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Germaine


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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Northern Southern California
Date: Feb 27, 2009
Galleries: Urban, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Mar 5, 2009

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 The house next door is rented by a group of young women. I was standing on my back balcony waiting for the moon to move to take this shot . The girl was waiting for her date who was evidently having a hard time reading the numbers on the houses. I heard her say on her cell phone, "You've gone past the house", and he pulled into a driveway and turned around. That's the car lights in the street. Actually, I snipped the car lights from another shot, and dropped them into this one. (The camera was on a tripod, so the shots were the same, just a couple of minutes apart.)

I turned this into a duotone and cranked down the exposure to make the scene look a lot more mysterious (I hope 8)).

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 03/07/2009 09:29:09 PM
Her posture makes her appear worried, pensive; coupled with the car lights, it draws your eye out there and wonder what just happened.
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 03/06/2009 11:58:09 PM
Great shot and processing. Love the hint of the person and the car's light. Your choice of tint is killer, too.
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 03/06/2009 06:02:34 PM
Excellent! So mysterious!
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 03/06/2009 01:22:57 AM
i hadnt read your comment when i made mine .. now i have ..
you've have totally achieved that sense of mystery .. amazingly so .. also it has a feel of a thriller in some ways .. the girl, the lights, the dark .. i'm wondering wot the next scene will be .. !! ..this is stunning germaine .. :)
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 03/06/2009 01:21:10 AM
WOW .. !!
this is absolutely brilliant .. just love the entire feel .. so dark and so excellently processed .. its a fantastic colour you've achieved here .. very very excellent .. :)
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 03/05/2009 10:42:42 PM
you completely accomplished the mystery. a more defined silhouette of the girl could seal the deal. very nice toning and contrast.
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 03/05/2009 06:53:44 PM
I love the light , framed by the deep shadows, and the girl is placed beautifully to be visible yet still a little mysterious as well.
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 03/05/2009 05:47:19 PM
I find this either scary, or sad depending on my mood...very nice.
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 03/05/2009 12:29:17 PM
Oh I truly adore this. That subtle night light from the porch is fabulous. I like the slick silvery street too.
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 03/05/2009 11:04:52 AM
Beautiful! I love the blue tones, does indeed look mysterious. Reminds me of the Joni Mitchell song "Car on a Hill".
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 03/05/2009 09:36:14 AM
This offers more than one story. One along the lines you saw - she's waiting, he's arriving. Antoher that she's simply sitting there, watching as he drives by - someone she doesn't know, will never know. Simply a passing in the night with no connection. Love the light, the tones in this - excellent way to take advantage of the situation!
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