all by myself Photo

Photographer’s Note

When I was young
I never needed anyone
And makin' love was just for fun
Those days are gone

Livin' alone
I think of all the friends I've known
But when I dial the telephone
Nobody's home

All by myself
Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore

Hard to be sure
Sometimes I feel so insecure
And love so distant and obscure
Remains the cure

All by myself
Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore...

(All by myself by Eric Carmen and later by Celine Dion)

...taken by the lugano lake...

...not much as for the postprocessing; converted into sepia and added some grains...

TGULUMSER, isabela_sor, stego, devimeuxbe, Photo65Net, dip, burGu, Dpbours, Scharan, feather, riclopes, leo61, gokanlam, Benedict, Flavia has marked this note useful

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TGULUMSER (12514) 2008-05-28 10:26

Korkut Bey merhaba,
Grenler ve sepya tonlari ile harika bir kare olmus. Yanlizligi cok guzel anlatan bir kompozisyon,
Elinize saglik,
Tulay

rigoletto (26870) 2008-05-28 10:56

Çok hülyalı bir film karesi gibi... Parlak kafalı kahraman ortada olsa da ağaçlar sayesinde cücük gibi kalmıyor çok şükür. Sepyanın tonu sert ama çarpıcı, grenler de zaten hülyaya hülya katıyor. Sisli fotolarda gren iyi fikir.

ndb1958 (9249) 2008-05-28 11:05

Hi Korkut,
like the sepia image. Nice composition and beautiful melancholic atmosphere. The grain is nice.
Have a nice evening, Nino.

isabela_sor (42517) 2008-05-28 11:20 [Comment]

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drago (4826) 2008-05-28 11:48

Korkut my friend hi!Excellent pecimistic shot,the sepia-grain process enchance the feeling!Splendid job!
Panagiotis

Tezic (16927) 2008-05-28 12:21

bir fotoğrafta aradığım denge unsurlarının minimum %90 nı nı bulduğum, bende saplantı olan "estetik görüntü" adına da tatminin en üst seviyelerde olduğu, süper bir kare benim adıma... çok keyif aldım, çok güzel... tebrikler... hemde kocaman...

zeynepe (9364) 2008-05-28 12:25

Ciao Korkut,
Ora voglio essere a Lugano !!!
Çok hoş bir kompozisyon:yalnız adam ,ağaçlar , dağlar ve muhteşem bir göl!
Ben de ağaçlı yola ait bir workshop ekledim,umarım beğenirsin :o)
Tebrikler,
Zeynep Erek

[workshop] [compare]

hergi (5459) 2008-05-28 12:31

Fotoğrafın fantastik bir havası var Korkut alışılmışın dışında bir çalışma olmuş. Oradaki bankın üstüne ağacın oturmasıda bu kadar duygulu bir fotoğrafta beni güldüren sevimli bi kısım :D ...
Ellerine sağlık
Hülya

stego (22484) 2008-05-28 12:44

Merhaba Korkut,
Is this a scan of a photograph from a famous photograph that you stole or bought from an art gallery or what?
It reminds so much one real photographic paper!...
Beautiful and atmosphere! Very inspiring and inspired!
Bravo!
Regards, José.

mesutilgim (37342) 2008-05-28 12:56

Merhaba sevgili Korkut,
Bu versyonu orijinalinden daha iyi bence. Çok mükemmel grafik etki.
Tebrikler
Selamlar, sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

devimeuxbe (56406) 2008-05-28 13:15

Hi Korkut
This picture is noisy but you get such a beautifull atmosphere and colors.
Beautifull composition
Bertrand

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-05-28 14:28

Korkut,
Amazing mood in this image.
Grain and sepia tones are just superb, a great job in this one.
Regards,
JB.

barrufeto_77 (25945) 2008-05-28 15:17

Merhaba Korkut.

Interesting picture...unusual for a lake. I like the "depressive" mood you got with this B&W pic.

