schools out
One lone desk in an otherwise empty classroom.
The ghost town that is Humberstone, an abandoned nitrate mining town in the Atacama Desert, near Iquique in northern Chile.
I’ve converted it to B&W in PS CS4 and on another layer in Overlay blending mode I’ve used a texture of the patterns that the sun makes on the sandy bed of a tannin stained creek.
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caradione
this is great i like the textures but i would also love to see this on its own…
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou caradione, I wasn’t sure which way to go with it. I’ll put up the straight b&w version as well
Jason Asher
Great processing here Bob, the texture was a nice effect.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Jason
John De Bord P...
Agreed, the texture here is just phenomenal
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou John, I’ve had a hard time deciding between the colour, the B&W and this one.
KatsEye
I agree with all. This is done most superbly. Excellent use of the texture. Instant fav.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Kats, very much appreciated. Glad you like it
Kelvin Hughes
great treatment
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Kelvin
Veikko Suikkanen
Really fantastic work Bob!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Veikko, very much appreciated
redtree
Truely wonderful
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou David, very much appreciated
cosimopiro
Great work. Love the lighting and texture. Has a sense of expectation.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou. A sense of expectation of me ‘shouting’, maybe :-)
Mel Brackstone
Very nicely done, Bob, the texture makes it stand out :)
Bob Wickham replied
thanks Mel, I like the texture too, but I like the straight b&w version as well so I’ll put that up in the next couple of days.
micmac
Simple and beautiful,the window’s light and reflection gives stillness and serenety to the scene..love it!
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou micmac. It was still and serene when I was there. I was the only one in the room and it was very calm and quiet.
Anthony Mancuso
great composition, tone and texture
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Anthony, very much appreciated
Nadya Johnson
Great mood and somehow, a sense of loss – nostalgia – passing time – just beautiful!
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Nadya, the whole town has that sense of loss. A complete town that was just pushed aside when artificial fertilizer was invented, making the natural mined product obsolete
Ric Alexander
Quite a powerful image. very good ediitn, well done.
Bob Wickham replied
thankyou Ric
Karen Cook
The texture works really well, gives it an abandoned feel. Love it.
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou. The town is so intact it feels like everybody has just moved out, which really is exactly what happened
Colin Trebble
Congratulations from your hosts at Monochrome!
Bob Wickham replied
Thanks Colin, that’s made my day :)
fourthangel
Very haunting. Lovely! Congratulations!
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou very much
Kimba Vetten
Congrats on your feature
Bob Wickham replied
Thanks Cat2be, much appreciated
Joyce Ann Burt...
Very, Very nice. Congratulations. I really like this painting.
Joyce Sousa
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Joyce, glad you like it
Rachael Talibart
This is very creative and highly successful IMO.
Bob Wickham replied
Thankyou Rachael, the texture helps it. I think textures are beneficial as long as they’re not overdone.