Kirsti Näntö-Salonen
April 2021 - Untitled
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Here is ”A Dream”.
In my hometown there is a small island with upper class 19th century villas with bath houses on the waterfront. This image was taken in an October afternoon when the Eastern sky was dark but the sun was still shining through the clouds in the West. The lighting gave the empty building a strange Hitchcock-like feeling of hidden menace that I tried to catch. I tried a double exposure in the camera of the (1) bath-house and (2) the backlit clouds. Fuji X-T2, zoom 18-55 mm, F 20.5 mm; f/22, 1/500 s, ISO 1600 (the settings do not make much sense). AE. Manual focusing. Handheld. Developed in Capture One 21. Topaz Denoise. Adjustments in Affinity Photo. Used ”recolor” for the monochrome tint for a dream-like atmosphere. Vignette. Does this work?
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12 comments posted
Nicely done Kristi. To my eye the use of the blue tint was perfect for conveying both the mystery of the image and a feeling of being in a cold area. I like the way your processed the image and to me it has more punch than the original, more of a feeling of mystery, or perhaps a dream-scape. I love the creativity behind your presentation.
I cannot even come up with nitpicking suggestions for the image. The only time I have seen something along these lines was an image where the photographer set the white balance to fluorescent for a daytime shot giving the image a heavy blue cast -something I have promised to try. Your image reminded me of his and I will try it out.
Thanks very much for sharing it with us. Posted: 04/01/2021 20:58:55
I cannot even come up with nitpicking suggestions for the image. The only time I have seen something along these lines was an image where the photographer set the white balance to fluorescent for a daytime shot giving the image a heavy blue cast -something I have promised to try. Your image reminded me of his and I will try it out.
Thanks very much for sharing it with us. Posted: 04/01/2021 20:58:55
Thanks, Ed! I am so glad if the idea and mood comes through! Post processing was a lot of trial and error. The trick with the white balance sounds very interesting! Posted: 04/01/2021 22:36:32
(Groups 36 & 67)
See, I told you this was an impactful image! nice work. Posted: 04/02/2021 19:29:54
Thanks, Larry! The blue tone tone has been tuned down a bit, so it looks a little less weird? Posted: 04/03/2021 14:44:59
Hi Kirsti, yes in my opinion this really does work I really like it, a minor change would be to darken the bright area of the bridge on the left as it slightly draws the eye also a VERY small addition of detail in the left of the building, the fairly high ISO has added that extra bit of noise which compliments the image. Posted: 04/06/2021 03:06:20
Thanks, Colin! I made a new version with the changes, and they work great! I was so worried about the noise and thought that it would rumin the whole project. Posted: 04/06/2021 04:54:35
I think this is a spectacular image. Maybe the color saturation turned down might make it more realistic, but this is a dream. I would have it nicely framed. Perhaps a midnight blue frame would go well. Posted: 04/13/2021 21:08:40
Thanks, Jen and Albert, I'll be looking for the blue frame! Posted: 04/22/2021 13:16:25
Kristi, I think the double exposure in camera worked very well and really adds to the dream like feeling. It took me a bit to get used to the blue color but now I really like it. Thanks so much for a thought provoking image. Posted: 04/14/2021 20:06:42
Beautifully processed Kirsti. It almost resonates to some of the Hollywood movie scenes. The only think which I would change is by zooming out a bit and bring the house out of the centre. That will give sufficient space in the frame and add a bit more drama to the already a very good photo. Posted: 04/24/2021 05:41:22
Thanks, Vinod! I tried the new cro, and I looks great! Posted: 04/27/2021 00:49:52
(Groups 72 & 91)
Wow, how creative you are and this really works. Week done Kirsti! Far beyond my imagination and technical ability.
You have created a very dreamy feeling and I can't suggest anything to change. Posted: 04/30/2021 12:11:20
You have created a very dreamy feeling and I can't suggest anything to change. Posted: 04/30/2021 12:11:20