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MY SECOND DD!!!!Thanks for all the support on this one guys!!
And thanks again to `Davenit !!
Also featured in the Mar/Apr Issue of Australia's Capture Magazine. ~ [link] ~
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*1ST PLACE IN THE 'CREATE A FEELING 2' CONTEST!!! [link] $250!!*
Kindly selected and featured by the amazing `Davenit . Go check out his gallery.
And check out the runners up! [link]
"To me this image by ~GVA had alll the criteria met and then some. Emotional, moody, conceptual and fraught with emotion. IMO this is one of the best shots I've seen on dA in a long, long time. Talk about a feeling of being isolated and alone! The title even interjects more emotion into the image. It suggests a feeling of helplessness and giving up. Congratulations man, this is one amazing image". ~ Davenit
How does it make you feel??
I loved this comment by ~dark-x-eyes
"Life: when someone leaves you, turns all the lights off but you're still waiting for something to happen".
Thanks Diana!
Ingredients:
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Exposure lock on the sky to pick up just the highlights
One receding hairline
www.garyannettphotography.com
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Comments: 170
GVA In reply to Avapus [2007-11-06 13:25:34 +0000 UTC]
It's all about ideas, right. That's one thing I've been happy to 'steal' from the great `gilad !
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overmood In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 21:05:12 +0000 UTC]
An excellent example of a low key image that says a lot with very little lights in a sea of darkness. Fantastic.
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GVA In reply to overmood [2007-11-06 13:24:34 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Muhammad! Glad you like it!
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ael00 In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 19:12:52 +0000 UTC]
Wow. This is mazing. You probably broke every 'rule' you could. Rule of thirds, exposure.. what the fuck ever.. it works, it really does!
Hat off.
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GVA In reply to ael00 [2007-11-06 16:21:09 +0000 UTC]
Thanks dude! Yeah, sometimes it just feels RIGHT. I've spent the last 6/7 months getting a good grasp of Photoshop Lightroom - and learning all the tricks for 'roper' exposure, colour, contrast etc. And quite frankly I think I ended up with lots of flat, boring images.
So a few weeks back I decided to go back to the stuff I enjoy - the type of work that I got my first DD for. [link] - dark, dramatic, bold! Away from all the rules. I think it was a good move
Thanks for the comment and the compliment! Very kind of you!
p.s. Check out this great article by *AndyMumford [link] I think it sums it up perfectly.
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GVA In reply to ael00 [2007-11-06 13:20:12 +0000 UTC]
Thanks dude! Yeah, sometimes it just feels RIGHT. I've spent the last 6/7 months getting a good grasp of Photoshop Lightroom - and learning all the tricks for 'roper' exposure, colour, contrast etc. And quite frankly I think I ended up with lots of flat, boring images.
So a few weeks back I decided to go back to the stuff I enjoy - the type of work that I got my first DD for [link] - dark, dramatic, bold! Away from all the rules. I think it was a good move
Thanks for the comment and the compliment! Very kind of you!
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GVA In reply to GVA [2007-11-06 13:21:46 +0000 UTC]
p.s. Check out this great article by *AndyMumford [link] I think it sums it up perfectly.
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Davenit In reply to ael00 [2007-11-05 19:30:39 +0000 UTC]
Isn't that great!!!! Just goes to show that rules are really just 'guidelines' and if you don't feel like using them you don't have to!!
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gozlanit In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 17:29:38 +0000 UTC]
just PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!
O O
love it!!!
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livinzlife In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 17:17:51 +0000 UTC]
wow that is just incredible I wish I had the talent you have
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GVA In reply to livinzlife [2007-11-06 13:08:35 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Andrew! A little talent and a little luck.
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enteringmymind In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 17:17:38 +0000 UTC]
This image is Awesome!!! When I look at this image I get a lonly feeling and I'm also waiting for something to happen. Plus I work in a movie theater and have been in a complete empty theater with the lights off.... it's pretty scary!!
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GVA In reply to enteringmymind [2007-11-06 13:07:03 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, it has that lonely feel to it. Funny thing is it's a outdoor stadium during daylight hours - it just gives that impression of a deserted indoor theatre. And our imagination does the rest
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enteringmymind In reply to GVA [2007-11-07 21:18:33 +0000 UTC]
Awesome!!! Thanks for that insight!!
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kino-veronika In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 16:33:13 +0000 UTC]
No wonder you won the competition.
Theres just something about it that makes me go 'ooooh clever' xD
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GVA In reply to kino-veronika [2007-11-06 02:25:19 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Ronny! I'm quite proud of this one. Glad you it!
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kino-veronika In reply to GVA [2007-11-06 17:44:21 +0000 UTC]
So you should be! its bloody amazing.
I mean, most of your work is of the same standard... just this one stands out
take care x]
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SpiritCrusher00 [2007-11-05 16:29:21 +0000 UTC]
he's looking the show in solitude. a metaphor of life? Great shot
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GVA In reply to SpiritCrusher00 [2007-11-06 02:32:37 +0000 UTC]
Perhaps. It feels that way sometimes. Like we're watching life at a distance - an observer with a camera
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GVA In reply to Drunkenvalley [2007-11-06 14:03:30 +0000 UTC]
Very kind of you!! Much appreciated!
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GabbyGee In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 15:39:39 +0000 UTC]
So much feeling in this, congrats on the DD you deserve it.
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GVA In reply to GabbyGee [2007-11-06 14:07:50 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! A feeling of being a little embarrassed perhaps, running back and forward for my self-timer.
Thankfully you don't see that part
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GabbyGee In reply to GVA [2007-11-15 17:49:28 +0000 UTC]
10 rows must have ended tired huh
But it all turned out perfect
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lovexjunkie [2007-11-05 14:49:47 +0000 UTC]
Damn well deserved DD, Its truly a "damn,lifes over...but I cant be bothered to do anything" sort of picture.
Great job!
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GVA In reply to lovexjunkie [2007-11-05 15:08:45 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the great comment! Glad it inspires such emotion
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lovexjunkie In reply to GVA [2007-11-05 15:56:22 +0000 UTC]
It does. Your gallery itself is inspiring!
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rhapsouldize In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 11:33:51 +0000 UTC]
nice! congratulations on the DD, gary! you deserved it!
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diver In reply to GVA [2007-11-05 22:21:05 +0000 UTC]
This is actually a really powerful piece. I was a Navy Corpsman, and this makes me think of the people I knew who died from the strange diseases I saw on the wards.
His lighter body frame and loss of hair makes me think of those people. And the lighting, empty seats... everything else is just.. it pisses me off because I think about it, but I really like it. This could easily be a poster for those people. Really powerful and damn nice. Well done sir, well done.
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GVA In reply to diver [2007-11-06 13:58:55 +0000 UTC]
Glad you find it so powerful.
And 'lighter body frame and loss of hair' - that kinda sums me up Might try that in a dating ad sometime
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topfiverecordsInc In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 08:27:39 +0000 UTC]
this made me feel so tiny. very very awesome.
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GVA In reply to topfiverecordsInc [2007-11-05 13:58:39 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Lauren! Yeah, it has a nice depth to it. Glad you like it
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Midnightmares In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 00:11:53 +0000 UTC]
ahh this really is an amazing picture =]
bravo ^^
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GVA In reply to Midnightmares [2007-11-05 03:06:30 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Kris!! Glad you like it
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heidiwg [2007-11-04 21:31:12 +0000 UTC]
it's great... but I wish I could see his face...
congrats on the contest!
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