I do and don't agree with the truck being in the photo.. as a person who is a catfish fisherman I think this is a great photo, {the bells on the end of the pole's, hands in pockets , and transportation to and from, a man and his thoughts contemplating life!! and no one to bother him!!}......
you state the SUV is "red" which if it was "red" in the photo,it would not ad "juxtaposition" to the photo as posted.
but being the SUV is a "tan..ish" hue in the photo it does add juxtaposition to the photo {sky and water}
if the SUV was cropped out you would have a photo "more " universal and appreciated by a larger audience
also if the SUV was not there, it would add more isolation{ to the fisherman} and we all know that isolation does draw out emotions!!!!!!
... as for hauling a boat, anybody who has done this kind of fishing would know that on a levee{steep banks no boat ramp! }, the only boat you could use in this particular instance is a blow up raft or 12' aluminum boat, which nether require a SUV!!!!
I think you should crop the SUV out and see what it does to the photo!!!! and ask for opinions !!
like I said, I like the photo, as is,....BUT....{I think there is a whole other photo there screaming to get out!!!
{{{this post took me 40 min. to write, so if I end up parroting someone else , I did not see your post!!!}}}}

IMHO!!!!!!!

Bebo, thanks for the interest.
The car is not just a car, it's an SUV. It's the kind of thing you might tow a boat with, or in this case go fishing.
Everything is in silhouette in the low sun except the glistening fishing lines and the sun hitting the side of the truck. The truck is part of the environment and adds to the extended story. We don't need to see the whole truck just a sliver of it to see that it's there. The truck is also red, the strongest of the primary colors, so our eye goes to it and that helps to keep our eye in the foto especially to the area of the fisherman. The truck adds juxtaposition, thus more depth to the composition. It's part of what we're trying to add to our pics in this excercise. So the truck actually has its own important role here.
I hope you otherwise like the pic.
Plus, it's the new year. Happy new year! ;-)
SS

This must be a Mars/Venus thing. I also don't see the need for the car. The fact that it is red might have been important if one could see more of the color, but then the car would distract even more than it does now.
I had no idea that this is an SUV, maybe a macho metaphor? In any case, I, too, think it is extraneous and agree with bebo1998. Otherwise, it's a GORGEOUS photo: the composition, the colors, the story.

Please let me know what you think of these photos. I also enjoy taking pictures of other photographers.

The reason that I picked up this photography habit two years ago, is because I wanted to share what happens to me while I'm out in the woods. My husband and my boys are not as obsessed with the wilderness and wildlife as I am. I go out in the woods everyday and everyday I would come home and describe the things I saw and the crazy things that happened to me while I was out. I wanted so badly for them to go with .. to hike with me .. to experience the magic of the outdoors ... but I would just see their eyes rolling back in their heads.

At first they laughed because they didn't think mom could ever figure out how to use a DSLR. They bought me another point and shoot and tried to talk me out of my rebel. Now .. they are starting to pay attention as my skill level increases. So no ... I don't take pictures for myself .. though I do enjoy them very much. I take them to share the magic of the outdoors .. to share the deep feeling I have for the outdoors with the people I love and others as well. I work hard at this because I know that seeing the wonders and then capturing them in a way that will convey my wonderment are very different things.

Here is a shot that I think best conveys my wonderment of swans.