Rgs, Oscar

jmdias (19953) 2008-05-28 15:59

korkut

It is an old song. I remember.. This image is fantastic. I liked this sepia color, the nude branches of the trees are like arches in a gothic building, the fence and the man are very nice put in the scenery. Perfect work, even the grainy surface is nice here. it is a triple wow. congratulations

hugs

jorge

tomescuc (2837) 2008-05-28 16:13

Merhaba Korkut,
The image and treatment convey the loneliness very well.
cheers,
CT

dip (12856) 2008-05-29 1:28

Hi Korkut,
beautiful image of the Lugano lake (I love this region),
the sepia tones and the noise give a beautiful and nostalgic atmosphere and the effect of "old"
very well done file mou!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

alibasarir (14497) 2008-05-29 1:47

merhaba korkut bey
çok güzel bir görüntü ve harika bir kompozisyon.sepia tonlama nefis.ayrıca adamın oradaki varlığı güçlü ve etkili bir kompozisyon oluşturmuş elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

delkoo (34866) 2008-05-29 1:55

hi korkut
humm, i like it, composition, tones , grain and mood, everything is in place for a great shot.

congrats
didier

Budapestman (42930) 2008-05-29 2:28

Hi Korkut,
Beautiful nostalgic atmosphere with very fine composition. I like the sepia tints its so than an old picture. The silhouettes are very attractive, splendid shot. Have a nice day
George

burGu (4548) 2008-05-29 2:45

Agac dallarinin o dantelimsi silueti nedir oyle! Demek sadece yerlere degil, yukarilara dogru da goren gozlerle bakiyorsun.
Amcam tek basina, dusuncelere dalmis, sakin... Sepya yine goze hitap ediyor. Sanki daha onceki fotograflarinda gren gormemistim diye hatirliyorum. Ama emin degilim. Buna yakismis. Ellerine saglik, tez vakitte gorusmek dilegiyle..
Burcu

Paolo (40755) 2008-05-29 5:12

Hi Korkut, good use of sepia tones and rumor effect, with a beautiful capture of the silouhettes and a typicall view of the lakes north of Milan!
thanks, ciao

Dpbours (220) 2008-05-29 8:06

Hi Korkut,

Though totally post processed, I do really appreciate the grain. 'Some grain', Some grain?! hahaha :-)))) Interesting compo with a good depth. Nice work.

Greetings, Dennis

feather (50230) 2008-05-29 13:07

Excellent PP. While the rest of us are on the look-out for good noise reduction software you go and add it successfully for effect. In this case the central composition of the lonely figure works very well. I love the extreme contrast too.
Kath

Scharan (13955) 2008-05-29 13:40

Olá Korkut

Linda fotografia...uma atmosfera especial que ficou maravilhosa em sépia...efeitos muito bonitos também. Sabe Korkut, amo fotos com bancos, tenho uma coleção, principalmente um cenário com um banco vazio, não resisto e clico. Aqui está ótima a composição, com o homem admirando a paisagem. Parabéns.
GA
Vera

veyselk (3831) 2008-05-29 17:23

merhaba korkut abi

fantastik bir kare olmuş...
sepia ustasından yine çok güzel bir kare,
grinler çok yakışmış ayrıca, çok hoşuma gitti...
ellerine sağlık

veysel

setenay (7604) 2008-05-29 21:47

Şimdi şu bankta oturuyor olmak vardı dedirten nefis bir görünüm,Güney Doğudan sonra başka memleket gözümde yok artık diyordum ama 4 mevsimini görmek istediğim İsviçre karelerine dayanamıyorum anlaşılan.Sabah sabah mutluluk veren, bu harika çalışman için teşekkürler.Paradiso, gerçekten huzurlu cennet,eline sağlık Korkut,yazında gidip, içinde seyreden vapurlarla 3 saatlik turla sefa yapmanı dilerim,birde Morcote de inip dar sokaklarında kaybolorsan tam olur.Zeynebin kareside apayrı güzel.Tebrikler
selam ve sevgilerimle
setenay

