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In Search Of Illumination


In Search Of Illumination
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Copyright: Ayda Meisami (chiaraluna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 563 W: 85 N: 585] (2536)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-11-10
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Toshiba PDR-4300
Exposure: f/8, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2005-11-11 12:51
Viewed: 1009
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
hello my dear TL friends :-) well.. here i am with the first 'new' picture i've posted for many months... not an old photo re-thought and re-worked but a new photo taken with my new camera in my new home in my new town in my new country... it's a simple photo i know but very important for me as i've been feeling pretty chronically unsure of myself and my work and unable to feel really good and excited about taking pictures for quite some time so biting the bullit and posting something new even if i'm unsure about it is an important step :-)

i also thought of today as a hopeful relaunch for myself as it's 1 month exactly since my birthday which i had hoped to be a symbolic launch pad for my new life being only a few days after i arrived in italy, but ended up being pretty lonely and sad and do to problems with mail and not having a phone was spent with very little human contact and seems to have been a rather negative beginning to this new adventure which it's taking some time to shake off.. but i'm working on it!

thanks in great part to 2 special friends who, thanks to TL i was lucky enough to find and who have helped me so much since i arrived.. so this is dedicated to them! to Marco (marcocig) who brought Bodmin and i home from the airport and even made us spaghetti! and who's been such a sweetie since.. (and who said he wouldn't post another pic until i posted something 'happy'.. well, compared to my last post this must qualify! so.. the strike is over!! no excuses now ihih) and to Edie (our edie obviously..) who's a truly wonderful special woman (and cat crazy just like me!) who's helped me and Bodmin so very much and has become such a precious friend! mille grazie ed abbracci (e lecche da Bodmin) cari ^_^

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as for the picture.. this is the beautiful chandeleir that hangs over the dining table in the lovely apartment i'm renting in Umbria.. i was just playing around and trying to get an interesting angle and contrast of lines with the window in the background and capture the shadow patterns on the ceiling..

then in post processing (no cropping, just resized) i pushed the levels a lot to create this autumnal high constrast tone and the strong grain, then selected a vertical section on the right and added a black and white gradient map, then selected another strip across the top and adjusted the curves and saturation to create this colour block effect.. i also made a all black and white version which i posted as a workshop

i really hope you like it and as ever, i'm sorry i cant be more active here and especially sorry that i cant reply to critiques and messages as much as i'd like.. this is partly for technical problems with my internet connection and email service which really doesnt like dial-up and partly (mostly) for exhaustion which makes writing very difficult for me... but please always know how much your comments and kind thoughts mean to me and are deeply appreciated.. :-)

big hugs,
Ayda
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beautiful PP Ayda... colors, the tilt, the mood of autumn. excellent :)
Fred

Ayda.. finaly!!!
Brava!!!!
Paolo ;-)))
PS but this is only the first italian post, isn't it?

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2819 W: 267 N: 842] (8311)
  • [2005-11-11 13:01]

Hello,Ayda! Glad to see you back! This is a wonderful picture! I like it very much! Excellent composition,beautiful frame! A very attractive one ! Bravo! Michel

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  • Saiz Gold Star Critiquer [C: 909 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-11-11 13:14]

I love your so simple photo …
On the good way of the illumination …
Bellissima photo !!!

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Antonio

Ciao Ayda! Congratualtions on ending the strike, and on striking out on your new course! No strike with this photo. Homerun! Pardon the baseball humor. I'm not that much of a fan, but anyway... This interpretation is exciting and the light plays a huge role here.
"Suh"

Ayda, definitely my strike is OVER!!! :)..so I'm happy that I see fresh energy in your beautiful shot.
I can see six stars on the ceiling of your new flat, held by the chandelier which is a magic one, waving in spite of the gravity...
BRAVISSIMA!!!
So, now I'm already looking forward to the next one ;P

Marco

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1263 W: 351 N: 943] (5724)
  • [2005-11-11 13:31]

Hi Ayda,

Excellent shot and excellent work to achieve this creation. Well done.

Mike

Nice PP compostition
I like it
Ruud Blok

Hi Ayda! With a new posting! And a nice one to boot! Great composition, and fantastic background that really sets up the chandelier. Great stuff!

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  • Tintin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2274 W: 280 N: 345] (1982)
  • [2005-11-11 18:16]

Very nicely done, Ayda, and good to see you posting again. I like the stars effects created by the light of the chandelier as well as the background in black & red as well as a nice shadow on the ceiling. Well done!

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2879 W: 368 N: 2718] (11723)
  • [2005-11-11 19:47]

Well Ayda, big hug for you and Bodmin from me, and a big paw for you from Dingo ;o). I'm glad you decided to post again. I must say, seeing the thumbnail made me think of you immediately ;o). I like the angle in which you captured it, and the partly colouring you've applied. TFS and... take care!

Welcome back Ayda. We've missed you around here. So happy to know you have settled in and are feeling up to taking some photos. Hello Bodmin, I've been thinking about you at lot. This is a great shot of your chandelier. Perhaps a symbol of new light on your life. Well done with the PP steps. Love them all, and the instructions you wrote help us learn a new technique. I want another shot of Bodmin. Hurry please.
Oops! Just ran out of points. Hug from Tinka.

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  • lucbus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2201 W: 92 N: 1944] (10492)
  • [2005-11-11 23:47]

Hi Ayda,

Very nice composition and PP on this photo. I like the way this chandelier is in diagonal and the great colors in it. TFS
Luc

Hi Ayda, welcome back ! I remember you posted a fan with light when you just joined this site. So I hope this chandelier picture is the start of a very fruitful period for you.

Marleen

Hi Ayda!
what a beauty from your new home! It is so classy and subtle, I just love the tilt and the sqare pattern you gave to the background!
I am so glad you had two TL friends to help you in the beginning, that is so nice of both of them!
Hope you will settle nicely in your new home, and that we will see your work more, we missed it!!
all the best to you, take care!
hugs,
Marija :)))

You make the shot special with your PP work. Very well done. Thanks
Elif

Take you time Ayda on your new place...you'll be soon meet new friends...such a friendly person as you Ayda...and you've still your TL friends to help you. I wish you and of course your biggest hairy friend Sir Bodmin all the luck and peace of the world in your new place.
Your photo is a real beauty...
Have a lovely weekend Bodmin and you Ayda.

Hugs Jos

welcome back among us :o)
what a new start ... this shot is fantastic and its presentation even better :o)
looking forward to the next one :o)

ili :o)

Ayda, another really great work of yours! I love your idea of splitting it into colour and b&w part. Wonderful postprocessing result! tfs

Marek

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  • wck Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 828 W: 37 N: 443] (3833)
  • [2005-11-13 8:07]

Happy to see the sun shine again Ayda :D great to see you again... i found a brand new start in a brand new frame here, good mood.

Take care,
Wong

And here's another great shot from you I almost missed!!
Great indeed Sweetie. Lovely chandelier you have. And PP work is wonderful as always. And just now you comment it was your birthday!!! That wasn't nice from you, since I couldn't send the card!!!! But I'll make one for you ;)

Very nice dear. And congrats on the new camera. It's a sign of the new you!

Big hugs for you sweetie and be well

take care, Stef :))

Well done, Ayda! I really love the colors you have brought out, and the details in the lights are just great. I love the angle too with the shadows and all. I hope all is well for you and your fur-baby. Good luck on your new life. I hope to see a lot more from you over the coming months.

Nice to «see» you and get that joy from you :) And now...a good season, full of love and joy :)

i likek the PP work here Ayda
beautiful composition and presentation

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