The Rescue Scene
by aznym

Comment by pointandshoot:
excellent... this is how street photography is supposed to be.

The Rescue Scene
by aznym

Comment by tnun:
I like this so much I don't think I can look at any more pictures today.

Land of the Wazir
by aznym

Comment by ttreit:
Wow this was severely under-rated. My first thought on seeing this was WWII. It took awhile to realize that the bugs weren't helicopters. Then it became even more interesting.

Land of the Wazir
by aznym

Comment by spiritualspatula:
This is bizarre, but awesome. The varied focus on what the insects is interesting. The powerlines aren't necessarily a defining feature, but it's a very interesting photo.

The Rescue Scene
by aznym

Comment by posthumous:
perfectly told and performed story.

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The Rescue Scene
by aznym

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Nicely made - the expression on the girl is priceless and your title led me through the image. The tight framing defines your story well.

Critical stuff: The blurred dog is a little bothersome but I can see that was out of your control.

Overall: Very enjoyable.

Specter
by aznym

Comment by aznym:

Originally posted by pointandshoot: congratulations Az, this is a remarkable work of art.

You have inspired me a lot with many of your images. If there aren't people like you around I don't think I would have even wanted to make an attempt.

Thank you.

Specter
by aznym

Comment by aznym:

Originally posted by ShutterTouch: This was the fist one I looked for after the voting. It makes me ask how, what and where? As I do not know those answers; I see a space alien ship caught on an old Brownie with bad film. Such a great surge of creativity and a fine piece of art.

Will try to post a proper reply with some shots soon.
Thanks.

OK, I managed to upload it much sooner than I thought ...

I shot it from my balcony during a downpour. My wife was away and I was home alone sick and bored.

It's been raining here almost every day now and there's been floods everywhere. I have not been running the fans on full for a while. Doesn't even feel like I am in Colombo. It's a nice feeling if you don't have to travel much since you can't even access some of the roads when it starts. People have been carried out of their homes in boats.

I focussed on the water dripping from a small canopy roof over the balcony (it was put up to fix a flooding problem during the monsoons) and shot the lamp post acrross the street. I had the camera on live view so I could see what I was doing and manually focus on the water drops. They look like lines because it's a long exposure. What I really saw was falling drops.



But I wanted to make them draw in the frame.

The alien ship is ghosting from the lens because it's pointing at the light on the post (bottom right). After I setup the camera on tripod and saw the ghost (which I am familiar with and have used in previous shots), I decided that it had to play an important part.

It became my subject.

All the other elements, well if I can call that ghost an element, became support.



Message edited by author 2011-01-23 00:45:02.

The Rescue Scene
by aznym

Comment by vawendy:
truly incredible! Love the expression on the girl. 10

Specter
by aznym

Comment by christykruse:
This was the fist one I looked for after the voting. It makes me ask how, what and where? As I do not know those answers; I see a space alien ship caught on an old Brownie with bad film. Such a great surge of creativity and a fine piece of art.