Returning with the day’s catch | Morro Bay, CA

Fishing boat returning with the day's catch in Morro Bay, CA | Processed with selective color and a touch of red on the boat

If you’ve been following my photography for awhile you’ll probably recall that I enjoy making photos with selective colorization (taking a black & white photo and painting back in a small amount of color). You might have also noticed that red is often my favorite color to use with this technique.

Well, I hadn’t used this technique in awhile and recently came across a great subject – a fishing boat with just a touch of red on it! I captured this image as the boat was pulling in to Morro Bay at the end of the day with it’s catch. It must have been a good day at sea since the seagulls were swarming! (“Mine! Mine!” you’ve seen Finding Nemo, right? If not, check out this clip on YouTube)

Fishing boat returning with the day's catch in Morro Bay, CA | Processed with selective color and a touch of red on the boat

This image was captured handheld at 1/400 sec at f/7.1, ISO 100 with my Canon EOS 7D and Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens. Processing was done in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, Nik Silver Efex Pro 2, Nik Dfine 2, and Nik Sharpener Pro 3.

What do you think? Selective colorization is a technique that is easily overused, so I try not to use it too often. However, I think this was a good candidate. I’d love to hear your thoughts! Let me know in the comments.

Until next time, have a wonder-filled day!

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