My iconic image for 'Legend on the Clarence'

Here is my iconic image for Story 2 class.

This is a moment that the legendary fishing boat rescues 12 flood victims on the river near Taree NSW 1950.

This story is only fictional. We were to observe our environment and find things that would trigger a story idea. I was on my way into Sydney CBD on March 8, 2013 and I saw a Countrylink advertisment. In this picture was the Clarence River with a fishing boat on the far right. The boat triggered an idea for a good story.

The story I came up with:

"In the the early 1900's, the community of Grafton needed a fishing boat to bring in food for the area. A member of the community volunteered to build the boat because he comes from a line of shipbuilders. The man put his love and dedication into the fishing boat. Upon completion of the vessel, the man dies of a heart attack. The new boat is given to the community, but the mayor of Grafton passes it back to the family of the man who built the boat; as long as the family dedicates their services to the community by fishing for the local area. The family agree and the family fishing business starts in the area.

The boat becomes legend in the area as it has survives major floods and lasts longer than any vessel every made in the area. Stories are told in the district that the spirit of the man who built the boat is what keeps the boat alive. The family who own the boat believe it also. In 1950, a major flood hits the area, where 1000 cattle drowned and the vessel rescued 12 flood victims near Taree.'

This is what came out of a simple one photographic image. I'm pleased with this movie idea.

I created this image in Photoshop. I gathered some images that I needed from the internet I then manipulated them to create the image you see. The boat in the image I created from scratch, I used reference photos for the boat.