the great gig in the sky... Photo

Photographer’s Note

"stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
Birds singin' in the sycamore trees
Dream a little dream of me, yes"

(yeah, yeah...you try writing the lyrics to the title song!)...

taken at the WOMAD festival (world of music, art and dance)...

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delnaja (7720) 2006-08-31 8:08

Hi Kaj,
Love this! The girl, tired, sleeping on the ground and this blue!
Really superb.
Fred

Christopherfry (104) 2006-08-31 8:13

Pink Floyd.

amazing picture. can't believe it. very psychedelic. I love the colours...the people...the TITLE! perfect expopsure. superb quality.

did you do any post processing?

roamermark (1588) 2006-08-31 9:20

WOMAD...this is the kind of thing I went there intending to take at the Singapore version BUT people tend not to pass out on the ground in Singapore AND I got stuck up at the front of the stage playing entertainment photographer....I ended up having a great time though
Great stuff here though Kaj, love the disco ball effect and the fake night sky
Cheers
Mark

s10001in (1485) 2006-08-31 10:44

Kaj, Strong colors ..warm tone..
Wonderful shapes..
I love this one.
-Shailendra

Did u get my mail?

klennon79 (0) 2006-08-31 11:14

Hi Kajal.
I like this feel and mood. It looks like there once was a really great party! The colors and lighting are excellent. Nice vertical shot including sleeping girl and lighting above.
Take care.
Kirsten

RADEEH (2762) 2006-08-31 11:57

WoW!!!
I was waiting for this to happen.Watching this shot is creating lot of short circuits and power generation in my brain. Very powerful shot.The way the girl lies there and the unearthily thing on the top appears very surreal.

thanks for this wonderful shot

syd1946 (17887) 2006-08-31 16:26

Hi Kajal,
This is a unique image.I agree with Christopher,it looks like a picture from Pink Floyds project!Wonderfull dream...

Thomas

warmlight (33) 2006-08-31 17:23

Another startling image, Kaj - how do you do it? Consistantly bringing new ideas out of the bag.
The colours are both warm and eerie at the same time; you know the picture is of a peaceful scene, someone sleeping off a great day, but the globe looks almost like a spacecraft swooping down to lift away the vulnerable girl. We've all seen the scene, but never quite like that before. Love it!
John

tcht (7298) 2006-09-01 13:50

Hi Kaj
This is beautiful! Amazing colors and atmosphere. Love the position of the sleeping person, as if she's dreaming a blue sky above her. Lovely work.
Cheers
CheukHin

ktanska (16534) 2006-09-04 3:41

Hi Kajal,
Efficient shot showing the party over. Or on hold. Or waiting to happen. The big sphere up there reminds me of the Big Brother.
Kari

jafadabret (39505) 2006-09-05 7:56

Une atmosphère étrange, Kajal, se dégage de la photo. Le ciel fait encore le spectacle alors que les gens semblent endormis de fatigue. Belle réalisation !
Jacques

njmv79 (454) 2006-09-05 14:46

Hi Kajal,
very nice POV and moment you caught, you could translate to us what were you feeling.
TFS,
Nelson

RGatward (19737) 2006-09-09 4:29

A very interesting twist on the gig theme here Kaj, nice framing, with the colouful back drop. You'll soon have much more scope to do this kind of thing, after I see on Monday. Money well spent.

Darren (6817) 2006-09-09 6:19

This is really quite cool Kaj, it took me a moment to realize just what i was seeing. I think there would be no way to get a perfect exposure here, and yours is a very good compromise. I love the colors here, especially of the top 40% of the shot, but also of the sleeping girl herself. I also like the crowd lingering along the left edge too. Too bad about the highly exposed middle right, but that is the compromise I was talking about I think. A different shot from you, but really quite effective.

vthomas (688) 2006-10-17 12:33

Hello Kajal!! (what a start...)

Ok I'm a bit confused here... It looks like the end of a party, with this charming lady apparently pissed drunked (is it a tiny patch of vomit on her shirt? Hmmm) in the foreground, am I wrong? (If yes, you have to understand that it's been a year that I haven't got even close to attend such party (the drawbacks of living in Afghanistan...;-))
But if that's the case, what the hell is this baby with the pushchair doing in the background? haha. Ok, must be a good reason...
Anyway, you have rendered a very attractive (to me) atmosphere. I can hear a muffled sound like "end of party" style... And trust me, if I start hearing music when I look at a picture it means I really like it ;-)
I have the impression this red bar behind the baby (who, I insist, has nothing to do here at this hour of the night!!) is a very important part of the composition to put all the other colors in perspective, and to "break" this big black triangle in the background...
Whatever...
Take care,
Looking forward to get pissed drunk again!
Vincent