I had driven by this old gated lot many times before but hadn’t paid it much attention. We were returning from a neighbourhood street festival one day and walked by on our way home. I was struck by these wildflowers pushing through the gate and stopped to take a photograph. I wanted the attention of the viewer to focus on the centre of the photograph. To do this I used an adjustment layer in Photoshop to lower the brightness of the stone, and then again for the entire photo. Finally I painted back some brightness in the flower and lock to make them stand out from the background.
February 10, 2017 at 12:14 am
Gates, fences, doors, windows, chimneys: all excellent themes for photographic and poetic compositions.
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February 9, 2017 at 8:49 pm
Love this, Belinda. That locked gate makes me curious, and I was interested to read how you processed it to make the flowers stand out. Thanks for sharing.
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February 9, 2017 at 9:56 pm
Thank you, there is a story there perhaps. And glad to share my process.
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February 9, 2017 at 5:45 pm
This image makes you wonder what else lies beyond those locked gates. Very imaginitive shot!
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February 9, 2017 at 6:37 pm
I’ll have to go back and have a look:) Thank you!
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February 9, 2017 at 2:22 pm
What an expressive shot!
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February 9, 2017 at 2:50 pm
Thank you Eliza. The scene certainly had an effect on me.
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February 9, 2017 at 10:03 am
A bold and hopeful message — much appreciated, Belinda.
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February 9, 2017 at 2:45 pm
Thank you!
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February 9, 2017 at 8:32 am
Cool work, friend!
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February 9, 2017 at 9:21 am
Thank you!
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February 9, 2017 at 8:30 am
Very nice concept and “Unguarded” is the perfect description.
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February 9, 2017 at 8:51 am
Thank you.
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February 9, 2017 at 8:19 am
One of those pictures that tells a story. 🙂
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February 9, 2017 at 8:50 am
I think so too.
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February 9, 2017 at 4:24 am
The one flower looks as if it is thinking of trying to escape.
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February 9, 2017 at 7:25 am
😊
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February 9, 2017 at 2:31 am
The flowers certainly brighten up the gray.
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February 9, 2017 at 7:25 am
Thank you.
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February 9, 2017 at 2:07 am
You have certainly achieved your purpose. This picture would make a good prompt for a story: such a long chain; it appears to have been locked from the outside – as someone left?; has not been used for a long time (why?) since the flowers now fill the entrance …
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February 9, 2017 at 7:24 am
Thank you. I thought the scene quite curious myself.
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February 9, 2017 at 2:00 am
Yes, my attention falls firmly on the image’s centre, on that central flower to be exact, and the padlock on the gate almost looks as if its pointing down at the bloom, which enhances the effect. Very good to hear your objectives, thinking and processing methods here, too, although I don’t use Photoshop. A
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February 9, 2017 at 7:23 am
Thanks very much. I appreciate your comments!
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