I thought of standing in this and doing the ghost effect thing at the last minute. You know the routine. Eight second shutter speed, open the shutter, wait two seconds, stand in front of the camera for 4 seconds, then get out of the photo. I'm not too sure how well this will be recieved, but I had such a good time taking photos that night it doesn't really matter! :) I just did my usual increase of brighteness, saturation, and contrast and cropped out a distracting light.
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WOW.... this is great i love it..... i am going to have to try this ..... although you couldn't have picked a better place for it.... really gives off the feeling you've been away for a long time and you are trying to put yourself back 'home'..... very well done..... if i could've rated it i would've given you a 10 for sure......
ps this is something my kids hope will be invented one day, rather than driving in the car for so long to visit their grandmother... " Mum i wish we could just click our fingers and we'd be there!".... they'd love this too....
I'd like to thank everyone for your wonderful words of encouragement - you've given me some great ideas!! As I said, the idea of jumping into the photo came at the last minute. I already knew what the title would be, so I thought I'd stand right under the Clarksville sign (to show "dreamin' of home"). In the middle of the night I didn't even catch the pole coming out of my head! Bod has given me a challenge. What a great idea to shoot over by the wheels (although I think the sign was a must for this challenge/title). I'm going to have to revisit this place soon some night. Thanks again for all your support and good luck in future challenges! :)
I think that the placement of the apparition relative to the pole in the background helps to obscure one of the main elements of this photograph. I like the placement of the figure on the left of the frame approaching the sign. There's probably little you could have done about the light on the near side of the building, but having that turned off or covered up for even half of the exposure would have helped to even out the light. I like the feel of the tracks and the roof line receding into the distance. The composition may have been stronger if taken at an angle which emphasized the track a bit more (e.g taken from a bit farther back and turned slightly more toward the vanishing point) and showed the figure walking away from the camera toward the distant horizon.
I like the idea here, but I wish the ghost person could've been standing either to the left or to the right of the support on the train shelter. Nice and sharp otherwise, with good placement of all the elements (except for the guy). Fits the challenge very well.
I'm surprised this is the first "ghost" I've come across.
A good location for this type of shot, but not the greatest execution. The first thing that I see is the "ghost" with a big post sticking out of its head! I don't know what else is in the area, just out of frame, but it would be worthwhile trying to keep the bright white wall out of frame - as well as hurting the "spookiness" it can't be making the exposure any easier. From what I can see I would have concentrated on the area with the wheels and the dark wall behind as a backdrop.
Nice effort, just needs some work.
take the last train to clarksville and i'll meet you at the station.....nice concept and photo...the harshness of the light behind your ghost could maybe be toned down a bit in my opinion...good luck
The Beetles song keeps rolling through my head...The image itself is well done without the 'ghostly' figure. Probably just me but I dislike that effect. 7 for now, may bump after viewing others. Good Luck!
I almost missed this one....was going to score it fairly well but then it was like this ghost materialized. I swear it wasn't there till i turned my head and then i noticed it in my peripheal vision.
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