Lone Guitarist

[sirhc55]

Through the door darkly, he plays his lonely music.



Critique welcome

[Alpha_7]

Wow Chris, Wow!

Took a while to load, and I was wondering what i'd see.... don't think I've seen too many shots posted here with this kind of style and what I might try to term 'art processing' its really something else. I'd love a few details on how you acheive the affects you have in this shot, as it's masterfully done. I found the ceiling light a little distracting till I identified it, but I really like this.. its something very different.. please provide more information behind the shot, whole the musician is.. where it was shot.

[big pix]

great ....... shows a lot of feeling and mood.......the effect is good and works very well with the image.........but I know that the door way is important to the overall feeling of the image but for me there is a bit too much black at the bottom of the shot which I find a bit of a distraction from the overall feel of a great image........ maybe a slight crop from the bottom

[Sheila Smart]

I really like this image. The fact that you cannot see his face adds the mystery (and tension) to the image. Nice work.

Sheila

[Geoff]

Chris,
Another fine example of your skills as a photographer. You can really feel the mood of this image. I agree that a slight crop from the bottom would enhance it a little. Well done, I like this a lot!

[sirhc55]

Thanks Craig - shot with a Nikkormat FTn on Kodachrome circa 1969. The person in the shot was my best buddy who I have not seen in over 33 years. Shot in his bedsit in Hammersmith, London.

Scanned and then pp’ed with levels and a colour sepia fade added via a Nik filter. I also decreased noise and added a level of despeckle.

[Alex]

Excellent, mysteriously looking image. I love it.

Alex

[sirhc55]

I thought about cropping the bottom but I wanted a long lead in to the subject to emphasis the loneliness

Thanks for the critique and compliments.

[Potatis]

Ooh.. I like this. It's interesting to see what things looked like WAY before I was BORN!

[LittleB]

Chris, this is EXCELLENT! I like the sepia colours you used in the pp, really sets the mood.

[marcotrov]

What a terrific and artistic image Chris love its emmotive quality. Under normal circumstances I'd crop the darkness from the bottom, and though it looks good doing that as well, I think the darkness top and bottom of frame create a balance that adds to the image's impact. Great shot
cheers
marco

[sirhc55]

Ooh.. I like this. It's interesting to see what things looked like WAY before I was BORN!

You young thang you Yes, everything was in pastels and out of focus back then

[LostDingo]

Ooh.. I like this. It's interesting to see what things looked like WAY before I was BORN!

You young thang you Yes, everything was in pastels and out of focus back then

The world was not in color until after color TV

Chris, I wouldn't crop, I think if this were mounted you would regret chopping off the bottom. Good work of the "hand colored" look

[Oneputt]

Very nice Chris. There is something almost Whilstler'ish about it.

[stubbsy]

Chris. This image is perfect and a testament to your skills. Seeing work of this quality from you taken 35 + years ago explains a lot about the high quality of what you do now. In 35 years time I'll be too old to even take a photo (if I'm still walking)

[owen]

Great moody shot Chris. The colour and tonality really suit the style of shot.

[xerubus]

great shot and very good processing.. suits the subject very well.

cheers

[Sandy Feet]

I love the lighting in this shot its an excellent image

Cheers
rod

[sirhc55]

Thanks to everyone - this shot proves that sometimes you can get something out of a shot that was initially due to be binned

[wendellt]

excellent composition and mood, the colour tone is gorgeous. Do i detect the subtle use of smart blur on this image?
what is it exactly somone in his room playing a guitar or a guitarist in his studio?

[rokkstar]

The colour on this shot is great Chris. Lovely and soft. Great leading lines to the guitar player too. Nice

[sirhc55]

An old friend Wendell from years ago trying his hand at learning the guitar. There were a few treatments on this including (I now remember) duplex colour from the Nik filter set.

[Collingwood]

Mighty fine pic!
As for the cropping, if it were me personally, I would take just a fraction from the bottom where the last detail on the left side of the doorway can be seen but no biggie either way.