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MaryO


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Collection: 30 Days of Whatevers - December 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Plainfield, NJ
Date: Nov 30, 2008
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Interior, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2008

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Comments: 26
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 Day 1 of 30 Whatevers

This is what caught my attention today. A pseudo-candle in a nook above the fireplace at my in-law's house. The house is reasonably old (built in the late 1800's or early 1900's, I think) and there are wonderfully quirky bumps and patched cracks in the walls and not everything lines up. Much more fun than my house with its rectangular rooms! The patterns made by the light on the ceiling and wall in this little nook were enjoyable to look at, so I shot them.

PP - converted from RAW, straightened ... more or less, cropped, duotone, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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 12/08/2008 09:55:22 PM
Processing is well-suited to the subject - very nice. Old houses are definitely far more interesting for photos.
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 12/04/2008 10:39:56 PM
The light patterns remind me of ripples on water. Nice.
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 12/04/2008 03:33:59 PM
Kind of creepy! I like it :)
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 12/03/2008 09:42:10 PM
Great processing and wonderful eye to catch the beauty in the simplistic things. I love the patterns of the lighting.
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 12/03/2008 08:30:41 AM
The sepia tones bring a nice 'worn' feel to this composition. The low lighting with the darker tones and shadows around the edges bring a moody and edgy feel to this photo. The 'ripples' of light on the back wall takes on some aspects of smoke - adding to the moody and edgy feel.
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 12/02/2008 11:35:39 PM
Nice and moody.
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 12/02/2008 11:04:43 AM
interesting light pattern
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 12/02/2008 10:20:44 AM
Very nice job here. I love the noise and tone. I may use this technique in one of my shots this month.
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 12/02/2008 10:02:28 AM
i love the light and shadows. this reminds me of something you'd see in a very old hotel.
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 12/01/2008 08:58:49 PM
Looks right out of an old spooky movie. Your tones match the mood perfectly.
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 12/01/2008 08:18:33 PM
This. Is. Cool! Nice looking out for the unusual. You photographed this perfectly.
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 12/01/2008 07:25:37 PM
Yes...it reminds me of an old house. Having lived in a house that was over 200 years old, I can say that they have such character, that certain hand made feel about them. I miss that. They have warmth and soul.
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 12/01/2008 06:39:34 PM
Dreamy... lovely processing and great find!
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 12/01/2008 11:41:18 AM
Very spooky aspect to it! Old houses always have the best stuff!
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 12/01/2008 11:10:23 AM
I love the ghostly play of light and the tone is beautiful!
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 12/01/2008 10:31:55 AM
I get a creepy haunting feeling when I look at this too long. I like it for its moody feeling and wonderful lighting. I would put that on a wall in my hallway with a similar light to illuminate it.
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 12/01/2008 09:57:07 AM
It's almost like a ghostly spirit is drawn to the light, with the sense of blurred movement in the background. :~)
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 12/01/2008 09:13:37 AM
Great mood set in this shot
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 12/01/2008 08:59:04 AM
That's pretty neat that you noticed how the point source light shining through the shaped glass made the light patterns on the wall. That was an interesting find, and nicely presented with the processing that you did.
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 12/01/2008 08:29:16 AM
Very pretty and an almost angelic shadow/aura above it.
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 12/01/2008 02:17:17 AM
Wonderfully spooky atmosphere. Lovely shot!
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 12/01/2008 01:47:04 AM
Very eerie apparitions in the background formed by the light. Nice duotone processing.
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 12/01/2008 01:07:34 AM
Love the duotone and the ghostly light. The grains adds the perfect finishing touch!
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 12/01/2008 12:28:12 AM
ghostly shapes .. very atmospheric .. great sepia process totally fits your photograph .. :)
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 12/01/2008 12:14:23 AM
Like the post processing, very cool.
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 12/01/2008 12:05:58 AM
I like the textures and tones in this shot
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