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    Watching You Watching Me

    Take at a very cold and snowy asylum yesterday............

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    I choose to live my life to a different tune of music., one which is not censored or wrapped so much with a blanket of over -regulation, Health & Safety gone mad, fear and blind compliance to anything you are told to do...........
    Downfallen, RIP

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Brilliant shot. Bill Withers would definitely approve.

    (So would Ian Anderson, were he slightly dyslexic)

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Wow....Im kinda speechelss, almost like the photo implies. Great shot.

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    I think that is an awesome shot mate! Thumbs up all around. A pic that needs no further explanation.

    I´m interested on what was your work flow on this one, both the clicking, location, light plus the PP work....

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Pretty much a great shot. Not sure of any critique I can give. I don't even want to know what was in those plastic containers.

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Yep. Utterly superb.

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    If I get really, really, really picky, I'd like a little more room at the bottom.
    But I'd prefer not to be that picky so I'll just agree with the others. GREAT!
    Keep Shooting!

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Fantastic! I love this sort of deep black look, but have never been able to achieve it! One day!
    Liban

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Hey guys, one of my favourite locations and defo' with the snow and light yesterday certainly added to the atmosphere............

    Most of you know how I roll on an explore............all naturally lit, its a 5 exposure HDR so as to get an evenly ditributed histogram, photomatix then I dodge and burn like a mad man in CS4. PP takes no more than 10mins.

    This really was a tiny room had to crop part of a door from the left side so doubt could have got in anymore,

    Thanks for all the comments
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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Awesome image. Enough said.

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    This is one of the first pictures that I have seen in a LONG time that made me instantly say...."That is a fu***** awesome picture" WOW!! and I don't usually swear.

    All I can say is spectacular!!

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Thanks for all the comments guys, very much appreciated, I never know how these dark and sinister shots will sit with others.............?

    There is a full set from thats day earlier this week here http://forums.photographyreview.com/...422#post399422
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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    very very nice !

    such a depressing mood

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Such a great commentary, too, on the society that we've become. Especially the latest generation.

    Give this man a Sticky!

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Nice work, and as Dray says a great commentary. Somehow I feel like I want to see this from a slightly different perpsective, perhpas shot from a bit higher up looking down with more bottom to the image. I'm not sure what it is. all in all, a creepy and moody scene with interesting lighting dynamics and setting.
    You have a photographers playground in that Asylum!
    Nice work!
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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    That is just so cool....:thumbsup:
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    Isn't it a cool thing in nature that the colours never seem to clash...

    I have no issues with you editing my photos

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Well deserved sticky! congrats! and again....kick @ss shot!

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    aaah guys you are all to kind for making this a sticky...........

    Indeed West Park is a photo opportunity wherever you look
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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    A chill went up my spine when I saw it. The title made it feel a little creepy, in a very cool way. Great work!!!

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Brilliant, captivating, intriguing and detail to mull over. Well done and congrats.
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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Congrats on the sticky!
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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    WELL deserved sticky...Congrats!!

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    I commneted on this photo ages ago but it doesn't seem to show up.

    Its a very dark and disturbing view and excellently executed. From the first view it reminded me of the film Enemy of the State with Will Smith and Gene Hackman.

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    Re: Watching You Watching Me

    Absolutely stunning!

    Great work!
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