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Photographer’s Note

...maybe overexpose ...maybe not the best quality ..and maybe not my style :D but i like this view just the way it is :) hope you gonna like it also

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okahraman (4576) 2008-03-27 5:20

Hi Anellise ;

güzel bir kadraj ama çok ışık almış sanırım yinede elinize sağlık

Önder Kahraman

dkeus31 (25936) 2008-03-27 5:26

Hi Anes,
Maybe overexposed? well the clouds a little
Maybe not best quality? maybe not the very very best, but still good :)
Not your style? definitively it's your style with the pp and this type of sky :D
have a nice day :)
hugs,didier

johnfreeman (2220) 2008-03-27 6:04

Hi Anes,
I like it very much, particularly with its ethereal, slightly spooky atmosphere. Interestingly, I think the technical "faults" (overexposed clouds, flare, the dark shadow in the foreground, the slight tilt) are what really make it, creating a strange sensation of looking out from behind a dark window, like some kind of supernatural being spying on the children playing in the graveyard. To me it feels like something straight out of a ghost story and makes for a very interesting and powerful image.
John

IgorDeleze (9247) 2008-03-27 6:12

Hello Anellise,
A very "mystic" shot.
I realy like your PP wich give a very special atmospher.
Greetings.
Igor

cmagallona (143) 2008-03-27 6:31

i like this one very much...portrays a lot of mystery in the picture...over exposed?....maybe a bit but i guess that added to the character of the photograph...very artistic as well.

steliosk (4784) 2008-03-27 6:43

Hi anes,
unfortunately I'll have to agree with you,
I don't like this picture, in fact I can't find one element inside to like it. Maybe its me who doesn't like cemeteries which is the last place I'd picture at.

But!!!!
The POV is a little weird and narrow, I'd prefer a couple of steps to the right in order to give more air to the right front tube stone and better placement to the church where the tubes would create a perspective all the way to the church. Along with this idea I'd prefer a shallower DOF, focused at the front, where the church should look more blurred.

Now the post processing part, like you said, the overexposed clouds, the washed colours, and the highly levels of clarification, have no balance at all.
I'd suggest you to try B/W conversion to save this mess!

I'll be quite strict in this one, I hope you don't mind
- Over exposure / Bad sky
- Washed colours
- Wrong POV
- Wrong DOF
- Subject I dislike

I usualy give two points even for the effort but knowing your admirable skills and style, this picture doesn't deserve it!

sorryyyyyyyy
hugs, Stelios

Niebaotan (300) 2008-03-27 6:49

Hi Aellise

I simply love this surrealistic and very different shot. It's certainly overexposed, but it's actually working here. The atmosphere is amazing.

TFS
/Peter

Cormac (26445) 2008-03-27 7:44

This shot seems more like dreamland than real life, it has such an unusual quality. The colours are there, but faded out, and the clouds seem supernatural. This may be an experiment, but it works very well!

chpp (3918) 2008-03-27 8:08

Hi anellise
I like the shot, ti has feelings and even though a graveyard is never funny it has appeal. I like the intense light it gives a nice atmosphere to the ground, however to me the effect in the clouds seems more from PP, may be it came up that way, but.....
anyways
I like it
cheers
C

Merline (6574) 2008-03-27 9:46

Hi Anes,
cemeteries, as churches are places I like, I do find them peaceful. But here there are a few things that disturb me: there is a strong mood that I enjoy very much, a bit eerie...but I think you could have achieved it with better quality. The overexposed sky is really too much. Also I don't like so much the color of the grass which seems half desaturated. The idea though is good and think that you should go again to such places and try some more. :-), they are very inspirational!
TFS
Michèle