Will And Company

[Julian de'Courcy]

Inshore Mevagissey fisherman Will, changing bins of nets. A regular occurrence when one species of fish is scarce, then those nets are brought ashore and replaced with whatever fishing gear to target whatever they believe will be inshore next. There are not only seasons for species, there are strict quota's which effect what can be caught and landed.

Last image of two inshore fishermen returning down the ladder after landing a small catch.

Sigma DP1 Merrill.


MEVAGISSEY by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr


MEVAGISSEY by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr


JOHN & PETER by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr

 

[Brian Moore]

What a great set, Julian. The chap looking up in the 3rd one reminds me of Popeye.

I love the lighting in these images,...especially the 1st one.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Good stuff, Julian. I really think we are getting to know this little community, and I love that. It's a bit like a soap opera! What will the lads get up to next? No women around? A bit of love interest goes a long way It sounds slightly mocking, that, but I do mean to say that this continuing series shows the power of good photography. I think another forum member said we can smell the brine from your photos, and I know exactly what he means - as long as the fish is fresh, that's ok!

But at some point you are have to stop cropping the wide-angle images Learn to embrace the wide!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

What a great set, Julian. The chap looking up in the 3rd one reminds me of Popeye.

I love the lighting in these images,...especially the 1st one.

Thank you Brian. Popeye as it turns out was having a pleasure trip, he is not local to Mevagissey. We chatted and then realised we had known each other as Kids in another world, so will catch up at some point.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Good stuff, Julian. I really think we are getting to know this little community, and I love that. It's a bit like a soap opera! What will the lads get up to next? No women around? A bit of love interest goes a long way It sounds slightly mocking, that, but I do mean to say that this continuing series shows the power of good photography. I think another forum member said we can smell the brine from your photos, and I know exactly what he means - as long as the fish is fresh, that's ok!

But at some point you are have to stop cropping the wide-angle images Learn to embrace the wide!

Thank you Rob.
Trying to embrace the square, which is the reason for the crop , we have all done it or tried anyway. Some are better then others, naming no names Not many women in the fishing industry, although a post or two ago there was a young woman helping the family ice the fish as it was unloading. The family , wife or children arrive when the boats get in from a three day trip, but most often they are themselves working elsewhere and cannot get away. It is very much a male dominated industry, I have only ever seen one boat, many years ago that had a woman working aboard.

 

[Pete Askew]

Brilliant Julian and I love the engagement. You are certainly getting good value from your Merrills!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Brilliant Julian and I love the engagement. You are certainly getting good value from your Merrills!

Thank you Pete.
I think so. money well spent as this is just about all my entertainment out goings.

 

[Tom Dunne]

I can only imagine that wonderful resource and archive of local images that you will have built up when you finish, if you ever finish. The characters seem a happy bunch and seem to enjoy your company and being photographed.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I can only imagine that wonderful resource and archive of local images that you will have built up when you finish, if you ever finish. The characters seem a happy bunch and seem to enjoy your company and being photographed.

Tom as they approach the quay side it is often shouted across the deck, 'smile everyone' I hope they do not mind too much , I have asked in the past and took that as a rolling contract. Until otherwise notified.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Very good set again and the last one is a favourite. Women on board ships were normally considered a bad thing back in time. There still is some superstition about it. And please try to convince the one up north that a 50mm can go very wide. Cheers.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Very good set again and the last one is a favourite. Women on board ships were normally considered a bad thing back in time. There still is some superstition about it. And please try to convince the one up north that a 50mm can go very wide. Cheers.

Thank you Ivar. There certainly are sayings, and many unmentioned words and I may be correct in saying the wives never saw them off from the quay, yet were welcome to come and see them arrive and help with the unloading. Fishing as you are aware a very dangerous industry and Mevagissey has lost a member of it's community not so long ago, as has another village on the south coast, the sea with all it's beauty is unforgiving when things go wrong.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Yes, you are so right and as we say here on our coast, the oceans give and take. A tough place to be when things / weather gets rough.