The Thinking Place

Mark Gardner, 8 months ago

how very cool, your shots never cease to amaze me, wonderful work deb, a photographer and a nurse !!! fantastic :-)

Martie Venter, 8 months ago

Wonderful light and mood, exquisite storytelling photography – you really excel at this!

Simon Gladwin, 8 months ago

Nice shot Debs…its always cool to look at a photo and say…thats EXACTLY as it was! That gives me a kick…to communicate exactly what I saw! I am glad to see you using your holga….is it coming with you in March?

Simon Gladwin, 8 months ago

Nice shot Debs…its always cool to look at a photo and say…thats EXACTLY as it was! That gives me a kick…to communicate exactly what I saw! I am glad to see you using your holga….is it coming with you in March?

Nicholas Averre, 8 months ago

Wonderful shot Deb, the light is excellent as is the DOF. Nice one!

RichardV, 8 months ago

Excellent capture Deb. Great work.

Antanas, 8 months ago

amazing view. well done

Deborah Parkin in reply to Simon Gladwin’s comment, 8 months ago

That’s a good idea Simon – yes it is :)
Thanks for the comment too.

david malcolmson, 8 months ago

Lovely, and technically fascinating.

Jing3011, 8 months ago

Nice!

petelangman, 8 months ago

i’m with hank on this… great shot

Jeff Burns, 8 months ago

Love this one Deb. Awesome lighting and what a great expression on her face.
Beautiful

Deborah Parkin in reply to Mark Gardner’s comment, 8 months ago

Thanks Mark – and yes i am still nursing too :(

Deborah Parkin in reply to Martie Venter’s comment, 8 months ago

Thank you so much – you are very kind :)

Deborah Parkin in reply to david malcolmson’s comment, 8 months ago

Thank you David – it means a lot to me :)

Deborah Parkin in reply to RichardV’s comment, 8 months ago

Thank you Richard :) much appreciated

Deborah Parkin, 8 months ago

Thank you everyone for your kind comments – i really appreciate them.

Ian James, 8 months ago

Great shot the lighting is spot on. Its nice to see some none digital images. I love the rawness of the Holga images. How easy are they to use. I assume being a simple bit of kit they don’t have a meter system?

vonne, 8 months ago

Love the framing, light… The Picture lol Great work Deb!

Deborah Parkin in reply to Ian James’s comment, 8 months ago

Hi Ian, the Holga is really easy to use but so far i am only a beginner and it is hit and miss at how successful i am. I love its rawness though – they are really fun too – so light and plastic – you can tape them together to stop light leakage – but i quite like the leakage, part of the charm. Thanks for the comment too, much appreciated :)

Ian James, 8 months ago

Cool I have just run a film through a Lomography Fisheye camera. I think its the same company that makes the Holga. I have a few good images that I will be posting but most have not worked…The challenge of getting a good image is far harder then digital which I like. Its a steeper learning curve but can be fun.

Alan Rodmell, 8 months ago

Lovely focus. Nice treatment too. As usual debs. Well done

Madison Ellis, 8 months ago

Wow, i really like this picture!!! Great work as always =)

pinkyjain, 8 months ago

Very magnificent shot, awesome composition, great lighting, gives it an air of mystery

Judith Oppenhe..., 8 months ago

Deborah, another stunning image!

Sean Farragher, 8 months ago

great shot,,,,,,

cdwork, 8 months ago

Wonderful work- gorgeous use of light

lonebearimages, 8 months ago

Deborah, while the equipment changes in your hands; the impressive aspect of each of your images is the quality of the composition and the subject captured; and your ability to transform the light of the spectrum into the wonderful monochromatic tones we find in each of your images. This is a skill not easily mastered; but always skillfully executed with your artistic vision. I will always be a true fan of your work. Drive on! Cheers! Chris

geraint, 8 months ago

Great composition Deborah

Michael Oubridge, 8 months ago

Another awesome piece Deb :)

Martin Derksema, 8 months ago

What a beautiful, delicate face he has. Such a beautiful moment in time you catched here. he is almost one with his surroundings. As if the thinker created the surroundings with the power of his thoughts. Love the effect as if the trees are absorbed by the light. As always you transformed a scene of everyday life into a complete novel.

Ken Mucke, 8 months ago

What can I say…you hit another home run here Deb….Her eyes seem to be in a place of such peace and tranquility….not a cre to the world….Is it part of her youth or is it where she is in this world right now…feeling safe and content…The light in the back is really prefect adding just the right amount of light to make her really shine in this image…not shine in the sense of being shiny though….There is a part of this image that has her looking towards the future and what lies ahead for her…..Excellent as always Deb

Naomi Frost, 8 months ago

Fabulous image, Deb. I love how you’ve captured the light. Your composition is always perfect.

