The Room That Time Forgot

[Chris of Arabia]

C&C please

 

[danir]

The light and color are very nice.

Dani

 

[itsme123]

I like the colors and the mood. But the highlights are a bit blow out and the depth of field seemed a bit shallow. My eyes keep getting drawn to the doors to the left, but that part of the pic is not tack shrap. What lens and settings did you use?

 

[Chris of Arabia]

It doesn't surprise me that it's a bit limited on the technical front. It was about 20:50 in the evening, with the sun setting behind me and it was shot through a pane of glass that's permanently exposed to the sea air. I'm pretty sure I had the 60mm f2.8 macro on the camera at the time and it would have been wide open due to the failing light - just checked the original's properties, so previous details correct and it was a 1/50th sec exposure. It was a bit of a throw away shot that had an appealing mood to it, but perhaps not too much more.

 

[LaFoto]

This is none to discard as yet, Chris ... or ever, for that matter. For I like how you captured the evening light, how you saw that it brings out the colours in that room (is it an old -not used for ages- beach restaurant?), in which I assume they actually ought to be fading, how the photo shows the emptiness and loneliness of the room and the old furniture.

The only thing that bugs me a wee bit is the fire extinguisher on the very right. It looks too modern, somehow.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

I think it's a bar rather than a restaurant, I can't remember exactly but I'm sure there is a set of taps towards the right of what you see here. I'm sure with his knowledge of the area, tb2 could tell you exactly what's in there.

I liked the idea of the sun setting on a fading establishment. Chances are though that in the summer it'll be full of customers.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

A slightly different crop for La Foto

 

[LaFoto]

Teehee --- thanks for going all that way for me
And how about you? Do you like this version better than the one WITH the fire-extinguisher?

 

[Chris of Arabia]

I do actually. It just tidys the edges up a little and allows the eye to concentrate on the centre of the room and the seemingly abandoned tables and chairs. You'll also notice I dropped the top edge down a little to remove the fire alarm bell for similar reasons.

 

[LaFoto]

I noticed the dropped top, and kind of miss the bowed ... what`s the word: lintel? Or just: doorway?
I had not seen the fire bell before you mentioned it, so apparently that had not been distracting (for me).

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Some people are just never satisfied

Actually, I think you're probably right and I'd prefer it if the lintel were still there. If I knew what I was doing in PS, I'd clone the bell out and leave the crop at the top as per the original, but I don't therefore the second version is what you end up with I guess.

 

[LaFoto]

That's very ok with me (easily satisfied, eh? :greenpbl: ), as long as you keep the original...

 

[Chris of Arabia]

...as long as you keep the original...

Nothing gets binned round here (well almost nothing) and the original file is safe and sound.