Is there anybody out there, a photo from Obalno-krashka, West

Photographer's Note

The previous post was like a teaser... I hope you were courious enough to return and take a look also at this one...
... this time the cropped version for the workshop
... and for somebody that don't like both of them I post a couriosity in second workshop... I really have to do it... I'promissed to some TE friend ;))

Enjoy this two days before the WEEEEKEEEEND!!!

Tue, miuky, john_c, atus has marked this note useful

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Flavia (10352) 2007-02-21 15:41

Hi Tomi,

Nice treatment you gave to the picture. I like the dark round borders once it brings the attention to what really matters on the picture. B&W works perfectly here and composition is quite nice. I'm just curious to know what the kid was doing at this abandoned place. I preffer the original version to the WS.

Cheers,

Flavia

robiuk (10807) 2007-02-21 17:44

This one is good but I still prefer
the WS one! It's difficult to decide...
Btw, the 40D is funny!
Robi

ben4321 (9875) 2007-02-21 18:32

An interesting experiment Tomi. I had a look at the previous one and that one looks better the way you posted it, without the vignetting.
I think with this one, the image is given more impact by the massive level of vignetting; the tunnel vision effect creates a barrier between the viewer and the image, almost as if we're looking the wrong way through a pair of binoculars.
The use of black and white suits the feeling of decay and deriliction that this conveys, and the anonymous child makes us wonder what's going on.
An interesting shot, I like it.

Cheers,
Ben

tjanze (5674) 2007-02-22 3:28

Zdravo Tomi!
Zanimiva ideja to z krogom.Čeprav mi na sliki nekaj manjka pa sam ne vem kaj.Se mi zdi,da je nebo vseeno malo preveč žareče.
Ja,jaz sem tudi petarde včasih tako prižigal in jih v luknje metal.

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2007-02-22 3:54

Hi Tommi.

Excellent frame in the picture. It creates a nice atmosphere.

Good choice of the B&W.

Rgs, Oscar

feather (51130) 2007-02-22 5:17

It looks like you were spying on the boy - what is he doing? You are having serious fun with this Tomi and I'm so glad you are sharing your experiments with us. As for the WS - What if I want vodka?
Kath

Tue (91692) 2007-02-22 7:05

Hej Tomi,
Great capture from this abandoned building. The B&W suits this place very nicely. The boy is also a great inclusion, I'm curious about what he's doing. I like the black framing also very much. Good work, thanks for sharing!
Hilsen,
Lars

miuky (3335) 2007-02-22 7:22

zanimive te tvoje bw full contrast varjante...niso moj tip slike, ampak tvoja tehnika je pač tip slike...in to kar sem lahko videla v tem času, izvedba ok...
imej se lepo, M.

PS, po 40km v torek, ševedno počivamo:)))

john_c (24666) 2007-02-22 13:09

Hi Tomi,
You really are teasing us here! I like the second WS best...Seriously, although I find this shot quite effective I prefer the first WS, which has a cleaner look with the boy somehow a little more prominent. The B&W works well overall, and I like the contrast in theme between the youth and the decaying ruins of the building. Very fine work, Tomi. A good weekend to you.
John

atus (15878) 2007-02-22 13:15

Ciao Tomi,
vedo che Ti diverti a sperimentare cose inusuali. Bravo, così si fa! La foto in questione comunque è un po' da brividi. A me ricorda il mirino di un fucile, anche per l'immagine decadente, tipo bellico dovuto al b/n e alle rovine, che mi ricordano quelle che ho visto vicino a Vukovar e in Kosovo. Bravo, in ogni caso!
Ciao e stammi bene!
Attila

anducina (8407) 2007-02-22 13:40

Excellent compo, those ruins are very impressive. They remind me of something, a film--maybe the Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky ? Anyway there is a very artistic and interrsting photo.

TFS,

Andreea

peter1892 (1681) 2007-02-22 16:39

Hi Tomi - well first of all the experiment here seems to work, I like this 'vignette' effect that the EF-S lens creates on the film camera.

As for the 40D - I really think you need to go to Canon with that idea! It has everything the photographer could ever want in one camera body! :)

Gerrit (62042) 2007-02-23 8:31

Hi Tomi,
the combination of the devistated building and the boy doing his secret things is irrisistable and intruiging.
Good choise for black and white and excellent exposure.
Great shot.
Regards, Gerrit

marjan (7) 2007-02-24 6:53

hi tomi, tudi ta ispeljanka je dobra, sicer boj za TL kot za. Kakšno si to čudo sestavil v workshopu ?? ALi je to kakšen univerzalni pripomoček ki ti zamenja ve v življenju ??
Marjan

prezntime (3946) 2007-02-27 22:28

Hello Tomi.
There is something very interesting about the vignetting...also as if the shot is ancient and we are peeking through to a world far in decay. B&W is great here...super contrast. I like the sky blown out...it adds to the distant and somewhat cold feeling of the photo.
Regards,
Chris.

prumod (8300) 2007-03-07 8:34

hi tomi...
very nice b/w... quality is the most attractive... the fraing with the circle is a good treatment....
take care
pramod

Lynette (1615) 2007-05-30 9:38

Hi Tommi, i like this shot a lot. I did a photographic course and did something similar only in color though. I like how you have captured the moment thru the round borders and which gives a different perspective to what you have achieved here also the clarity is perfect. I also like the b&w pov of the ruins through the round border which otherwise from a landscape pov may have been somewhat less attractive. Great compo!!
warm regards
L