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Summer 2020
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32 Comments | Report
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan March 27, 2014
Like the vintage setting and wonderful composition......very captivating and storytelling capture. Congrats on the feature.
debhall Platinum
 
debhall March 27, 2014
This pic is awesome! Love the composition and the mood it's created...excellent! Congrats on your feature...well deserved!
KellyGregory Platinum
 
KellyGregory March 27, 2014
awesome shot
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta March 27, 2014
Nice image. Congratulations.
AgaLaMagica
 
AgaLaMagica March 27, 2014
Thank you very much for all the kind comments!
My friend - Reed, who is a musician decided to use this image as a cover for his upcoming album :)
symesie04
 
symesie04 March 28, 2014
nice story
tinekeziemer
 
tinekeziemer March 28, 2014
oh my word, I love the toning, textures and lighting - everything!
lbrunt
 
lbrunt March 28, 2014
What a spectacular picture!
AgaLaMagica
 
AgaLaMagica March 28, 2014
Thank you!!!
larrybuckley Platinum
 
larrybuckley March 29, 2014
Outstanding capture- visit my site sometime and provide some feedback to my photo's. http://www.viewbug.com/member/larrybuckley#/larrybuckley/photos
PhilipCarnevale
 
PhilipCarnevale March 29, 2014
Wow what an image. Great story! This is a picture that really has a tone. Fantastic work.
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman March 30, 2014
Nice shot
teens13
 
teens13 March 30, 2014
Awesome! An image of a thousand words! WOW ... :)
iamtherie PRO+
 
iamtherie March 31, 2014
nice
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 April 02, 2014
Awesome work! Congrats on being featured!
AgaLaMagica
 
AgaLaMagica April 02, 2014
Im sooo happy you guys like this moody, gentle yet powerful image :)
MAXimum_PhotoGraphy
 
MAXimum_PhotoGraphy April 03, 2014
Great composition. I love the consept!!!
darcyedwardrezac
 
darcyedwardrezac April 04, 2014
great!
oZimages PRO+
 
oZimages April 10, 2014
Top ;)
philipbebbington
 
philipbebbington April 10, 2014
Cracking portrait image,love the location of this shoot.Congrats on the award.
willyd PRO+
 
willyd April 21, 2014
I just love guitars, great shot.
NellasFotographyMalta
 
NellasFotographyMalta May 02, 2014
Awesome :)
marilenavaccarini PRO
 
marilenavaccarini November 17, 2014
awesome pic, love the setting
JoseV
 
JoseV November 24, 2014
Very interesting image with a lot going on. Congrats!
GeeH
 
GeeH November 26, 2014
Beautiful composition
VenturaPics
 
VenturaPics December 02, 2014
Really great shot!
geauxphotography
 
geauxphotography January 14, 2015
Very nice... something about abandoned builds... not sure what it is...
lanceprojects
 
lanceprojects February 18, 2015
This is a great picture - WOW!
adavies PRO+
 
adavies March 16, 2017
Great image! Nicely done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Beautiful Urbex challenge:)
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/beautiful-urbex-photo-challenge-by-adavies
Byronfairphotography PRO+
 
Byronfairphotography October 13, 2019
Outstanding.
modelmeemaw Platinum
 
modelmeemaw February 19, 2020
love this!
RonTear Platinum
 
RonTear April 01, 2020
Album cover material !!!!
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Behind The Lens

Location

The portrait was taken on a winter day in an abandoned Methodist Church in gary, Indiana.

Time

I took this image in the afternoon, around 3pm.

Lighting

The light was coming thru a window on the left side (not visible in the image). No additional light was used.

Equipment

I used Canon 5D Mark II, 55mm lens and most likely a tripod.

Inspiration

My friend who is a musician wanted to explore abandoned building with me and brought his guitar with. He likes to play songs on stages that have not heard music for decades. This image was inspired by his mood, which was melancholic and contemplative on that day.

Editing

I did use photoshop to adjust contrast, color, sharpness.

In my camera bag

I normally have my canon 5D Mark II plus few lenses (all are L quality fixed lenses): 55mm, 80mm, 100mm in my camera bag.

Feedback

Shoot on overcast days, the light needs to be coming from one side. Hide the source of light, just capture the magic it creates on the subject.

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