The Thinking Place

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

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?

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?

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

Excellent capture Deb. Great work.

amazing view. well done

Lovely, and technically fascinating.

Nice!

i’m with hank on this… great shot

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

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

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

Deborah, another stunning image!

great shot,,,,,,

Wonderful work- gorgeous use of light

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

Great composition Deborah

Another awesome piece Deb :)

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.

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

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

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

Nice shot.

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

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.

Such bright light, gorgeous photograph !

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.

Beautiful deb – love the light

I just love this…

love the handling of light. you excell!

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

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.

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

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.

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…

amazin!!!!

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

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].

brilliant work Deb-sorry i mist it !!

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

Beautiful work Deb, congratulations.

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

Perfect composition and light balance! FAV

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!

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

wow this is cool i miss being a kid

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

beautiful

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

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 ;)

this is really beautiful!

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..