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Negative View


Negative View
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Copyright: Els van den Berkhof (Hendrika) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1752 W: 582 N: 4126] (17846)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2007-05-20
Categories: Daily Life, Humorous, Transportation, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Konica Minolta Dynax 5D
Exposure: f/4, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Friday Theme 2008/05/23 "Negative View", Freaky Friday Contribution, owls by night or day., Animals that caught my eye [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-22 0:47
Viewed: 593
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 88
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Negative - yes that got me thinking - I tried to use the Adjust/Negative option in PhotoFiltre and discovered quite a few surprising possibilities, maybe I use them later, that is what is so great about the weekly theme, you go and do things you otherwise would not have tried - thanks Helen!
But just negative was not enough and then I remembered a picture I took through the windschield of my car when once again traffic -this time on the other side of the motorway- was coming to a total stand-stil.
Seems to me pretty negative all those traffic jams, very costly for the economy, can not see a solution any time soon.....
For fun I added the wise owl who seems to be able to work his eyes seperate from each other.
I wonder what everyone will be creating for this theme - too bad there are so many negative things to think of.

Hope you will have a positive day,

Els

PS I thought the theme was opened, but since I can not find it yet I suppose it is not.
Well back to the job at hand, the attic was a bit "flooded" because first the hot water and central heating system broke down last week and Monday after a new system was installed the drain was blocked and a pipe was not fixed properly, not very nice, so now I decided to do a spring clean - see you when I need a break.......

Janone, mikolaj_cava, Dingo, nishantdavid, manujmehta, Janice, lilimih33, puffy, boomcat, Silke, sharinawati, atsouth, azaf1, Refugee, chrisJ, vandana2923, Beger, budgun, inunguak, shelbeesmom, tanburi has marked this note useful
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To shelbeesmom: warningHendrika 1 05-28 23:15
To inunguak: PPworkHendrika 1 05-27 01:51
To glint: easy proceduresHendrika 2 05-26 10:36
To janneman: vliegende startHendrika 2 05-25 05:48
To joopschotsman: snelHendrika 1 05-25 03:55
To S-moon: filtersHendrika 1 05-23 03:07
To chrisJ: sameHendrika 1 05-23 03:03
To Jens: no needHendrika 1 05-22 23:54
To Royaldevon: timeHendrika 3 05-22 06:55
To Silke: hiHendrika 1 05-22 06:01
To yanm: newHendrika 1 05-22 03:29
To GreenBaron: ^-^Hendrika 3 05-22 02:49
To pablominto: from uninteresting thingsHendrika 1 05-22 02:36
To eosnut: rush hourHendrika 1 05-22 02:33
To Janone: zolderHendrika 4 05-22 02:22
To pozaru: themeHendrika 1 05-22 00:59
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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3350 W: 689 N: 1923] (16151)
  • [2008-05-22 0:48]
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wow, Hendrika strikes again !

chapeau,
v

Goede morgen Els.
WOW, you did it again, What a very special picture you've created here.
Excellent work, dear Elly.!
10 points extra.! (oke, in kusjes)
Have a nice day,
Jan

Hello Els! Very interesting owl. Good POV. Very good capture. Mysterious work. Good luck!

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3259 W: 375 N: 2713] (11644)
  • [2008-05-22 1:14]

I guess mr.Owl's right eye (left in the shot) had been closed for a long while, Els, and when you woke him up it needs some time to adjust the pupil ;o).
A very nice creation, I like the mirroring effect and the negative processing of that part of the shot. A very nice montage, but we already knew you're quite good at it.
TFS

Hello Els
A great shot.
I simply love its eyes.
TFS

Good morning Els,
very creative and orginal work,
excellent idea and realisaton, well done!!!
TFS

Have a nice day!

