Waiting For You

Mark Ross

Waiting For You

Hunting thruout Venice’s canals and alleys for something special to photograph, I came upon this painted figure at the end of an alley. There was an artist who had painted these shadowy figures thruout Venice the second year that I was in Venice working on a series of photographs of the city by full moonlight. Every now and then you’d come across one. It always took you by surprise because you would never anticipate it. I never found out who the artist was nor do I know what became of the work itself but it held an allure for me. Click once on image to enlarge.



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Waiting For You by Mark Ross
  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma

    Wow, love the lighting and dimension in this is Mark, excellent!

  • Mark Ross replied

    Thanks for the compliment Sylvia. Rather high key lighting wouldn’t you say?

  • Anthony Davey

    Anthony Davey

    Nice one mark, love the blacks in this, I sort of make it feature of my work (a good black, it’s really important)

  • Mark Ross replied

    Thanks Anthony. I totally agree with you and yet there are times it doesn’t do the trick; such as when there’s detail in the shadows that you want to preserve. So I find you have to weigh each and every work and determine how you’re going to handle it. My rule of thumb is to hold onto shadow detail where possible and where there’s none, then max the black. The same goes for whites. Every finished work should have a deep black and a bright white somewhere within it if you want to heighten the sense of lighting drama and complete the tonal scale. I find that works best most but not all of the time.

  • Anthony Davey

    Anthony Davey

    Yes, I agree in full, keep up the good work

  • bill oneil

    bill oneil

    yes love the shadows and the light at the end that draws you towards the shadowy
    igure in the back ground-another nice shot

  • Mark Ross replied

    Howdy Bill. Just came across your great comment of a month ago. In response: better late than never I guess you could say! Thanks so much for your kind words.

  • byer

    byer

    cool!

  • Mark Ross replied

    Thanks!

  • Joe Mortelliti

    Joe Mortelliti

    love the mood and drama

  • Mark Ross replied

    Thanks Joe. That’s how I’d describe Venice at night too. Fascinating place, like no other.

  • Alan E Taylor

    Alan E Taylor

    A very atmospheric image, oozing with mystery and intrigue. This would make a great book cover.

  • Mark Ross replied

    Your words brought a big smile to my face! You’ve offered up a very fetching remark indeed. Sounds good to my ear. Thanks Alan!

  • Ben Grant

    Ben Grant

    its a beautiful shot, really shows the character on Venice

  • Mark Ross replied

    Thanks for the good word Ben. I appreciate it.

  • Tiffany Dryburgh

    Tiffany Dryburgh

    I love all of this series but I think this is my most fave! It has an air of mystery with that figure at the end.

  • Mark Ross replied

    Thanks again Tiffany! This identical image was plastered all over Venice by an artist on a mission. Everywhere one went, there it was.

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    I wonder whether she/he ever arrived.

  • Mark Ross replied

    Who knows? Maybe he was waiting for me, lol!

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