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Fod · 17th Jul 2008, 23:18

Took this in greece - it's semi appropriate to the theme.

CnC welcome.

Krikkit · 17th Jul 2008, 23:20

That's a nice pic. How did it look in colour?

The B&W really emphasises the loneliness. Good choice.

Fod · 17th Jul 2008, 23:21

not particularly good in colour. it's a lake and the water was a rather drab greenish brown.

am i the only one having problems posting to the potm site? edit: nvm, it's working now.

OleJ · 19th Jul 2008, 19:44

Nice shot mate

I think the only thing I could possibly nitpick would be the length of water at the bottom... but we're talking very little. The rest is beautifully composed, exposed and converted. You've got good foreground, middle and background, a line leading into the picture and three sharp interesting parts that all add to the whole.

In short:

Edit: I think perhaps "Calm" or "Solitude" would be more fitting for a title? I tend to understand "alone" in a more distressed way than the shot.

unrealhippie · 19th Jul 2008, 23:59

Love it, background is lovely. Only thing I find perturbing is how artificial the man in the boat looks. Contrast is very very sharp there, almost looks like a cut out!

SkOTT · 3rd Aug 2008, 21:31

Is that the natural exposure or did you bring it down a stop or maybe even two to get the silhouette of the man so dark?

Shadowed_fury · 3rd Aug 2008, 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkOTT

Is that the natural exposure or did you bring it down a stop or maybe even two to get the silhouette of the man so dark?

Most likely exposed for the sky

sotu1 · 4th Aug 2008, 09:01

not bad. oddly the silhouette looks a bit too crisp to me, almost like it's been drawn on as a vector! and agree with the water at the bottom being too long. a little more cropping

Fod · 4th Aug 2008, 09:25

yeah, i have since come to the conclusion that this image would be ideal as a square crop.
thanks for the comments.

joytime360 · 7th Aug 2008, 08:34

Here is another photo named "alone" also:
http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif

17th Jul 2008, 23:18	#1
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17th Jul 2008, 23:21	#3
Fod what is the cheesecake? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,904	not particularly good in colour. it's a lake and the water was a rather drab greenish brown. am i the only one having problems posting to the potm site? edit: nvm, it's working now. __________________ "Sesame Street is brought to you by the letters P, W, N, the number 3, and the letter D." I'm a pretentious git with a camera. ISPs want to spy on you. Join the fight against phorm XBL/PSN/Steam ID: FodT Last edited by Fod; 17th Jul 2008 at 23:30.

19th Jul 2008, 19:44	#4
OleJ Me! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,987	Nice shot mate I think the only thing I could possibly nitpick would be the length of water at the bottom... but we're talking very little. The rest is beautifully composed, exposed and converted. You've got good foreground, middle and background, a line leading into the picture and three sharp interesting parts that all add to the whole. In short: Edit: I think perhaps "Calm" or "Solitude" would be more fitting for a title? I tend to understand "alone" in a more distressed way than the shot. __________________ Quickr! Clickr to my Flickr! Canon camera stuff. Some aluminium PC, an HTPC and a MBP 17".. Last edited by OleJ; 21st Jul 2008 at 22:31.

4th Aug 2008, 09:01	#8
sotu1 Mini Love Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England, South of. Posts: 1,169	not bad. oddly the silhouette looks a bit too crisp to me, almost like it's been drawn on as a vector! and agree with the water at the bottom being too long. a little more cropping __________________ Death to consolification !!! [size=1]Give me my Windforce! I'm coming back!

19th Jul 2008, 23:59	#5
unrealhippie Ultramodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 1,219	Love it, background is lovely. Only thing I find perturbing is how artificial the man in the boat looks. Contrast is very very sharp there, almost looks like a cut out!

3rd Aug 2008, 21:31	#6
SkOTT What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 12	Is that the natural exposure or did you bring it down a stop or maybe even two to get the silhouette of the man so dark?

4th Aug 2008, 09:25	#9
Fod what is the cheesecake? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,904	yeah, i have since come to the conclusion that this image would be ideal as a square crop. thanks for the comments. __________________ "Sesame Street is brought to you by the letters P, W, N, the number 3, and the letter D." I'm a pretentious git with a camera. ISPs want to spy on you. Join the fight against phorm XBL/PSN/Steam ID: FodT

7th Aug 2008, 08:34	#10
joytime360 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 78	Here is another photo named "alone" also: http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif