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Along with the boats on Tilghman Island, and shanties to accommodate the working boats. The shanties are, needless to say, function over form, but because of that have their own particular charm. Like the boats that outlive their purpose, when shanties outlive their purpose they are abandoned and offered back to nature.
This image was captured using Konica Infrared film.
Boats are often used for pleasure, but also serve as working tools and simple transportation. This is the case with these boats on Tilghman Island, Maryland. And yes, as on Smith Island, when their time of usefulness has passed, they are discarded, as can be seen in the upper right corner of this image.
This is a typical scene on Tilghman Island, where some people still make their living on the water, although that is becoming a more and more difficult task.
I am not a fisherman. It is not difficult to understand the attraction of fishing, but my personality would simply not allow me to enjoy the activity. I need to be continually engaged in what I am doing, and time spent waiting is not attractive to me (which is why developing film is not at the top of my enjoyable activities).
However, those who have different personalities can enjoy quiet time in contemplation, dividing their thoughts to the bobbing of the float, and using their knowledge and skill to successfully capture a fish. Indeed, I can understand the attraction of starting the day in this way, as we all have choices of how to start at the beginning.
I have previously blogged of the abandoned boats on Smith Island here and here. This particular image has meaning for me personally, but not in a way anyone would realize.
The foreground shows marsh grasses and takes the lower half of the image for a reason. While on Smith Island, it is a good idea to wear boots if one is looking to take images of this sort. Approaching this particular boat with my camera and tripod, at this exact spot my right boot sunk about halfway up to my knee. I was absolutely stuck until I was able to slowly move my leg back and forth enough to be able to slowly pull my leg out. To add insult to injury, this was not simple mud, but marsh grasses that had died and been soaking for quite some time. Think in terms of gutter leaves that have been sitting for many months.
After successful extraction I decided that getting closer to the boat simply was not going to happen, so I set up my tripod and camera and took the picture. This is another case where I used a yellow filter with Konica infrared so to give the sky just a bit of texture, as opposed to severely darkening it, as I felt that it would better match the marsh grasses.