Sharon Hammond, 8 months ago

As always – a hint of light in the right spot. Lovely moody B&W

Mister, 8 months ago

Nice shot.

marcusjohn, 8 months ago

Wonderful shot Deb, love the whole rawness of the shot and again a beautiful B/W. Me thinks me likes the Holga..!

Douzy, 8 months ago

I’m usually drawn to your subjects but on this one I’m drawn to the background of trees. They look haunting for outsiders but protective of the child. Nice piece Deb.

funkyfacestudio, 8 months ago

Such bright light, gorgeous photograph !

Pal Gyomai, 8 months ago

Sweet work as always, Deb. It is proven, it is true: it’s not the camera, it’s the person behind it that makes the difference.

Helene Kippert, 8 months ago

Beautiful deb – love the light

photosan, 8 months ago

I just love this…

lightsmith, 8 months ago

love the handling of light. you excell!

Louise Cooke, 8 months ago

masses of mood as always Deb, and I love the little sparkle of light in his eyes and the intense gaze…beautiful b&w :)

Arnold Isbister, 8 months ago

this is really really good. did you have a soft light shining on her, or id this a time lapse? I was wondering how else could you capture her face….. absolutely beautiful shot and I am always humbled by your technique and creativity.

halftone, 8 months ago

Fabulous shot, Deb, love the way it’s presented!

Andrew Bosman, 8 months ago

Another insightful wonder from you Deb. I do love how you have the ability to capture a child’s thoughts and portray the to the rest of us.

Rhana Griffin, 8 months ago

You know I really shouldnt comment on this right now as I am in fits of jealousy over your christmas present ;)

So I’ll just say ditto to all of the above… being as I got here so late and everyone else has stolen all the good comments… cheeky gits…

Robert Mrvecka, 8 months ago

amazin!!!!

Graham Dean, 8 months ago

What a brilliant work of art Deb. It would be at home in any National gallery. I love it, the tittle too.

Halcyon007, 8 months ago

Once again the natural black framing keeps the shot nice and tight. The blurred edges around the trees pull the focus in perfectly on the subject.

It’s strange how a shot makes you think, without a description, the feeling I get from the trees and light is a late autumnal afternoon, and the first time you’ve had to drag the coats out of the cupboard for many a month.

I do like the way the focus softens after being in the clarity at the centrepoint and looking off shot makes you wonder what is over in that direction, it definately appears to be something to warrant that much focused attention.

If it’s not unfocused attention, the other feeling I get is a reluctance to look at the camera (are we into shades of scary lady with the camera again?)

[Oh, and I maintain that i’m still not good with words, these are just the ramblings of a mad man].

Arthur Chambers, 8 months ago

brilliant work Deb-sorry i mist it !!

botticcelli, 8 months ago

great B&W ..i like the light on background

GregB, 8 months ago

Beautiful work Deb, congratulations.

Julie Langford, 8 months ago

Wow – another wonderful piece here Deborah. Excellent mono as always and such great expression in this. Brilliant work.

Catalin Soare, 8 months ago

Perfect composition and light balance! FAV

Paul Tupman, 8 months ago

Great to see more work from the Holga again.. this is a great shot, and yes the light is great.. I can just imagine that being exactly how it was.. really sums up a cold winters day to me.. great stuff!

Dan Cahill, 8 months ago

Love this shot. Excellent. I’m impressed with the quality from the Holga

LoreLeft27, 7 months ago

wow this is cool i miss being a kid

Geir Floede, 7 months ago

You are one of my favorite in this site. I love ypur strong black and white picture. And also this one.

Deborah Parkin in reply to Geir Floede’s comment, 7 months ago

Thank you so much Geir – i really appreciate it – means a lot coming from someone such as yourself :)

Jennifer Resemius, 7 months ago

beautiful

AngelArtist, 7 months ago

Beautiful portrait, and it looks old-fashioned, which I like.

Lisadee, 6 months ago

Almost everytime i see your kids in their portraits it brings a tear to my eye – amazingly powerful deb.
As my 12 year old would say ‘You OWN the camera” Apparently this is a huge compliment ;)

genevieve m, 4 months ago

this is really beautiful!

velveteagle, 3 months ago

Deborah.. I put an order for a Holga today.. with some 100 and 400 120 film.. Have to tape up and go have some fun.. Was looking at medium format like the older Pentax 6×7 OMG.. To much cash.. And so hard to get.. Then I rememberd this capture.. Now I feel better.. for now.. This looks great Deb..