Time Travel, Practical Application
The meaning behind the title is top secret only known to myself and Yoda.
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roybarry
I must say that I am beginning to understand the concept, Von. The meaning of life is making itself known to me too!
Von McKnelly replied
Do not try to bend the spoon; that’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth.
There is no spoon.
Then you will see, it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.
Scott d'Almeida
awesome ,
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Scott!
jacqleen
wow…............it’s soooooooo PERFECT….Love all the placements of the girls and the posed…and how their refelection in the mirrors are…..very CREATIVE and THOUGHTFULL Image!!!! Great ROOM by the way! :)
Von McKnelly replied
It was a difficult set with the lighting and reflections but after much arranging it all feel into place…the girls really worked this one!!
Thanks!
Mindy McGregor
Brilliant work!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Mindy! Just a thought but you could do a SP in one of your old farm houses, no? (hint hint)
micklyn
Von, this is fantastic. Could not hit the fave button fast enough. ( :
Von McKnelly replied
And you’re just the bees knees for doing so…thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Uncle Artmonger
Nicely done Von.
I love the lighting and treatment in/on this.
The positioning of the models helps to balance the photo out, imo.
Very nice period piece.
Von McKnelly replied
I give a lot of credit to the young ladies for doing such a smashing job of following directions.
The lighting was a nightmare since there wasn’t any electricity (5 miles of extension cord) and I was losing the natural window light. But it all came together in the end.
Thanks Levi!
Shannon Donovan
This is outstanding Von! It’s as if you could step into another time! Faving without a second thought!xx
Von McKnelly replied
If I could Shannon I’d step into a time machine in a heartbeat as long as I had my digital camera and it was a return trip. Think of the shots one could get….wow!
Thanks!
gail anderson
what a fabulous photograph! I would LOVE to feature this in jpg cast-offs I wonder if you would consider submitting it!
Von McKnelly replied
Well then wonder no more Gail…... :-}
Von McKnelly replied
Done and done Gail, thank you so very much for the invitation.
Mindy McGregor
I think that I would be a litlle frightened to go into one of those houses alone, I probally would fall through the floor or somthing knowing my luck!
Von McKnelly replied
Well then you’d better take along some paramedics! hehe!
BAD-HARVEST
i know yoda….he never mentioned that time travell could look so good
xxxxkarenxxx
Von McKnelly replied
And what a rush time travel is…feels like slamming down 3 vodka martinis in 6 gulps. (that’s how I feel all the time)
Thanks Karen…hugs for your bad self!! :-}}
Robert Armstrong
Wow! Nice work, excellent processing! :-)
Von McKnelly replied
I wanted the processing to look new as if we were looking at it in 1939…without giving it the “old and faded” treatment.
Thanks Robert!
red addiction
Excellent!! You are so crafty, I love the way your mind works!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks hun but my mind doesn’t work….it prefers to play. LOL
michael byerley
lovely work !!!!!!!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Michael for all the exclamations!! :-}
Robert Armstrong
Congrats on the feature! :-)
cherylc1
Gorgeou capture and tones!!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Cheryl…I guess I’m more old school than I thought b/c this type of work rocks my world…so much fun!
Shelly Hiebert
I love your attention to details Von. Everything is set up so perfectly and there is so much to look at in this image. It goes beyond the girls, the reflections, but all the little things as well like the perfectly placed guitar and hat and the dusty furniture. So much to look at. Love it :)
Von McKnelly replied
I can get a tad meticulous when it comes to my sets. Any one helping me thinks I’m nuts…so picky picky! lol
Thanks Shelly, I put some time and thought into this so I very much appreciate your input.
Leslie Battjes
Lovely! The tones are excellent and very complimentary for the girls and the setting…nice :)
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Leslie! Come here let me give you big ass hug!! Aw that’s it!
doreen01
Perfect retro composition! Tones, atmosphere, elements!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Doreen, it makes all the work gluing the wallpaper back up on the wall worth it!
tuffcookie
lol why is that whenever i leave you play? lol
Von McKnelly replied
I haven’t began to play…no wait, it’s all I do! (skips off singing)
Simon Whittaker
Wow Von, this is superb. You have obviously put a lot of effort into setting this shot up and have captured it beautifully. A personal fav and well deserved feature in “Studio lighting”.
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks for the notice b/c I did put a lot of time in on this one. Although I did get others to haul the vintage furniture up the big flight of stairs for me. :-}
Thanks again Simon!
Brad Sumner GLP
Hmmmm…..Look’s like you have captured your childhood bedroom, Von, complete with at least one, or two, of your favorite dreams! lol Well done, my friend!
Von McKnelly replied
Oh so you noticed the bottle of whiskey next to the hat!
Hey Brad…got heat?? Freaking so hot I should go cook an egg on the sidewalk.
