untitled tennis court parking lot 4

Posted by danthro (Suburbia, United States) on 24 July 2008 in Cityscape & Urban.

sorry, not able to respond to comments the next few days, back sunday or monday.

Comments, feedback, criticism, suggestions, etc. are always appreciated. Thanks!
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Comments (18)

Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands

What processing type did you use ?

24 Jul 2008 2:15am

@Erik: shadow/highlights, desaturation, gaussian blur > multiply, a lighter layer on top.

Pedro Callealta from Cádiz, Spain

menudo ambiente estas consiguiendo en tus fotos. me gusta.

24 Jul 2008 2:34am

Ilan from Israel

There is a dark , scary feeling to this frame.. A horror movie? :)

24 Jul 2008 3:50am

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

nice atmosphere

24 Jul 2008 7:06am

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

This is a really interesting effect. It seems you can make the most mundane scene shine!

24 Jul 2008 7:24am

@Andrew Gould: thanks a lot, Andrew! I did some of the stuff I do ordinarily (see response to comment above) but the main thing which I did differently here was i created a layer of the image on which i heavily used the 'dodge' tool, and then i lowered the fill level. it was an attempt to salvage an image i liked but that didn't turn out too well in untouched form (hey, it's a night shot with my camera and lack of tripod, almost never turns out well).

Marcie from United States

Eerire night time effect. Love the glow of the lights.

24 Jul 2008 10:33am

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

I like the lights...this also registers on the ol' spooky meter. To me, it makes me think that this is from a stalker's pov waiting for his prey. Not really sure why I think that. Maybe I should have started with this picture and moved my way back instead of seeing yesterday's pic before this one.

24 Jul 2008 12:11pm

Klaus from Augsburg, Germany

I like the noisy mood

24 Jul 2008 12:23pm

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

Looks like a grainy CCTV image, interesting effect in this one!

24 Jul 2008 2:52pm

Justin Haaheim from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Huh. I like a lot of stuff you do here on your site, but I have to say I'm not a big fan of this one. The gaussian blur and other post-processing has an interesting visual effect, but I'm not sure it adds to or complements the composition of the picture (perhaps maybe a more selective gaussian blur around the edges might). I'd be interested to see this same photo with just your levels/curves adjustments.

24 Jul 2008 3:08pm

@Justin Haaheim: appreciate the feedback. just for you, here's the original with only light editing (which is explained in the image description).

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

I like the graininess of this. The road looks a little deserted. I take it you were in a safe area:-)

24 Jul 2008 5:55pm

Lunamania from Oakland, United States

super creepy. I like how you kept some orange tones to the lights in the back. And thanks for the processing explanations!

25 Jul 2008 1:18am

Kevin from OrganicPIX.com from DFW, Texas, United States

I, too, like how you processed this. It has a haunting feel danthro, almost expect someone/apparition to jump into the frame!

25 Jul 2008 12:55pm

Oeilonirique from France

Love this misty light effect. Great

26 Jul 2008 1:35pm

baobab from Cambridge, United States

back to your spooky night shots... :) I like all the strong diagonal / triangular lines.

26 Jul 2008 2:36pm

Sean from Champaign, United States

Excellent capture. Love the atmosphere and composition.

28 Jul 2008 9:24pm

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

I kind of lean in Justin's direction on this one. I actually like the original better, even though I find the haloing around the lights a little distracting.

30 Jul 2008 12:34pm