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  • lavan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 567 W: 2 N: 83] (2250)
  • [2008-05-22 1:25]

nice work
good humorous
well done

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3209 W: 225 N: 6904] (27379)
  • [2008-05-22 1:26]

Good PP work Els.
Yes, traffic jams - very negative vibes!! And wise old owl - I wonder what he has to say.
Good job!
Janice

Hello Els,

These darned owls get everywhere! Now they're trying to direct traffic! No wonder it's in a jam! They usually sleep through the day!

Terrific pp work. You really are a master, sorry mistress, when it comes to such skills!
The owl id sharp and detailed (even odd-eyed) and you have done super work on the negative aspect!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hello Els!
Very very beautiful composition for Fridays theme and very sweet owl!
Interesting idea and very well done!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2014 W: 136 N: 3063] (16571)
  • [2008-05-22 1:47]

This is awesome Els, love the negetive you have here, :D Very sharp image, and great colours! Excellent pp work my dear,


Have a great day,

Cheers,
Sweety

Hoi Henkie,
Dees i sheul gaaf! Knappe compilatie geweldig beeld met oh zo veel te zien. De ogen zijn prachtig. Een erg geslaagd stukkie PP work! Dik compliment.
Hans

Hello Els,
Ohh my dear, where does your creativity come from..?!!
Besides, it is skillfully done, photo-wise and the PP work...
Very well done indeed!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Els,
Really scarey image, very well thought out and produced.
I like how you left the owl's eyes in their natural colour.
Question...Why do they call stand-still traffic RUSH HOUR????
Cheers,
Pete.

it is freaky, Els :) excellent pp work and fantastic result.. looks like a cover book of thriller or horror.. very good for this week theme.. well done.

regards, terry

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  • rosi Silver Star Critiquer [C: 11 W: 0 N: 0] (91)
  • [2008-05-22 2:35]

What a great owl! Very nice composition!

Have a nice day!

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  • yanm Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 548 W: 40 N: 674] (6710)
  • [2008-05-22 3:18]
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Hi Els.... have you ever play with fractalius filter ? I think it will be great if you give it to this image. And you can do selection on the eyes :D


Yan

Hi Els,

This owl confuse about this world if presented in negative view. .
Excellent idea of composing this image . .
Well done my dear friend

Tfs,
Tjutjut

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3368 W: 284 N: 6439] (23904)
  • [2008-05-22 5:06]
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Very clever! Superb composition and great to put the wise owl and the foolish drivers in one picture
TFS
silke

wow, this is great...
superb pp work
eyes are really great looking

tfs
jagroopsingh

GAAF!!! Echt super mooi! Alles past gewoon bij elkaar! Het negatief effect staat heel mooi bij de auto's.
Heel knap gedaan.

TFS Groetjes Simone

Hello Els,
A very creative presentation, Hendrika. Amazingly beautiful capture of the owl, with awesome sharpness of the eyes. Excellent PP. Looks like a good poster of a movie. This is very, very good and I like it very much.
Good luck with the spring cleaning. See you soon.

Best regards,
Sharina

hi, really nice idea and composition with the owl centered in the symmetric composition

rgds
Allen

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  • andrei Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 274 W: 138 N: 167] (1194)
  • [2008-05-22 11:21]

Els
Big brother is watching!

I like the use of posite and negative images and the colour in the owl's eyes (which is very sharp). The mirrored trafic creates a scene full of movement and action.
TFS
Andrei

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5244 W: 181 N: 6228] (32864)
  • [2008-05-22 11:32]

Hello Els

I liked your work,
He has an traffic confused and I suppose to be
already night, and to the eyes of this owl everything she sees.
Visual and beautiful interesting post!
The owl is a show here, nothing escapes from her
in this traffic!
Congratulations.

Sérgio

Hi Els

This is absolutley fantastic! your creative mind is incredible, you have such wonderful ideas and your PP work here is once again really outstanding.

TFS regards Helen

excellent PP job, & what a glance !
regards
jo

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  • Jens Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 661 W: 55 N: 1216] (4625)
  • [2008-05-22 16:12]
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Hi again Els
Sorry have been a bit busy the lates days.
Great shot my friend, looks very cool, I like it very much.
Have a nice evening.
Greetings
Jens.