Novice
very Cool..emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Von McKnelly replied
Mmmmmmmmmm THANKS! :-}}
midzing
beautiful shot Von,,,, love the whole scene here,,,(I want that trunk!!) gorgeous tones,,, well done
Von McKnelly replied
The trunk I got for a steal at an auction…had to fight an old lady for it but she wasn’t any match for me. hehe!
Thanks Wendy!!
syd baker
Hello Von, this is Yoda, I think you should tell all your friends our secret.
Von McKnelly replied
I only know half the secret Yoda, you have the other. Why don’t you tell me your half first and then I’ll tell everyone “the rest of the story”.
Jacqueline Baker
beautiful image Von your attention to detail always pays off that’s why your work stands out as it does…....by the way your reply to Roy Barry that’s from the Matrix i believe?.......one of my fav films love the imagination behind it :0)
Von McKnelly replied
Oh yes that’s from the Matrix. One of my favorite lines in the first movie. “There is no spoon”.
Thanks Jacqueline!
Brad Sumner GLP
Heat? Do I have HEAT!!!!!! .....with tons to spare! Need any?
tuffcookie
lmao I was gonna say all you do is play lol.. hmm mental image.. you skipping… Nope cant’ see it lmao
~ Selle
Another matrix freak – you must be my long lost borther LOL
Love the deep sepia, Von. And your set rocks!!!
Von McKnelly replied
I think I’ll be having fun with the vintage furniture for awhile…so many ideas running around my head.
And the matrix ROCKS!
Thanks Ms A!
~ Ademac
The Force is with you, that it is…......................
Von McKnelly replied
Traveling through hyperspace ain’t like dusting crops!
Thanks!!!
Lucindawind
fabulous composition Von !
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Lu, it’s like having my very own full size playhouse!
Shelly Harris
Wonderful, Just wonderful…
Von McKnelly replied
Your comment has the word “wonderful” in it twice and it made me think of the Tigger song….
The wonderful thing about Tiggers
Is Tiggers are wonderful things.
Their tops are made of rubbers
The bottoms are made of springs.
They’re
Bouncy,
Flouncy,
Trouncy,
Pouncy,
Fun, fun, fun, fun, FUN!!!
The wonderful thing about Tiggers
Is I’m the only one
Thanks Shelly!
Andy Mueller
Awesome work, truly fantastic. I am trying to figure it all out, especially the reflection the mirror. Looks almost there should be a third Lady here, whose back we can see. Love the inclusion of your guitar and rather stylish hat of yours.
Von McKnelly replied
Yes I can say I did plan this one for a visual feast for the eyes. There was other people standing around and I did think about getting their reflection in a shot but to much of a good thing is sometimes not so good.
Thanks for the notice of all the props Andy.
deahna
Stunning image!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks and thanks for calling it an image…I like that word. :-}}
ayham Salameh
Great shot and concept.
Von McKnelly replied
Many thanks! The concept came to me at and auction. Surprising cheap all this vintage stuff is.
Nancy Vice
Excellent work all of you!! I soooooooo want that mirrored vanity!!
The ladies look great and the whole composition is wonderful Von, it smells musty like an attic, or better yet, like old books from an attic :)
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks for including the young ladies Nancy, that was very kind of you.
Can’t have my mirrored vanity girl!! lol
ratscat
really nice composition
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks RC, I tend to see most things in B&W. Old school you know.
linifer
Brilliant concept and truth… hugs oxo
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Linifer, tell me more of this truth you speak of. :-}}
onefourseven
‘Mmmm…created here, a masterpiece, you have!!’ (attempts Yoda voice)
Lovely tones and comp. Great set up!!
Von McKnelly replied
LOL Good one 147! You sounded just like Yoda.
Some here do and some don’t but Yoda is my cats name.
Earhart Chappe...
you and yoda rock.. so fab, von!! love every spot of your detail in it!—chappel
Von McKnelly replied
I spent all day gathering the props and arranging them just right for this shot so I appreciate the fact that you noticed.
Thanks ever so much Chappel.
russell lee klika
Very well done…
Von McKnelly replied
I appreciate that Russell, thanks!
tuffcookie
hee hee I betcha if i sneak in the back door and shake a bag of temptation treats Yoda will spill the beans and tell me the secret meaning to this title lmao
Von McKnelly replied
FAT CHANCE HONEY!! LOL
AnaCBStudio
Great work…beautiful processing Von…
Von McKnelly replied
Hi Ana, how’s life in the fast lane???
Thanks. :-}}
Ming Myaskovsky
Very avant garde, love it!!
Von McKnelly replied
Hello Ming and thank you.
I’m not one to be categorized as the “norm”. Thanks for the avant garde comment. :-}
syd baker
To travel back in time and find not one but two very pretty girls, whatever application you use is very practical. Should be applauded, actually. A letter to the editor. And stop bending my Pee Wee Herman spoon.
