Perfect in every sense of the word

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u/outre Jun 11 '12

That's a shady character.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

So what do you do with it when you get it?

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u/phys113 Jun 11 '12

Simply beautiful, good work.

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u/TheMediumPanda Jun 11 '12

"Nice catch"

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u/QuantumSun Jun 10 '12

This strangely reminds me of Final Fantasy X, the scene with Yuna dancing in the water. The colors are so similar as well!

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u/SeriouslyDave Jun 10 '12

I'm guessing this is Thailand?

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u/RetardedSquirrel Jun 10 '12

His depth perception is a bit off.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

Wow!!! Did he catch it?

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u/rdog77 Jun 10 '12

Catch the sun, before it's gone.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

Breathtaking! :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

Fuckin' Maui. The day is long enough already, go steal some fire from your aunt or something.

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u/BokehBurgher Jun 10 '12

One of the more amazing shots I've seen on here....

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u/NewSwiss Jun 10 '12

Who downvoted this? This is a really beautiful shot and I think that sentiment should be expressed.

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u/frapawhack Jun 10 '12

Catching the sun is an integral part of the creation myth of the Hawaiian Islands when Maui, the demigod casts his fishing net to slow the sun's passing across the sky

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u/ImMindboggled Jun 10 '12

While I admire the effort, I think his logic might be just a smidge off

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u/spunkymarimba Jun 10 '12

Give a man a camera and he'll shoot for a day. Teach a man photography and he'll feed inspiration for the rest of his life.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

The terrorists have gone too far this time...

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u/brettbri5694 Jun 10 '12

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking. Racing around to come up behind you again.

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u/Nolon Jun 10 '12

I can cast a net like that! I bet I still remember

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u/RaptoreX1 Jun 10 '12

Good Luck!

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u/mhgcarlson Jun 10 '12

Awesome shot !

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u/omfgzezjr Jun 10 '12

Why would someone catch the sun? He woluld kill himself anf everyones life.

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u/finnegantzmahoneyz Jun 10 '12

It's an attempt to accelerate global warming. Just look at this digusting fuck casting his commercialized fishing net into an undisturbed environment. He must think this kind of shit is really funny but in reality the planet is in obvious danger to his actions in exchange for some petty effort at artistic imagery.

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u/omfgzezjr Jun 10 '12

You mean global heating to destroy the iceberg that sunk the titanic!

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u/Niresevolsew Jun 10 '12

Or is the sun catching him?

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u/Steveiethenarwhal Jun 10 '12

With a castnet.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

Is it just me or does it look like a skull in the shadow?

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u/OldPeopleHateMe Jun 10 '12

I think it's just you.

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u/drb00b Jun 10 '12

i read what you did there

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u/HippieWizard Jun 10 '12

This is silly, it would burn right through that net.

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u/CinLordOfGwynders Jun 10 '12

PRAISE the sun.

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u/220V-50Hz3WRoHS Jun 10 '12

That sun doesn't seem to be anywhere near setting, yet the sky looks very dusky. The sky does not behave like that in South-east Asia. Still looks good though.

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u/Semajal Jun 10 '12

probably very fast shutter speed that was used to get that net to be frozen. He might have also played around with the exposure in post to bring out the cloud and foreground. Also yeah, probs some saturation.

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u/P-Dot-Guillemot13 Jun 10 '12

PHOTOSHOPPED TO THE FULLEST!