Separ, New Mexico

I love that view outside, but I'd have taken a shot outside, rather than thru the window. That barn and tree are just asking to be portrayed!

I like it just like you shot it. Thanks. I was raised in NM, where the hell is Separ?

I think the interesting window frame and the open panel leading us to the barn and tree completes a quite pleasing picture. The setting is very calm and tranquil with a bit of mystery. Thank you, I enjoy this one a lot.

I find this photo amazing. A very fine picture. Close to the 'ultimate' framing. The tank made a miracle, again. I would only slip the frame a bit to the right or rather get back to include the right wall as well, i think we miss it.

 

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After the new upload, this comment should change. You did a good job, i prefer the second. And something more: after the new balanced composition ('inner' framing), the bent bars up there became dominant, give the image its full power - a real GHOST TOWN! A stunning image!

Comments welcome. I cropped this to even out the framing of the window; uncropped version is below for your reference.

 

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Before comments on lightness/darkness, please check your monitor calibration. If you do not see 26 distinct squares above, adjust for brightness and contrast.

For your reference.

I like the frame & although I'm not normally a fan of IR this one works. The window is almost an absract image in itself. My only reservation is the centreing of the old building.

incredible! while i see why some ppl dont like the centered bldg, i'm a fan of "shoot it as i see it no photoshopping it out" school of thought, and find this picture fantastic as is, because of the framing

Love this! The window adds a wonderful touch to what could have been a average shot. The bars give it a lot of interest.

I really like! great shot

Interesting shot Christian, nice composition and great exposure

Windows within windows. Sometimes the stars line up for you don't they.

 

Could it have been possible to frame the house in the center section? I'm just wondering because if it was physically possible I'd have tried it both ways just to see.

 

TG

Thanks everyone for your comments. I was really happy with this shot; sounds like I'm not alone.

 

Tony -- I'm not sure if I could have limited the house to the center panel of the window frame. I only have the 55mm, the 105mm, and the 180mm for the Mamiya, and if I'd've backed up and used a longer lens, the house would turn out bigger (and I'd've lost the tree). I often wish I had a wider lens for the Mamiya, but the lens adapters available right now would (I think) degrade image quality too much to be worth using.

i love emotion....

interesting use of the foreground!

This is excellent.

Admirabel field depth and superb concept; two images in one almost - one feels a part of the scene by seeing through the window as you did. Good work.

The bar in the open window lines up with the bars on the closed windows, and they line up right on the horizon. This forcefully anchors the house and the tree to the otherwise endless vista of the desert.

 

Now go with me on this one regarding the bent bars on top. Walk into some large "gothicy" church or cathedral. Look up above the tops of the columns and beneath the large stained glass windows. Odds are you will see a "belt line" of some sort of stone or plaster molding. This represents the border between heaven and earth. Now follow that line around the building. You will see the belt line pierced by ornate items - perhaps angels. This is our path into heaven.

 

The bent bars put me in that cathedral and pierce the border between heaven and earth, between the barn and the intensely blue sky (even in B/W I can see the deep blue).

Andrew -- Thanks for your comment! After I die, will you be my art historian?

Superbe image...du noir et blanc comme j'aime.

I knew I liked it but I couldn't work out exactly why. Andrew has said it so well.

Ah I definitely love the window that creates this natural framing to this images, the horizontal and vertical lines create a quite interesting composition as well to this image, that you tend to venture around the whole image. The perfectly placed house and tree is simply wonderful. Definitely a nice picture.

very creepy!

Hi Christian.

 

I feel I must say something about your images. Fantastic!

This i love...it is filled with tension.

 

I surfed my way here during research for the C330. And ended up staying in your gallery. I am looking to inexpensivley get into medium format and am inspired by your images. I work with a Fujifilm S2 Pro and feel a huge need to apply what I have learned so far to film. This may be the camera for me. Thanks

Jo