Search Party

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Search Party

This is the first of several shots that I took while in Adelaide over the weekend. This is a laneway off a main street in Adelaide city centre. It grabbed my attention as I walked past, the dilapidated building, the door, the lone milk crate.

It gave me a creepy feeling, even though it was mid afternoon.

So I put the powers of post processing to work, blanched out colour, selective colour and contrast adjustment on door and a bit of lighting effect. The contrast of dark and light to aid the scary mood of this one.

This gave me the feeling that someone was being held here, against their will. Within reach of the public, but so well hidden no one knows they are there. This moment is when the search party looking for them for days, maybe weeks, finally gets the clue that leads them here.

Too late?

Created at 11pm

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Canon 50D

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Search Party by parmi
Search Party by parmi
  • Stéphan Alomène

    Stéphan Alomène

    Catchy ! it caught my eyes in my page. Like the idea of color selection and the composition. In my point of view, a little bit too dark, I would have like to see all the details ;-)

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much Stephan! It was a real battle of dark vs light here lol.. Spent a while trying to decide which way to go. Thanks for the advice, I’ll aim for lighter on the next one :)

  • midzing

    midzing

    fantastic atmosphere,,,, well done

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much midzing :)

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Fantastic post editing I like how it looks and feels nice work

  • parmi replied

    Thank you very much gina, really pleased you like it!

  • Sharon K. Shubert

    Sharon K. Shubert

    Great mysterious feel to this one Parmi. You have my imagination running wild, especially after reading the accompanying text. :)

  • parmi replied

    Ahh I’m so glad it did that for you Sharon! Thank you so much!!

  • Ric Alexander

    Ric Alexander

    Like your words. I am also wondering what you are doing when you Blanch your tones, I think you are bleaching them. Anyway, Like it very much. Well done.

  • parmi replied

    Thanks a lot mate! By blanching I mean I have slightly adjusted the hue of the colour, brightness increased, and then desaturated almost all the way. Bleaching is pretty much it!

  • mrjaws

    mrjaws

    lovely photo and PP, well spotted.
    cheers,
    John

  • parmi replied

    Thanks very much John! :)

  • hologram

    hologram

    what fascinates me are the numbers above the door, a cell/prisoner number almost….hmmmm and that one lat of dark red wood, I bet that’s there for a reason…the plot thickens….
    h

  • parmi replied

    That is exactly what drew me to the mood I wanted to go with! Those numbers represented a cell or prison for me too. So glad you see it in that mind frame too mate! There is something about a red door that always grabs me, but in a positive way. So I wanted to try and change my own outlook on that. Awesome comment, thanks mate!!

  • Wayne  Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    Great one Andrew, I took this some time ago, that crate has been there for years it seems, well seen and captured.

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much mate! It really did look like an abandoned and forgotten part of the city. Wonder what happens in there!! :)

  • Ric Alexander

    Ric Alexander

    Thought it was something like that, Thank for clarifying it.

  • parmi replied

    No worries at all mate :)

  • AlteredLens

    AlteredLens

    This is great. Excellent work on the processing, the selective colour and lighting effects make this photo really stand out. Well done..

  • parmi replied

    Thank you very much mate, really pleased you like it!

  • andreisky

    andreisky

    Great shot mate!

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much mate!

  • veritasunsaid

    veritasunsaid

    that is awesome; i love your explanation with it as well
    great find and capture

  • parmi replied

    Cheers mate, glad it all comes across well!

  • Angie Muccillo

    Angie Muccillo

    Excellent work!

  • parmi replied

    Angie, thank you very much!! Appreciate the support and your positive feedback greatly!

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford

    Great work Parmi, love the red door and the great mood you’ve created, slightly scary narrative lol :))

  • parmi replied

    Thanks a lot Trish.. Hope I didn’t scare you too much!! :)

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    Great atmosphere!!!

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much Tania!

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Woohoooooooo! Dear Andrew – this is on the RB homepage today – huge congras!!! (21/8/09)

  • parmi replied

    Oh WOW! Bearer of incredible news, thanks so much Colleen!!

  • Claire Haslope

    Claire Haslope

    Congrats on the homepage! love how you have also described your processes, im just learning and it made sense to me! well done great shot :)

  • parmi replied

    Thank you so much Claire. If I can help any further with anything, shoot me a bubblemail!!

  • DeviousLili

    DeviousLili

    Hooray!! Congrats on making the Homepage! :D

  • parmi replied

    Thank you very much Stephanie! Such a nice surprise :)

  • Tenee Attoh

    Tenee Attoh

    This is wonderful , Congrats on making the Homepage

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much Tenee!

  • natalia martin de pablos

    natalia martin...

    Great work!

  • parmi replied

    Thanks a lot Natalia!!

  • Elizabeth Bravo

    Elizabeth Bravo

    I love this…...wonderful image….Congrats on the HOME PAGE FEATURE!!!

  • parmi replied

    Thank you Elizabeth! I’m still in a bit of shock i think! lol

  • gabryshak

    gabryshak

    excellent emotive work
    made more enthralling by your depiction
    congrats on homepage
    ♥t

  • parmi replied

    So nice of you to say! Thank you very much!!

  • Tama Blough

    Tama Blough

    Congrats on your home page feature!

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much Tama :)

  • Azzurra

    Azzurra

    awesome work congratulations on the homepage feature!!! Azzurra ♥

  • parmi replied

    Thank you so much, so kind of you :)

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Love the spotlight RIGHT on the gate.
    Excellent work on this. :)

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much Birgitta, always value your great feedback on my work :)

  • starikarp

    starikarp

    fantastic work!

  • parmi replied

    Thanks very much!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    stuning capture

  • parmi replied

    Thank you so much Antanas, appreciate the fav very much too :)

  • Noah .

    Noah .

    Oh yeah! Too cool!

  • parmi replied

    Hey thanks so much mate!

  • David Petranker

    David Petranker

    Lovely shot and great edit

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much David!

  • Tama Blough
  • parmi replied

    Oh awesome, thank you so much Tama!

  • Lois Romer

    Lois Romer

    fantastic work

  • parmi replied

    Thank you so much Lois!

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    Love the composition here Andrew :)

  • parmi replied

    Why thank you Shelly! I walked past this one and ran back to take the shot.. definitely glad I didn’t let it slip by :)

  • Maria  Moro

    Maria Moro

    yeah Andrew….. this is great work.. love the SC…. yes creepy and approach with caution..

  • parmi replied

    Thanks Maria, once again! I’ve always wondered if I wanted to selectively colour anything, but this seemed like the right thing to do. Added the danger element to it.

  • Nicole Finlayson

    Nicole Finlayson

    love the composition and the dramatic red/black feel to it – awesome!

  • parmi replied

    Thanks a lot Nicole! Appreciate the fav :)

  • Rosemary Scott

    Rosemary Scott

    Wonderful image Andrew….. it’s definitely creepy. The selective colour works really well, draws me right in to that door of horrors.

  • parmi replied

    Thanks so much Rosemary! It always scares me a bit when a place can look creepy in the daytime. I had to bring this one home :)

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    well seen, parmi!

  • parmi replied

    Thank you Nadine :)

  • Vanessa Barklay

    Vanessa Barklay 28 days ago

    CONGRATULATIONS! You got a TOP TEN place in the Day For Daniel Challenge in the Australia! You’re Standing In It…group, appreciate your entry!

  • parmi replied 28 days ago

    Thanks heaps Vanessa, one challenge I’m proud to be associated with :)

  • walela

    walela 25 days ago

    Wonderful shot!

  • parmi replied 25 days ago

    Thanks so much!

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