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day 14: stairway
day 14: stairway
ErinM


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: front staircase
Galleries: Interior, Blur
Date Uploaded: Oct 14, 2007

Viewed: 317
Comments: 16
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 So I broke out the tripod today, which I seldom do, and set it up at the top of the stairway. I took a bunch of shots with no one on the stairs, but I really had the idea of capturing the movement of someone as they climbed up. My husband was busy doing lawn work, my daughter's fee for participating in my photographic endeavors has become rather steep... so, that left my son Daniel and his friend Jack, who was at our house playing. I think they let me get a grand total of three shot before they tired of my little game and went on to more interesting adventures. I was hoping to get a shot with slightly less blur, but you take what you can get with three shots.

converted to grayscale in adobe camera raw
added a little split toning
>for those who are interested in an explanation of this
process, I summed it up in the comments on my day 2
slice of life photo. If your version of PS doesn't include
split toning in the raw converter, similar results can be
achieved by creating an adjustment layer in color
balance and playing with the sliders.

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 10/16/2007 02:38:47 PM
Love the tilt here and the lines and curves, great job.
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 10/16/2007 09:26:38 AM
Wow, fabulous image! I love the perspective, the converging lines of the wallpaper and banister, and the ghostly image of the child on the steps. This looks so great in b&w!!
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 10/15/2007 11:38:10 PM
This is great the patterns, the ghost the excellent processing fanatstic package
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 10/15/2007 10:02:22 PM
the perspective here is so unexpected and brilliant.
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 10/15/2007 12:35:55 PM
This looks like from a 40's horror film. The high contrast, the cool lines, the angle, and of course the ghostie. Great photo!!
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 10/15/2007 09:14:15 AM
Love the lines and shapes- the ghostly son is a great capture !
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 10/15/2007 06:51:57 AM
Love all the diagonal lines and great shapes here! and the curve just adds that little bit of extra interest and balances all the straight lines nicely ! That's some pretty funky wallpaper you got goin' there too, Erin! Comes up well in b&w!
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 10/15/2007 02:30:05 AM
This worked out really well! I like the amount of blur - creates a definite ghosting effect - both haunting and sweet at the same time in an odd way, especially with the photographs on the wall. Excellent work from concept through presentation.
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 10/15/2007 01:23:58 AM
pov, blur, tones!
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 10/14/2007 11:37:45 PM
I just love the effect you have captured with this one..... Amazing..... totally amazing.....
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 10/14/2007 11:13:34 PM
Ohmy, Erin, that is amazing! It has a ghostly effect. This turned out perfect, and ooooooh, I love your design taste. What a striking stairwell you have. That design on the walls is awesome! It does look kind of Escher-esque! Amazing!

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 10/14/2007 10:21:26 PM
Sort of like an M.C. Escher staircase! The blurred child is rather ghostly. Great dark tones in this.
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 10/14/2007 10:20:20 PM
Yummy. I can't get over the shapes created by the intersecting lines and that curvy part of your house above. The intricately patterned wallpaper is an antidote to the overwhelming formality of all those lines. And of course the hint of a human figure on the stair reinforced by the definite shape of the foot is pretty wonderful. A bonus is knowing it's Daniel (+friend), and his visage floats above the scene... layers layers layers.
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 10/14/2007 10:08:21 PM
absolutely love this photograph .. it really looks like you live in a haunted house .. love the b&w for this too .. i got my tripod out yesterday for macro shots but ended up not using it .. i dont get it out much .. i'm a like 'wow look at that!!' and then shoot kinda person really .. altho i've been known to set up the occasional shot !! .. altho after having said all that, using a tripod still allows you to grab a wow on the run, it just takes a little bit longer .. :)
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 10/14/2007 09:44:21 PM
Ghostly appearance. That pattern on the wall makes me dizzy.
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 10/14/2007 09:43:40 PM
Suitably ghostly -- especially with the portraits on the wall. 8) I really like the feeling of down... down... down......

Message edited by author 2007-10-14 21:44:06.
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