voices from the past Photo

Photographer’s Note

I've been listening to Leonard Bernstein's and the NY Philharmonic orchestra Bolero, Ravel...after hours of classics that for my oppinion have been made for God's and for us...as variations of Greenslaves/Verdi/Aida, Schindler's list theme/Itzhak Perlman/williams, Strauss/On the beatifull Danube or Viennes Bombons, Tchaikovsky/Nutcracker and Swan Lake, or the amazing souns of Vivaldi's 4 Seasons...and I took my camera, sit in the car and went for a peaceful empty spaces...filled just with sounds of nature...to make my eyes enjoy like ears did for hours...to fulfill myself with liberty...
This were taken in salt pans Secovlje , today a museum and a very productive company.
I used a gradueted spacle, tabacco, to get out the ground, because the sun was wery strong, resized, lowered the bites and here you have...with the sounds feels better, belive me:)

brevbrev14, rjb874, ChrisJ, Silvio1953, jaywalker, delkoo, yanm, Henryk_Bilor, Signal-Womb has marked this note useful

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markstaples (15670) 2006-12-02 4:17

Good morning Miuky
I like the effect of the tobacco filter in this shot. You've chosen a good POV to provide wonderful perspective. The image is lovely and sharp. The overall effect is very positive. Very nice work.
Best wishes
Mark

vincz (19085) 2006-12-02 4:20

Excellent composition combined with wonderful colours. the transparency of the water is amazing. You did a perfect job here at transmitting us a very unique atmosphere with old decaying boat. Congratulations.

brevbrev14 (372) 2006-12-02 4:22

Ciao Miuky, io non amo troppo le foto con i filtri graduati, ma questa funziona bene e hai fatto una bella inquadratura e composizione!
il relitto della barca è bellissimo e l' immagine ben bilanciata!
Brava!
ciao!
Valeria

rjb874 (595) 2006-12-02 4:24

Great setting for this picture.

etiennejr (1014) 2006-12-02 4:29

Hi Miuky,
This is nice. The techniques used, the framing, just perfect. It does give a good feeling.
Well done!
TFS
Etienne

ben4321 (9839) 2006-12-02 4:34

Hi Miuky,
You have to be very careful when using coloured graduated filters, otherwise the effect can look very unnatural. Unfortunately that is the case here; the orange sky doesn't in any way match the colour temperature in the rest of the scene. I can see from the colours at the bottom of the frame that you probably took this in the middle of the day, so that orange sky really looks out of place. I think coloured grads, if they are used at all, should only be used to enhance what is already there. ie use an orange grad like this to enhance a sunset by all means, but it's use in the middle of the day is just plain wrong. In my view it's the best way to ruin an otherwise good photograph.
This scene has real potential; the shapes of the decaying boat are interesting, and I like the reflection and clarity of the water. I think it's worth another try, but next time leave that bl**dy filter at home. Or even better, chuck it in the bin.
Cheers,
Ben

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jinju (14265) 2006-12-02 4:38

hi Miuky,

this is nice. yes, the sky is good and yes ben has a point about the sky being a bit out of place, but I like the overall efect here.

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sebcz (2345) 2006-12-02 4:39

Hi!
Superb filter work, the details are awesome, as well as the overall composition.
Good work!
Seb

ChrisJ (71614) 2006-12-02 4:47

Hi Miuky

A superb warm cold colour contrast of red & blue, together with excellent sharpness. Tfs!

Silvio1953 (45136) 2006-12-02 5:05

Ciao Maja, bell'uso del filtro con eccellente risultato e splendidi colori, bellissima l'inquadratura e splendidi i riflessi, interessante la nota, sempre più brava, bun week end, ciao Silvio

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jaywalker (12853) 2006-12-02 5:09

Hi Miuky, Nice interesting photo, good use of your POV to help create depth & the eye is drawn across the shot by the old boat carcass, great colours & love the reflection, excellent light, kind regards Wilson.

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delkoo (35642) 2006-12-02 9:32

I like the old boat which seems a skeleton of whale and the warm colours of the sky done by filter which replace a too white sky.

didier

tjanze (5674) 2006-12-02 15:01

Zdravo Maja!
Odlična.Pa ravno to ladjo sem tudi sam slikal letos,ampak je bila dosti višja voda.
Tabacco filter deluje odlično.
Mi lahko razložiš,kako narediš ta preliv,da je zgoraj močnejši,spodaj pa ga praktično ni?
Pozdrav!

vincent24 (9038) 2006-12-03 5:10

Hello Miuky,
The filter works very well here...harmonious wedding with the green in the water even if we loose the natural...
I like the boat in decomposition as a witness of the time going by...
have a nice sunday,
vincent

AleGaro (269) 2006-12-04 4:22

Hi Miuky, nice shading of colours and nice subject. Unfortunatly traditional fishing boats today are difficult to find unless they are in these poor conditions. This is/was a tipical "bragozzo".

yanm (1485) 2006-12-04 5:11

to tobacco filter create a different effect and mood. Very successful IMO

marjan (6113) 2006-12-05 4:23

hi Maja, motiv je odlicen, kompozicija tudi, ampak mene osebno metijo rdeci toni neba. Sem bolj klasicist glede tega, ciao
Majran

Henryk_Bilor (20377) 2006-12-09 11:08

Hello Miuky
I started listen to the music and looked at the image. It should be very nice, but I saw the ugly house on the left and the music ¿¿grrrzz...;) Lovely colours, composition. I like the place only with the exception of this building :).
Kisses

Signal-Womb (11771) 2006-12-12 16:16

Hello Miuky, I love the decomposing boat in this composition, your title is very fitting. I see you have a tobacco filter, used to good effect here. I would maybe reduce the strength of it in PP. Just be careful you don't over use this one in your galleries though. Well done..

wolf38 (13438) 2007-01-23 8:26

Hello Miuky. A very interesting picture, a good title and a text. Outstanding composition and colors. Simply perfectly and very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.