Loneliness

Thank you for your time and opinion!

Simple, beautiful, well proceesed. Regards-Jim

I keep coming back to this image. I really like the composition and intent behind it. The only thing that nags at me is the suspicion that the lighting was achieved via a lighting filter in Photoshop (Render -> Lighting Effects, perhaps?) I don't suggest this as a negative thing (I've used that filter myself to add mood that may not have been there originally), but if this is indeed what you did, then you might want to go back and tinker with the settings a bit. I feel that the shadows and light make it appear that this scene is indoors, somehow, instead of out in the natural world where I believe you took the photo. There's a flatness to the light that I've never encountered outside.

 

 

Michael: This was shot over a frozen lake. I drove at a ice road when very thick mist lowered over the ice. The overall tones were grayish, but then the sun appeared through the mist clouds in a pale round circle way. This was enough to cast that shadow. And this was the point that captured my attention. I stopped my car and grabbed my camera and took some photos from the scene. I repeat, the natural tones were grayish, but I knew from the past experiences that when I exposured the image using the sun as a metering point, the image turned toned this way. I could have changed this at the post processing into grayish tones, but I preferred to keep it this way, as this is more effective to my taste. So, no rendering, just plain old tricking with the exposure and the white balance at my camera.

Actually, Michael, now that I reread your message, the flatness and the "indoor" feeling was exactly what I had in my mind while shooting this image. As if the light came from a theatre light and the view was a small stage or exhibition room. :-)

In that case, Alpo, I stand corrected. Thanks for the explanation. I've never encountered a light like that before...guess that just means I should get out more. :-)

So simple yet so beautiful , It do feel like "Loneliness " . The tone is perfect for the scene ............. Very good work , I really love it