Haunted by the shadows II Photo

Photographer’s Note

Somewhere back on my gallery there was the first try of playing with the shadows. At that time I took the shot in Sintra on the road that goes to 'Quinta da Regaleira'.
This one was taken in Seixal, at 'Quinta da Fidalga', a place owned by the district with a beautiful ancient house surrounded by wonderful gardens.
The end of the afternoon made the tree's shadows very long against the walls and I profited that to get this shot, just as if the shadows were trying to get on the girl in the photo.

Hope you enjoy it.

I profit the occasion to invite you to take a look at a small personal website I'm developing, you can see it: here

I'm still developing it so any fail or lack on the construction might occure.

horatiuTT, gracious, broglia, lucasgalodoido, Gerrit, paura, Merline, Photo65Net, syd1946, josepmarin, riclopes, Cretense, rigoletto has marked this note useful

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velocista (881) 2008-03-29 13:03

olá, uma foto com cores (isto é, sem elas) diferentes daquelas que estou habituado nas tuas fotografias. Mas muito boa na mesma!! parece-me que talvez esteja um pouco escura em algumas partes. mas também me parece que a luz era dificil! parabens pedro almeida

Mateja (413) 2008-03-29 13:05

Oh, wow, very uncanny and teriffying photo... Great composition and nice play with the shadows of the buildings, the sourandings and the woman.

Well done,

mateja

horatiuTT (4566) 2008-03-29 13:06

Hi Paulo,
very strong photo,you took advantage very well of probably
the most important thing,at least in bw,the light.Great shadows
and strong contrast.Splendid work.Aaa...and the site,I liked it,
great photos seen there.I hope you'll make a lot of money.Regards,
Horatiu

jasmis (51023) 2008-03-29 13:21

Interesting attempt in B&W. Really impressive shadows.
Regards.

gracious (20017) 2008-03-29 13:22

Hello Paulo,
Very fine image with great displayed of light and shadows also a good choice in using the B/W version for the composition, it's give a special atmosphere and mood truly suitable for the purpose!
a pleasing one
greeting from NZ
Tony

broglia (3361) 2008-03-29 13:59

Hi Paulo, congratulations, the site is looking good - the B&W shots look especially good! As does this shot. The long slanting shadows add a very sinister atmosphere - almost seeming to overpower the girl.

Nice job - Roberto

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2008-03-29 15:12

Olá Paulo,
aprece um local assombrado mesmo essa casa, acho que por causa do tratamento aplicado na foto, da até medo essa pessoa, hehe!
Parabéns e Abraço!

danyy (69465) 2008-03-29 15:56

Bonjour Paulo,
quelle atmosphère paisible ! J'aime beaucoup ces lumières parfaites qui font oublier l'absence de couleurs.
La beauté n'a d'égale que la simplicité ici.
Regards.
Daniel.

Gerrit (36287) 2008-03-29 16:14

Hi Paulo,
well told story. The deep tones and dramatic light help a lot.
Regards, Gerrit

paura (39306) 2008-03-29 16:32

Paulo,
A fotografia está com uma bela composição e bem ajustados parametros fototécnicos. O efeito das sombras na parede esta muito bonito.

Abraço

Paulo

Merline (6578) 2008-03-29 17:02

Strong image, I like this a lot. The diagonal, the long shadows, the mysterios silhouette, the rather dramatic feeling that comes out of it. Beautiful light with strong contrast. Lots of mood. Good work, I am going to go through you gallery very soon.

TFS
Regards
Michèle

tomszat (1135) 2008-03-29 17:46

Very good B&W photo with great shadows and strong contrast, something spooky going on here as well, the silhouette of a girl - it's like You've captured a ghost here, brrrr... gives me chills, I like it!

Best regards,
Tomasz.

bantonbuju (48796) 2008-03-30 1:03

ola paulo,
i think that as a standalone photo this image is kind of hard to classify as "standing out" but after visiting your "small web page" i think that today's photo fits your b/w concept and as such is much enjoyable...
bw, j.

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-03-30 1:44

Paulo,
Nice atmosphere and mood in this one.
This BW works perfectly, nice job,
Regards,
JB.

syd1946 (17965) 2008-03-30 9:44

Hi Paulo,
I like it very much...for the moment with the lonely walking girl and the amazing play with light and shadows.Somehow the shadows on the wall show us the direction of the form in the image...the direction of the girl.Very well captured for sure!

have a nice and creative week,
Thomas

ps.I like the projects in your webpage very much,especially the empty spaces.The people are disappear but their sign is still there..

josepmarin (34107) 2008-03-30 9:47

Olá Paulo,
el B/N combinado con la fuerte luz y las sombras en la pared que parecen perseguir a la mujer, dan un efecto muy especial y misterioso a la foto, y donde el fuerte contraste entre las zonas iluminadas y las zonas oscuras añade mucha fuerza compositiva.
Buen trabajo, muy efectivo.
Un abrazo,
Josep

riclopes (33135) 2008-03-30 10:04

Olá Paulo, talvez um pouco escura demais, mas isso também intensifica o carácter dramático e misterioso da cena. Estas longas diagonais do lado direito estão fantásticas e é o que gosto mais aqui. É pena a silhueta (da Teresa?) não estar mais destacada do fundo, embora seja verdade que o essencial está lá e não sei se mais definição da vítima(?) ;-) iria beneficiar a imagem. Faz-me lembrar uma experiência parecida que fiz há uns meses, mas que ainda está no cartão da máquina...
Bom resto de fim de Domingo,
ricardo

marietom (32076) 2008-04-01 1:39

Hello Paulo,

Je crois que je préfère tes photos couleurs, celle-ci, notamment sur le personnage, me paraît sombre. Beau jeu sur les ombres, malgré tout.
Bonne semaine
Marie

Cretense (57010) 2008-04-02 4:21

Hi Paulo!

Indeed a "haunted" but excellent atmosphere in this poetic photo! Great diagonal perspective, perfect choice of b&w, great dark light managment and great shadows and textures! Congratulations!

Hercules

Bluejeans (33081) 2008-04-02 11:05

Oi amigo ,
Magnifica foto com sombras parece tirada de um filme de terror , estas sobras em diagonal das árvores ficaram fantásticas , bons detalhes , a pessoa ficou misteriosa , bom trabalho , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

rigoletto (26812) 2008-04-11 5:35

Ola Paulo,
I admire so much the mood you captured by playing with light and shade here. Many photographers don't like to have so much darkness in their photos, but i like the mysterious atmosphere such an application grants me. I especially like the real tree at the corner, and the shade of the tree on the wall. The windows are balancing the compo, and the essential ghost is at the right place. Congrats, and i would say, try more of this kind of photos....
Cheers,
Deniz