Uncharacteristically Pretentious

Uncharacteristically Pretentious · 05:26 AM

Slipping past the "Unauthorized Persons Keep Out" sign, I entered the corridor leading to the backstage facilities of our local Culture Hall, where elementary school bands from throughout the city had gathered to rehearse for an upcoming band festival. Instrument cases and various personal effects cover the floor of the lobby area at the far end of the corridor.

Just so folks don't get the idea I was there perving the place, I was on my way back from shooting my dancing girls and stopped off to pick up my daughter. I had time to kill and a digital camera; I was a dangerous man.

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**distorted_vision** · 01-15-2008, 05:38 AM

now thats my sorta shot

nice one mike.....

**pentagor** · 01-15-2008, 05:39 AM

Some would say: The picture is too dark... :-) Great pic!

**distorted_vision** · 01-15-2008, 05:52 AM

dark is good

dont be afraid of the shadows of life.....

Mike Cash · 01-15-2008, 06:32 AM

Originally posted by distorted_vision

now thats my sorta shot

nice one mike.....

Quite truthfully, I had you in mind when I took it.

And I agree with you about dark photos. I rather like them myself. Not all the time, but I certainly have no problem giving over huge chunks of a photo to near or total blackness.

JCSullivan · 01-15-2008, 09:08 AM

Mike, you are DEFINATELY danger-man with a camera-in-hand.
Well done buddy. Are these original colours or have you done PP? Either way, it is a nice shot.

J.Scott · 01-15-2008, 08:43 PM

I just knew that there would be light at the end of the tunnel!

The lights in the ceiling and their reflection on the glossy floor make the shot.

Somehow, I just couldn't imagine you without a camera.

betsypdx · 01-15-2008, 10:43 PM

Fantastic shot.

Mike Cash · 01-16-2008, 02:44 AM

Thanks, everyone. It was post-processed with the orange and brown layer contrast adjustment trick I outlined in the Minolta Sex for Sale thread. Naturally, that also has some effect on the colors as well as the contrast.

roentarre · 01-16-2008, 03:33 AM

The mood and the lighting paints an artistic picture. Kind of spooky in a way but it works for me. Nice shot, Mike

**distorted_vision** · 01-16-2008, 04:24 AM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

Quite truthfully, I had you in mind when I took it.

And I agree with you about dark photos. I rather like them myself. Not all the time, but I certainly have no problem giving over huge chunks of a photo to near or total blackness.

really? thats awesome.... i think you and me certainly have similar views on photography dont we?!

agreed, not all the time, but huge chunks or nothingness certainly makes or breaks certain shots...

Mike Cash · 01-16-2008, 04:33 AM

If we're playing with light then how can we possibly not include playing with dark as a part of it? And if we're playing with colors how can we exclude black? Last I heard, it was a color.

**distorted_vision** · 01-16-2008, 04:44 AM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

If we're playing with light then how can we possibly not include playing with dark as a part of it? And if we're playing with colors how can we exclude black? Last I heard, it was a color.

spot on

jshurak · 01-16-2008, 06:16 AM

I like it. Artistically speaking, there is no incorrect exposure! I really dig it!

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01-15-2008, 05:38 AM	#2
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308	now thats my sorta shot nice one mike.....

01-15-2008, 05:39 AM	#3
pentagor Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Posts: 495	Some would say: The picture is too dark... :-) Great pic!

01-15-2008, 05:52 AM	#4
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308	dark is good dont be afraid of the shadows of life.....

01-15-2008, 06:32 AM	#5
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950 Original Poster	Originally posted by distorted_vision now thats my sorta shot nice one mike..... Quite truthfully, I had you in mind when I took it. And I agree with you about dark photos. I rather like them myself. Not all the time, but I certainly have no problem giving over huge chunks of a photo to near or total blackness.

01-15-2008, 09:08 AM	#6
JCSullivan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada Posts: 3,056	Mike, you are DEFINATELY danger-man with a camera-in-hand. Well done buddy. Are these original colours or have you done PP? Either way, it is a nice shot.

01-15-2008, 08:43 PM	#7
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	I just knew that there would be light at the end of the tunnel! The lights in the ceiling and their reflection on the glossy floor make the shot. Somehow, I just couldn't imagine you without a camera.

01-15-2008, 10:43 PM	#8
betsypdx Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 475	Fantastic shot.

01-16-2008, 02:44 AM	#9
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950 Original Poster	Thanks, everyone. It was post-processed with the orange and brown layer contrast adjustment trick I outlined in the Minolta Sex for Sale thread. Naturally, that also has some effect on the colors as well as the contrast.

01-16-2008, 03:33 AM	#10
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	The mood and the lighting paints an artistic picture. Kind of spooky in a way but it works for me. Nice shot, Mike

01-16-2008, 04:24 AM	#11
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308	Originally posted by Mike Cash Quite truthfully, I had you in mind when I took it. And I agree with you about dark photos. I rather like them myself. Not all the time, but I certainly have no problem giving over huge chunks of a photo to near or total blackness. really? thats awesome.... i think you and me certainly have similar views on photography dont we?! agreed, not all the time, but huge chunks or nothingness certainly makes or breaks certain shots...

01-16-2008, 04:33 AM	#12
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950 Original Poster	If we're playing with light then how can we possibly not include playing with dark as a part of it? And if we're playing with colors how can we exclude black? Last I heard, it was a color.

01-16-2008, 04:44 AM	#13
distorted_vision Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moving around Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308	Originally posted by Mike Cash If we're playing with light then how can we possibly not include playing with dark as a part of it? And if we're playing with colors how can we exclude black? Last I heard, it was a color. spot on

01-16-2008, 06:16 AM	#14
jshurak Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: philadelphia Posts: 626	I like it. Artistically speaking, there is no incorrect exposure! I really dig it!