Fishers to the End

I chose to completely blow out the exposure and do several other adjustments to this photo. Part of the manipulations included a considerable amount of smoothing--I was looking for a certain feel to the end result, which this accomplished. I rather like the contrast of the two fishermen there, who remain nice and dark. I've got an idea of what I see in this photo, but I'll leave it up to you to imagine what you will, rather than tell you my version.

Photo Date: 2005-08-25
Camera: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Manipulation Date: 2007-02-14
Software: Adobe Lightroom & Jasc Paintshop Pro 7