Wonderful work Els,
Exelent pp work and an original idea.
Pretty scary too,don't you think?:)


Sabina

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  • azaf1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 583 W: 52 N: 660] (4118)
  • [2008-05-22 22:18]

Hi Els
Even though it looks a bit freaky it's beautiful. The use of specific color in the B/W creates a beautiful effect
TFS
Argiris

wonderful Hels.. really great.. an excellent capture with an excellent PP!!
ciao Marco

Wonderful PP work Els. You turned that lovely owl into something quite evil. Good colou and a lovely negative effect. TFS,
David

Hi Els

Good to have your previous upload from yesterday, side by side, for a quick comparison. A good effect here, with wonderful symmetry & sharpness on the owl. Tfs!

hello Els
how are you?
nice shot
wonderful effect
creative and quite imaginative
expressive eyes
nice addition of this graphic
effective notes
nice presentation

regards
Manuj Mehta
:)soon

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  • glint Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 575 W: 2 N: 384] (2573)
  • [2008-05-23 5:20]
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hello Els,
I see you have your PP skills on full throttle as usual. very inventive!
regards
Bev

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3046 W: 568 N: 3415] (15131)
  • [2008-05-23 9:37]

Hi Els,
Terrific post! I like so much this entry on the theme! The owl is a night bird! Excellent choice for a negative view theme! The mix with traffic jam suits very well!
My compliments! Annie

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  • budgun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 317 W: 2 N: 331] (1761)
  • [2008-05-23 18:22]

Hi Els,
Wow what a vivid imagination you possess. Very unique presentation with the intense eyes directing traffic on this busy mystical super highway. Those colorfull eyes stand out wonderfully against the b&w format.
Regards, Tom

Hello Els,
Cool...I like that owl.
Beautiful and crerative shot. TFS
Vandana
later

I think the whole traffic-jam problem is a matter of lazy mentality of all that single ""drivers"" going to work or whatever,it all very hard to change that........
For example I know people living just a few miles form their job,coming by car.
Can you imagine......Wake up,step into the car,sit on your desk with your bigfat ass,back home in the car again to the dinnertable and finally the couch in front of the TV,try to change that,imposible...........
Good isue here Els!
jan

Een zéér knap resultaat van de hand van een
" speelvogel " ;-)
Origineel én zéér goed uitgevoerd Els
Jij zou, volgens mij, enorm goed passen
in de wereld van reclame en advertentie.
( heb ik je nog al eens gezegd dacht ik )

Groetjes
Jan

Nou Els, jij BLIJFT groeien in dit werk. Steeds mooier en origineler, knap hoor !
Prachtige contributie voor dit thema.
groeten,
Joop!

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1056 W: 56 N: 687] (11151)
  • [2008-05-25 0:35]

Hi Els,
great PP work for the friday theme.Congratulations.Necla.:)later.

Hi Els:
Woow ....your PS work is getting awesome,this one is wonderful with the brow beating owl. It is funny and serious at the same times and certainly gets the feeling of frustration across... a beautiful effort in communicating an idea... Thanks again for another wonderful work.....Roman:0)

Hello Els,

Great crativity in this photo, excllent details very crisp exclent composure with great photo

TFS Kyle

Great Els.
terrific montage!
Greetings
raimundo

HA! I missed this Els!1 Really surreal shot! LOVE the eyes of this Owl! He is so serious! I hate Traffic! I was sitting in traffic last night, talking to Silke on the phone and I was sitting on the tracks and here comes a train! HAHA! No place to go..on the phone!! I got off the phone while Silke was saying OH NO!! ON NO!!
HAHA!
B-)
Linda

Hi Els,
A masterpiece,
Well planned and well done pp work.
Stunning eyes and text
TFS
Selahattin E

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