Meet me by the pier

monocotylidono

Meet me by the pier

Yay or Nay?

I’m experimenting with some more extreme PP ideas, braking some of my own rules. Let me know if you think they work or not. Any ideas or suggestions more than welcome!

I was waiting for the rest of my family to come back from Brighton Pier (dog-sitting, as dogs are not allowed on the pier!), when I spotted this couple of friends casually chatting in front of me. They couldn’t be more relaxed or less self-conscious. I guess it’s so easy to go un-noticed in such a busy crowded place :-)

[Sony a350, Sigma 17-70@24mm, f:5.6, 1/160sec, ISO-100]

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Meet me by the pier by monocotylidono
Meet me by the pier by monocotylidono
  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    I say YAY George! I love the toning of this very much and it is such a great relaxed real moment candid….shweet work you :)

  • monocotylidono replied

    Wow, thanks birthday girl! But… what are you doing here? :-) Thanks for the fav!

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    I like this. Almost timeless, and with a clear subject. Nicely done!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks Jan, I’m glad you like it :-)

  • Steve & Lesley

    Steve & Lesley

    works for me great shot

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks Steve – Not my usual style, but hey! If you don’t try you don’t learn, right? LOL

  • Appel

    Appel

    O.k., I have to ask… Were you thinking of the musical “Meet Me in St. Louis” when you titled this? I am now singing, to myself of course, Meet me in St. Louis, Louis, meet me at the fair! Thanks, I’ll never be able to get the tune out of my mind now! :-D Anyway, I think it’s an awesome shot, love the toning and am curious about the processing on this. Did you just do a bit of warping, bringing the focus to the young couple?

  • monocotylidono replied

    LOL I wasn’t, but I am now… :-) Yes, I’ve used the fisheye lens correction filter, to create the opposite effect. I wanted to stress the angle of the bike, but I liked the effect it had on the overall setup. Thank you Ann

  • brendanscully

    brendanscully

    Looks like a wide shot, George, lovely vista..

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks mate, the wide distortion is exaggerated in PP, I just felt that it somehow drew more attention to the main subject.

  • brendanscully

    brendanscully

    Looking at it again..this is one of your best…..wow…it grows on me!!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Man, what a compliment!!! I thank you sir! :-)

  • Clare Forder

    Clare Forder

    I really like this one George (not that I’m biased cos it’s Brighton or anything…. ;~)) The pp works really well and I love the story going on.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you Clare, I really appreciate the Brightonians’ view on this :-) Your favoring means a lot! Many thanks!

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    Wow!!Ilove the intensity of this…!!!!!!!!!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you Rob! and many thanks for the fav!!! :-)

  • Ursula Rodgers

    Ursula Rodgers

    Fabulous shot and pp my friend! Not that I’m an expert, but it looks like it has been cross-processed, which is great!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Er… maybe? LOL I don’t know how to cross-process, but the toning is down to rather extreme settings when converting from RAW. The perspective is through the fisheye correction filter. I’m not an expert either! ROFL

  • aspectsoftmk

    aspectsoftmk

    i love the angle of the bike and the lines are great, and the familiar of brighton brings it together ..so yay. it has feeling..

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you very much Terri, for the feature and for your lovely comment. I really appreciate it! :-)

  • gabbielizzie

    gabbielizzie

    congradulations on your feature

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you very much! :-)

  • lozzar

    lozzar

    Great composition and lighting, also it tells its own story. Congratulations.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Many thanks Lorraine! :-)

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin

    Yep!! Love the cross-processed look! I especially like how you’ve used the fish-eye correction tool to actually twist the perspective – definitely makes this edgy!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks Vikram :-)

  • Johanne Brunet

    Johanne Brunet

    Great PP George, I love the ambiance you have created here. It makes it look even warmer than if it were all in full colours.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks Johanne. It was actually a hot day, but somehow with the strong contrasty sun and the abundance of colour, it just looked cold!!

  • Bradley Shawn Rabon

    Bradley Shawn ...

    Wow! Really beautiful shot my friend. Great use of tones. It gives it a real antique quality to the shot. You did a sneaky on didn’t you?

  • monocotylidono replied

    Well, not really, They were pretty oblivious to me, even though I was only standing about 3 feet away… :-) I’m glad you like it and thank you for the favoring my friend.

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Great candid shot!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks a lot Mindy :-)

  • Alomie

    Alomie

    Lovely shot! :)

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you very much Alomie and thanks for the favorite! Welcome to RedBubble!!! :-)

  • Spencer Copping

    Spencer Copping

    Congratulations. Great image and worthy winner.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you Spencer :-) I will be honoured and proud to be the face of the group for a while…

  • mikebov

    mikebov

    congrats on win

  • monocotylidono replied

    Many thanks Mike :-)

  • monocotylidono

    monocotylidono

    Avatar for the group All things Brighton Beautiful – 2 October 2009

  • Aleksandar Topalovic

    Aleksandar Top...

    fantastic portfolio.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you very much for looking through it! I really appreciate all your favorings! :-)

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    YAY George!!!!!!!!!! this is wonderfuL!!!!!!!!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you Lorena, I’m glad you like it :-)

  • UnEasy

    UnEasy

    A huge YAY George. I’ve always loved the more subtle toning, especially sepia with only the slightest hint of color – yest not so subtle as to go unnoticed.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you very much Kevin. This was quite a departure in style for me, but I just love experimenting with new ideas! :-)

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