Title from the poem, "Domination in Black." I have all these poems in my head and they pop out at strange times - sometimes I feel obliged to make a particular image and then, while editing it, it reminds me of the poem...
I tried all month to only use my 17-40, but had to stop today because a table was in the way. Such is life.
Shot in IR, multiply, sharpen, clone out a couple spots on the glass and some stray hair, shrink, canvas size, save for web.
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This is quite captivating. The way the shadow crosses her mouth seems very prophetic. Tones are wonderful as always, and really create/suit the mood of this.
Very melodramatic. Kind of reminds me of a scene out of a movie. Excellent portrayal. 9
That's odd, because I gave it a 9 too, and the little red band says that mine was the only 9 vote.
Maybe there were a clutch of other 9s and 10s that somehow vanished? It would at least explain why this finished in a ridiculous 277th place!
This is a really lovely and absorbing image. Windows are so often something special in a photograph; they are the place where two worlds meet. And that's what I feel about this photograph ... that it's about two worlds, perhaps in conflict, maybe even in opposition. I feel certain, alas, that the shadows across the face, and especially across the mouth, are no accident. So it's a powerful and unsettling photograph.
I like the tone and lighting in this, I personally would have put her face in front of one of the panes rather than let the cross piece shadow fall on her face.
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