Von McKnelly replied
You have quite the attachment for your spoon huh Syd…well remember “there is no spoon”. lol
I watch way to much science channel and o/c the sci-fi channel. keeps me level headed. (that last part was a pun)
Maxoperandi
I have been sitting looking at this image for along time now….it is a festival of photography. You are right…as you have told me on numerous occassions..there are no rules…but all the elements are here in this image, but quite naturally. The thirds principle…golden mean…the lead in perspective…the perfect balance of light and dark tone. And don’t get me started on the optimum positioning and posing of the models set against the angle of the mirrors. This image belongs in a book of masters of the photographic art…I might even buy this next week!
Von McKnelly replied
I’m going to keep your comment in a very safe place for ever and ever Max.
You’ve seen what I haven’t in this work. Guess I’ve been doing it long enough I was bound to get lucky sooner or later.
Thanks Max for the best comment anyone has ever given me.
Cvail73
Very Man Ray -surrealist genre, love it!! :)
Von McKnelly replied
I’m honored that you would put this anywhere near Man Ray! WOW! Thanks. :-}
tuffcookie
lol DAMN!! are you sure? I can be pretty persuasive when I really want something ;-) hee hee
Von McKnelly replied
Sure sure…”pretty persuasive”, that’s what they all say!! LOL
chijude
Scratching head ... how could a lover of Tigger … create such a puzzlement for a Pooh .... the more it snows tiddley pom … the more it goes, tiddley pom, the more it goes tiddley pom on snowing, and knowbody knows, tiddley pom, where Von goes, tiddley pom, where Von goes, tiddley pom …. but it is somewhere out there …. way way out there!
Von McKnelly replied
The further out there the better. I never want to end up where I started.
Von’s Zen for the day.
Mel Brackstone
Wow, how’d I miss this one? What a fantastic set, fabulous models, and totally unable to be understood title…..love it :)
Von McKnelly replied
I’ll give you a hint about the title Mel. Science is my second favorite, no, third favorite subject so it stands to reason I’d read everything about time travel. It could happen you know.
Anne McGinn
great mood great set love the tones!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Anne, everyone involved had fun with this set. (mostly ME!)
Alexander Gitlits
Very clever!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Alexander, Clever is as clever does.
lol I don’t know what that means either.
Polly Peacock
Absolutely stunning!! By the way, Yoda and I are having lunch tomorrow!! Awesome Von!! :)))))
Von McKnelly replied
He eats slower than molasses on a winter day so be prepared to be there awhile. And keep him away from the bell peppers…a real passer that one is.
annacuypers
You are so creative ! This is a great image. Love the setting and costumes, the tones give it an oldfashion feeling. Well done again my friend !
Von McKnelly replied
I feel as though I should have been a photographer sometime in the 40’s and 50’s…with a computer and PS of course.
Thanks Anna!!
tuffcookie
Oh i have my ways….wink wink lol. If i set my sights on something… I always get what i want lol
Von McKnelly
Cool beans!! Thank you so much Taschja.
Michael E. Frye
Brilliant composition. This is so very well done! Excellent.
Von McKnelly replied
This kind of work is my cup of tea as it were…thanks Michael.
Antanas
lovely work….
Von McKnelly replied
Hi Antanas….and a big thank you sir!!!
RonnieGinnever
Wonderful atmosphere and image!
Von McKnelly replied
Thanks Ronnie…I had more fun than a barrel of monkeys putting this one together.
aglaia b
beautiful, beautiful work von!!!
;-) xox
Von McKnelly replied
HUGS I wanted to have one of my cats in this shot but none where having it so….sad. lol
Thanks!!
María González
Superb!
Live to see it, Learn to steer to a particular destination(?)
Lorena Maria
This is so beautiful,, What an incredible comp!!!!
JUSTART
great
Jamaboop
Yup…you did it again. I got so involved in studying this photo to see what all was in it that I almost forgot to leave a comment. (it must be something if I forget to talk!)
WOW!! What a shot!!
AngelArtiste
Oh the antiquey things are so lovely
Shanina Conway
Oh I love that dresser…time, travel, practical application..mmm…no idea but I love where it leads me;)
Lyn Evans
Fabulous image.
itsallgoodamanda
Excellent ,looked at every pic love your work cheers!,
Rita H. Ireland
just awesome!!!
hsien-ku
this is simply stunning . . .
Birgitta
So well done, Von! It truly looks authentic. :)
Jean M. Laffitau
What an awesome image!
ys-eye
Wonderful!
jwinman
I suspect I may be able to guess the application you speak of… such lovely ladies…
GranC53
Yoda says I wanna grow old with you
tazzina 22 days ago
excellence