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Ghostly Alley-1



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An alleyway in London taken with a long exposure partly showing the people walking through it and leaving a ghostly shadow....
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An alleyway in London taken with a long exposure partly showing the people walking through it and leaving a ghostly shadow.
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Tomek PRO+
 
Tomek February 12, 2014
superb composition, love the contrast and brick textures! And those ghosts... :) great work here!!
adavies PRO+
 
adavies October 23, 2016
Great image! Really well done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Spooky-ooky challenge:)
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/spooky-ooky-photo-challenge-by-adavies
eelcovanroden PRO+
 
eelcovanroden March 08, 2019
Congratulations on your Challenge Award!
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Behind The Lens

Location

London UK

Time

Early evening

Lighting

There wasn't that much available light available, but this enhanced the affect t of the electric lighting.

Equipment

I used a tripod with a Canon DSLR and a short zoom lens.

Inspiration

This image was an attempt to capture the atmosphere within this short tunnel.The subdued reflective lighting and the cobble stones with exposed wall brickwork gave off a scary feeling. Turning g the colour image to monochrome helped recreate this.

Editing

I turned the image into monochrome and did a lot of dodging and burning to help with the grittiness of the image.

In my camera bag

While undertaking this kind of street photography I travel light with a single short zoom lens and a camera body.Depending upon the time of day I may tight a light tripod.I always carry extra batteries, particularly in cold weather.

Feedback

Be vigilant to what is happening around you, and always try and see beyond what is in front of you in order to create that image with the je ne sais quoit.

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