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House of blues


House of blues
Photo Information
Copyright: Chuck Uebele (csuebele) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 865 W: 170 N: 646] (5100)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-26
Categories: Daily Life, Experimental, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-28 5:00
Viewed: 543
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Inspired by a fellow poster, whoes work I love. Afer not posting for a while, I became concerned and sent an email to find all was well, but it got me thinking about this image and wanting to depict someone shut off from depression & people come by put can't seem to help. It took me a while to find a location to do this image, as I needed a run down house that I could hang around and shoot a sunset and some night shots & also have access to the interior. The blue light was several exposure shot with a small flash then shifted the color to blue in ps and blended using lighten mode & layer masks. No clouds that day, so I shot a photo the following day where there were some clouds in a different location & dropped them in.
bwana, ralph, eMBeer, flashpoint, chrisJ, shelbeesmom, Helkoryo, tibig, Silke, jpinkham, TheMystic, kbeall, docdexter, Martynas, eyesthetix has marked this note useful
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Hi Chuck, i'd of preffered not to see the blurred figure in the shot looking like he has just left the building, but the blue light of the interior and the warm light of the exterior gel in perfect harmony along with the solitude figure looking down trodden and over-worked. great PP work as always, the sky you dropped in looks great with the rest of the image. Well done Chuck.

Dean.

hmmm... looks like I have already critiqued this photo today... *s*

Beautifully presented. I like the colour saturation is ok for me. Slightly disturbing edges of the roof - they should be a bit softened to make smoother transition to sunset sky.

tfs

Marek

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  • ralph Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 13 N: 252] (3621)
  • [2007-08-28 5:41]
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Well thought out and taken Chuck,a good use of photography.It gets the message across well.
Nico

great exposure and colors
well done

TFS sERGIO

Hi Chuck

I like the motion blur of the man running out of the house, contrasting with the sedentary silhouette inside. Well seen!

Oh man, how I can relate to this! Having struggled with depression most of my life, I have learned that isolation is deadly. When I am in a bad place, it seems others try to reach me and can't....so today, I make an effort, even when I feel rotten, to make myself talk to someone..anyone...because my head is like a bad neighborhood, You don't want to go in there alone!
Superb shot here Chuck! I feel it!
B-)
Linda

Hi Chuck

Superb work here and right on the knuckle with the title hues and tones.

Love it

TFS regards Helen

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  • tibig Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 624 W: 25 N: 587] (6583)
  • [2007-08-28 9:42]
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Beautiful result, Chuck. When I saw it the following quotation passed through my mind:
"The witch girl who lives by the bend in the river is said to keep a fart in a bottle.
It's a poisonous fart, green as cabbage, loud as a shotgun; and after moonset or before moonrise, her hut is illuminated by its pale mephitic glow. For a time, passerby thought she had television." (from "Moonlight Whoopee Cushion Sonata" by Tom Robbins).
Regards,
Tibi

perfect shot.......tfs

Hi Chuck,
I am just amazed about the pefect mood you were able to create here. The work that took to create this photo and the thoughts behind it are very inspiring and is already worth the WOW factor. The result is simply stunning. A very cool photo indeed.
TFS,
Niek

Fascinating bit of work, Chuck. Especially nice control of light and shadow, mastery of the flash, and that wonderful, fragmented span of cloudy sky. Very fine planning and execution. Thanks for this!

Jim

Excellent work again. Sometimes, one doesn't realize it's pp work unless reading the note.
Cheers
Otto

Incredible work, Chuck. At first I took it to mean that the figure at the door turned away without getting a response from the person inside, but the door is open, so I'm thinking the guy inside is reverting back to his true feelings after dealing with the visitor superficially.
Way to keep us thinking,
Karen

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3300 W: 267 N: 6202] (23100)
  • [2007-08-29 2:56]
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Superb PP work, Chuck! In our world we all know of someone who suffers from one or another of many disorders because artists are well-known sufferers. This is a superb depiction of the concern and frustration one the one and the difficulty of the other.
TFS
silke

Hi there!
Excellent PP work!
I love the amazing colour you used; the blue really stands out! Good framing too. And a nice note.
Well done!

wow, superb as always !

v

Hi Chuck !
this is really impressive !
Very interesting result of your play with exposure and light !

Well done. Best regards, Daniel

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