bluechameleon
forlorn
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 22 October 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
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6ft5 from Stockholm, Sweden
This is F:ing brilliant! Loves the tones, the mysteriousness, the framing of/with the top branch. The feeling of sneaking in the bushes :-)
I LOVE THIS!
22 Oct 2008 5:27am
Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand
Nice framing, love the silhouettes, great bw photo!
22 Oct 2008 5:37am
Emily Ng from Studying in: Adelaide, Australia | Home:, Singapore
where do u find all these hooded, dark characters?! beautiful framing and sense of impeding-ness. impeding what, i dont know lol. hope u didnt get pricked! looks like a really prickly bush u're squating in/behind
22 Oct 2008 6:16am
@Emily Ng: Thanks Emily! Well, it does tend to rain a lot here, People kind of slink around in rain gear and other such things. I hide in the bushes (okay, not really) and wait for someone interesting to pass by. Thank I shoot 'em :)
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
yes -- forlorn -- but also a bit of menace... and wonderfully so! a dynamic framing job here with the arching vines like arms with teeth... beautifully done! this reminds me of Mother Goose & Grimm!! faaabulous!!! :D
22 Oct 2008 6:18am
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
POWERFUL! Like a still from a movie just at the final moment.
22 Oct 2008 6:30am
Elaine- from Vancouver, Canada
hey bc, i know you don't give away your secrets, but i've become convinced that the greats carry around branches with them for framing purposes lol... yep it's a conspiracy :) GREAT SHOT *she screams*
22 Oct 2008 7:24am
@Elaine-: Ah Elaine, my friend, in this case it was a straight black and white conversion and fiddling with the tones in curves. The original is in colour, but as you know I see things in black and white as I shoot.
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
One definitely gets the feeling of loneliness and sadness here. Another special image - you will let me know when your book is published, won't you?
22 Oct 2008 7:38am
@dobbino: hehehehe...if and when that ever happens I'll be asking for your address so I can send you a copy! Thanks Rob :)
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Wonderful framing and great detail;-))
22 Oct 2008 8:25am
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
like the mood here.
great use of BW.
nice title.
22 Oct 2008 9:43am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
How do you do it? The thorny vine is a perfect foreground for this melancholy scene (that you have also named so very well).
22 Oct 2008 11:34am
@Viewfinder: Thanks so much! Well, honestly I will sit myself down (or stand) in one place for a long time if I know what I want....and so I wait it out.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Don't know what you do with our life Blue, but if I were you seriously, I'd be in photography, because your photos here are legend-making! truly, I say with total honesty that I envy your photographic vision.
22 Oct 2008 1:24pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Great image. The blackberry vines are sort like barbed wire in this haunting image.
22 Oct 2008 2:59pm
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
This image is amazing! I love the details of the branches in the foreground, the framing, DOF, atmosphere, tones, composition.... What else can be pointed at? the entire shot is just a masterful piece of art. Bravo!
22 Oct 2008 3:06pm
Hoshisato from Ealing, United Kingdom
Great subject and the way you treated the foreground and subject is really intriguing. I had a look at your portfolio and I really like your style. Care to add some information how you arrived at this photo, I'd be very interested to learn?
22 Oct 2008 6:25pm
Adetokunbo Adesanya from Irvington, United States
very dramatic capture and nice composition
22 Oct 2008 6:37pm
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Very good composition in B&W, really like the thorn bushes in the foreground with the hooded person in the back, that along with the sky gives it a gloomy, suspenseful feel. Great job.
22 Oct 2008 7:02pm
gbe from kansas city, United States
it's dark and cold and rainy here, and this suits the mood perfectly. excellent photo.
22 Oct 2008 7:49pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
It's an Alfred Hitchcock thriller, it's a murder movie, it's WICKED..!
Brilliant all round image.
22 Oct 2008 10:43pm
@Observing: Thanks so much, I admit to have Hitchcock and Bergman on the brain as I was shooting. I am such of fan of images from long ago and I do try to recreate that nostalgic feel. Sometimes it works, other times, not so much. Thanks again!
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
well conceived from the perfect angle. best...jerry
23 Oct 2008 2:02am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Hello everyone and thank you so much for your comments and observations. I appreciate each and every one of you, although I may not be able to answer each comments, I will at least make a huge effort to get over to your blog too. It's been a crazy work week and I find myself with little time. Bear with me, than many, many thanks! Cheers all :)
23 Oct 2008 2:46am
Emily Ng from Studying in: Adelaide, Australia | Home:, Singapore
looks where u stay (re: weather) is perfect for ur type of Hitchcock photography.. thankfully u're keeping the population of dark characters down by shooting them. lol.....
23 Oct 2008 3:02am
@Emily Ng: hehehehe....yes indeed! That is me alright "bang bang"....no make that "click click'....or sometimes "click, click,click, click, click, click...."
Emily Ng from Studying in: Adelaide, Australia | Home:, Singapore
"I like to feel what is around me, then try capturing that moment...hopefully making the photograph more than just something visual."
just wanted to say that i think you're succeeding. all the best to improving your craft!
23 Oct 2008 3:35am
Kaveh Saffari from Tabriz, Iran
it can well be a cover of a dark heavy metal album... :p reminds me of album covers of the Falconer group or some other heavy metal bands... totally a dark and mysterious feeling can be felt in this work... I loved it... :D hehe... u have to try it... really... try looking at it while listening to some symphonic/operatic/folk/power metal songs... :D
9 Jul 2009 7:46am
Nikon D70
1/250 second
F/13.0
ISO 200
70 mm