Silvio1953 (42957) 2008-05-30 10:51

Merhaba Korkut, fascitating sepia composition with dreaming atmosphere, splendid backlight, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

tehanu_f (6874) 2008-05-31 0:31

Siluetler ve dag katmanlari super, cok guzel cekmissin. Adam durusu ve montuyla yalniz bir ruhtan ziyade NYPDdeki polislerden biri gibi. :P

branley (3681) 2008-05-31 1:02

Hi Korkut, is he lonely or just enjoying the peace and quiet, away from the hustle and bustle of the modern, hectic life? It's a lovely shot and well suited to the sepia conversion, I'm not sure about the grain but that's probably more of a personal choice but it's still a fine capture and well seen.

Regards

Stephen

riclopes (33135) 2008-05-31 5:18

Love the pp you did here, Korkut. Not much as you say, but the result is really nice. I mean, this wouldn't be so interesting in a 'normal' color version. The layered mountains effect is fantastic...and the strong darks in FG. Very good capture of a dream.
Fun for the WE,
ric

leo61 (43830) 2008-05-31 7:35

Hi Korkut!
I remember another image from this place and this one is great,too.Wonderful sepia tones and a nice effect with the grain.
Regards,leo

doubay (5043) 2008-05-31 12:50

Nice and romantic shot from the famous Lugano Lake. Although I’m no grains fan I like the melancholic mood they add here.
Cheers
Andreas

gokanlam (6431) 2008-05-31 14:24

ağaçların koyuluğuna karşın genel sepya tonu çok yakışmış. grenli oluşu çok etkili olmuş fotonun tümünde.. bank ve demirli korkuluklara bayıldım, eline sağlık,
ReLa

pboehringer (770) 2008-06-01 18:28

Korkut,
this shot shows clearly that what really makes a shot worth is the moment in the field. Seeing the scene and haveing the right view to compose and having the right setttings of the camera. The PP doens't need a lot to due some minor tweeks to get a little grain and a monochromatic impression and your done with something great.
Peter

Benedict (7062) 2008-06-03 19:01

Avril Lavigne has this to sing-

ALONE

hey man
tell me what you were thinking?
what the hell you were saying?
oh come on now
stop and think about it
hey now
maybe you should just listen
maybe you should stop talking for a second
shut up
listen to me

you're so obvious
you're so oblivious
and now you wonder why you're the one alone
so don't apologize
and you don't even realize you screwd it up this time
now you're the one alone

hey bro
i'm just trying to let you know
you really think that you're special
oh come on now
i've seen so much better
hey there
did you actually think that i cared?
don't know if you want to go there
oh come on now
keep on, keep on dreaming

you're so obvious
you're so oblivious...

:-)))
Benedict

azaf1 (15547) 2008-06-03 22:35

Kalimera Korkut
Lovely chocolate color, I love it! The shadows and the composition of the foto superb, as usual... good verse too. What else can I say? I was just looking at it and I liked it a lot
Have a great day
Argiris

otistikdj (330) 2009-03-24 12:25

yine dehsetengiz bir "pre ve postprocessing by urküt abi" harikasi.. "kelimelerin bittigi yere geldik ve sofor bey inecek var" demek istiyorum...

Ellere gozlere saglik-sükran..

BubbuB

avene (11140) 2009-03-24 13:03

hi Korkut,
saw this photo completely by chance, but I'm glad I did, I like it a lot. may be a little less centered composition would look even better, but that's a matter of personal opinion. moody photo, it feels as if the trees are cautiously edging closer to the man, as if trying to eavesdrop on his thought.

best,
Kristine

Flavia (10202) 2009-04-01 8:22

Hi Korkut,

Beautiful effect! The light, the grain and the light makes this very especial. The composition is very nice with the bare trees framing the solitary man and the mountains on the bg. Perfect picture, those king that can be hanged on thewall to be admired again and again...

Regards,

Flavia

abulafia (4802) 2009-06-28 17:16

Hi Korkut

I see what you mean, the area look very similar, but I like your grainy sepia look, very apropriate.

Good job
Harry