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I love the branches that are visible through the doorway and the window, given the title and the pose it makes me imagine that these are lines of thought (particularly as one in particular appears to grow from the subject's head), great shadows and I think that this is framed very well. Am just wondering if there is any significance of the boot in the left hand window?
I love the branches that are visible through the doorway and the window, given the title and the pose it makes me imagine that these are lines of thought (particularly as one in particular appears to grow from the subject's head),
LOL, I really like your vision of this especially because it gives a sort of ok for the branches to appear to be growing out of the subjects head, which had me troubled a bit but not enough to feel it was ruined. The boot happened to be there along withall the other grunge. I think some homeless persons stay there at times as I always find different items of food boxes and clothing scattered each time I re visit, Thanks for your comments
This is very nice Gary I don't think there is any need to worry about the branches behind the subjects head. There is enough highlighting on the top of their head so it is easily distinguishable. I love how there is a bit of light that falls onto the cigarette graffiti on the wall. The only thing that kind of throws me off is the picture seems to be cut in half by the section of window/door frame in the center of the frame. I keep going back and forth between the subject in the door way on the right half and the cigarette graffiti on the left.
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Gary you set yourself very challenging shots particulatily in relation to lighting conditions.
On my monitor there is total black in various places, which is fine but I would prefer if the rear of the man was not lost in the darkness. In these areas I feel it would be great if only a little detail could be squeezed out but then you cannot record what is probably not there anyway unless you resort to fill in flash (doesn't look as if you did) which could ruin the whole mood.
The confusion of branches and bush outside creates good feel as though the building is about to be strangled by it; perhaps similar in a way to the mans state of mind.
The body language of the man (yourself?) is interesting and makes one wonder what in Gods name brought him here. The answer of course is in your title.
I think you should feel a great sense of achievment to attain this result in such conditions.
I have a total lack of respect for anything connected with society, except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper, and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer. Brendan Behan
Turns a run down, abandonded building into a work of art. I've always wanted to do a shot like this after I saw an abandonded barn in a green field in Hawaii...didn't get a chance to stop though.
Gary, you did a wonderful job capturing the mood here. Nice balance of the lighting between the inside and the outside. Nice textures throughout. Very nice.
Thanks all for the comments. It's always helpful to be able to understand how the image comes across to the eyes of others.
I'm happy that the overall feeling is that the branch growing out of my head is ok lol.
Good point Aaron about the highlight on the head helping to relieve the branch dilema.
Tom, yes this situation is tough which is why I have come back to this place over and over. This day happened to be very overcast and I was able to get a better, more workable balance of light and dark.I have also been practicing with a wireless speedlite set-up and think I could use it sometime to help illuminate a set like this, but i really like the natural light effect with these type scenes.
I actually wanted the extreme darkness and contrast. I feel the dark vignette around the image and the shapes of the light and dark from the windows and subject create the visual of deep thought and introspect that I was after.
I was hoping to get back again and experiment with my speedlites and umbrellas, but I got "busted" here on this day taking these shots and was told I needed a photographers permit. Well, I looked at the parks dept website to find out about getting one and see that it is 150.00 for the application, 50.00 an hour to scout out a spot and then another 50.00 per hour to shoot. hmmm, I don't think so.
I think I may just have to take my chances again . . .
Thanks, and Anil, welcome to the forum and I appreciate the good words.
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Originally Posted by Herriot
I don't think there is any need to worry about the branches behind the subjects head. There is enough highlighting on the top of their head so it is easily distinguishable. I love how there is a bit of light that falls onto the cigarette graffiti on the wall. The only thing that kind of throws me off is the picture seems to be cut in half by the section of window/door frame in the center of the frame. I keep going back and forth between the subject in the door way on the right half and the cigarette graffiti on the left.
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