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    Smoke break

    Out for a morning shoot I came across this person fishing the river down the embankment off the highway.

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    Smoke break

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    Re: Smoke break

    The fishing line leads you to the rod and the rod to the fisherman!

    I don't feel sorry for smokers but, I pity them... Smoking related deaths far outnumber the deaths resulting from firearms in the USA. I enjoy living in Southern California which once had a sign at the Arizona border "Welcome to California - America's Smoke Free Zone".

    America's East Coast, parts of Europe and portions of Asia have a far greater percentage of smokers than Southern California. I especially hate eating in a restaurant in which people are smoking

    Many-many, years ago; my mother said "If cigarettes ever reach a dollar a pack; everyone will quit smoking!" She was dead wrong (she was wrong about a lot of things, including that I would become President of the USA or that I would end up in jail). Depending where you buy them and what brands you smoke, cigarettes seem to be costing somewhere around $3.50 USD or more per pack. They are still selling in great numbers. You wonder where the homeless get the money for their smokes?

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    Re: Smoke break

    Quote Originally Posted by rpcrowe View Post
    The fishing line leads you to the rod and the rod to the fisherman!

    I don't feel sorry for smokers but, I pity them... Smoking related deaths far outnumber the deaths resulting from firearms in the USA. I enjoy living in Southern California which once had a sign at the Arizona border "Welcome to California - America's Smoke Free Zone".

    America's East Coast, parts of Europe and portions of Asia have a far greater percentage of smokers than Southern California. I especially hate eating in a restaurant in which people are smoking

    Many-many, years ago; my mother said "If cigarettes ever reach a dollar a pack; everyone will quit smoking!" She was dead wrong (she was wrong about a lot of things, including that I would become President of the USA or that I would end up in jail). Depending where you buy them and what brands you smoke, cigarettes seem to be costing somewhere around $3.50 USD or more per pack. They are still selling in great numbers. You wonder where the homeless get the money for their smokes?
    What gets me and deserves some additional research is that some smokers live to a ripe old age and others have complications early on. Genetics has to play a part in the differences in how smoking affects humans and if those differences were researched and highlighted it could possibly decrease the number of people who take up the habit. I think the medical field tries to throw an umbrella over the complications and they are getting ignored because they aren't reaching every citizen.

    Oh and Dave, nice shot/nice angle of view.

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    Re: Smoke break

    Dave, I was about to say the same as John about the angle of view. That was timely.

    Richard, most restaurants here and almost anywhere we go to do not allow smoking and if they do, they sure will not get my patronage.

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    Re: Smoke break

    I really like this image Dave Nice colors and composition. The fishing line and rod act as leading lines nicely. I also like the light. I would clone the green next to the right frame if possible as it has nothing to do with the scene and distracts a bit.

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    Re: Smoke break

    Dave,
    Interesting image for the various reasons already stated.
    My only nitpick is that the fishing line continues to draw my eye away from the fisherman and out of the shot.
    And since most of us read from left to right, I'd suggest to try flipping it left to right, so the end of the fishing line is at the left side and draws the viewers eye into the composition and to the angler on the right.
    Robert
    Last edited by RBSinTo; 24th May 2016 at 10:21 PM.

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    Re: Smoke break

    Who among us is without vices...the Vietnamese make a meal of dog meat.
    I'm told it's quite tasty.

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    Re: Smoke break

    Thank you for the comments.

    Dave

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