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Posted by Giovanni (Milan, Italy) on 25 January 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Rome, January 1st.
I started playing with textures and I probably did it too much...
One of the textures is from Angelique Brunas' website.
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Pied Crow from Nairobi, Kenya
This is a fun experiment, I like the way you have used the textures to push the antique feel of the architecture. Great gloomy feeling.
25 Jan 2009 6:09am
Philip from Joburg, South Africa
Love the silo and I think the texture is cool well done!
25 Jan 2009 7:42am
Rosso from Luserna s.Giovanni (To), Italy
La fotografia cosi' lavorata da l'impressione di un'antica stampa su tela è comunque un bel lavoro
25 Jan 2009 9:53am
k@ from Paris, France
Gorgeous ! Go on, Giovanni, you bring soul in that Victor Hugo like watered ink - I love it**
25 Jan 2009 10:44am
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
This works wonderfully, Giovanni. Superbly done
25 Jan 2009 10:50am
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Beautiful vintage effect, Giovanni ... you've created a stirring mood ... ron
25 Jan 2009 11:18am
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
Ah oui... j'adore ! Le rendu est magnifique, et l'oiseau apporte beaucoup à la photo.
Bienvenue au club, lol... ça me fait penser un peu à ma maison hantée.... que tu as déjà commentée...
25 Jan 2009 11:52am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
I really like the layering for this and what a superb job you did. That bird really sets this one off nicely.
25 Jan 2009 1:29pm
zOOm from Paris, France
Excellent traitement, j'adore les couleurs, le rendu... superbe atmosphère et c'est tellement esthétique !
25 Jan 2009 1:54pm
Laura from Birmingham, United Kingdom
It looks like a dinner place mat my grandmother used to have! nice experiment I look forward to seeing more of them.
25 Jan 2009 2:25pm
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Maybe you played a bit too much for a documentary shot. But as an artificial work this one is just great!
25 Jan 2009 2:48pm
Cricket from Huntsville, United States
Stunning. I am new to Aminus3 and I am amazed at the quality of pictures I am seeing.
This reminds me of the top of a magical place.
25 Jan 2009 3:06pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
a super shot to start with and very impressive processing, Superb!!
25 Jan 2009 3:07pm
jim from sebastopol, United States
i think this is a very successful image! i like the ominous mood that you gave to it. i have never experimented with textures. thanks for the link to the source! jim
25 Jan 2009 5:59pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
A fantastic silhouette - along with a really strong post-production treatment. Very well done.
25 Jan 2009 6:10pm
Tero from Hämeenlinna, Finland
The pp work is very good. Did you ad the bird afterwards? Anyway, it really makes the photo.
25 Jan 2009 7:16pm
@Tero: No, I didn't add the the bird!
Claus Petersen from herfølge, Denmark
You have really created a very cool and goth atmosphere..
25 Jan 2009 7:28pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
that is such a beautiful composition. The toning and textures are extremely nice. Love this.
25 Jan 2009 7:48pm
Peter Knoop from Antwerp, Belgium
Looks really interesting. Good choice of image for the texture.
25 Jan 2009 8:18pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
I like this very much . . the 'old parchment' effect is very appropriate to your subject and it looks really good overall ! Lovely effect.
25 Jan 2009 8:36pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Un grand bravo pour cette superbe photo! Le traitement est fort bien réussi et l'atmosphère est parfaite. Une photo tout en équilibre.
25 Jan 2009 9:34pm
Walter from Watkinsville, United States
Taking the perfect photo is fun. Messing around on the computer is also fun so do not discredit your work on the computer to show us how you feel about the photo.
26 Jan 2009 1:22am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Stunning composition and post production! I love what you have done...like an antique.
26 Jan 2009 4:38am
Maxine from Rangiora, New Zealand
it looks like old parchment i love the effect, great treatment for this image!
26 Jan 2009 5:14am
roentarre from Melbourne, Australia
Stunning photographs in deed!
p.s. I have created an account for you in themes of time if you want to contribute some shots to the existing theme?
26 Jan 2009 5:39am
DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom
Very interesting processing. I don't know if you'd be interested, but Dave Nightingales latest tutorial is on working with textures
26 Jan 2009 11:20am
Pradeep from Chennai, India
Wow...cool shot. Powerful composition. Lovely processing work :)
26 Jan 2009 5:36pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Un traitement qui joue avec les textures très intéressant et qui donne beaucoup de cachet à l'ensemble. Je trouve juste que le monument est un petit peu trop sombre, j'aurais aimé voir un peu plus de détail, une question de goût... :-))
26 Jan 2009 8:22pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Wonderful capture and the bird certainly helps heighten the image! I'm not a fan of "digital art" but must say the treatment is really beautiful and adds to the wondeful vintage feel...
27 Jan 2009 6:14am
blackivory from Singapore, Singapore
I think the treatment works well here. Nicely done!
27 Jan 2009 1:05pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Dark and dramatic image. Lots of mystery comes through in this image.
27 Jan 2009 1:12pm
fredo from marseille, France
Je suis en trai de lire le chien des Baskerville de Doyle...et l'ambiance de la photo me met dans l'ambiance du roman !!! Merci à toi pour illustrer ma lecture.
Supebe cliché, bien traité.
27 Jan 2009 9:52pm
EstherK from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
It looks antique - and that's how its supposed to look, isn't it? Superb processing! I like it and thanks for the link :-)
28 Jan 2009 12:54am
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
I think you can continue with your experiences. This is an excellent work.
The mood you created is really fantastic. You gave it an even more antique look. Well done Giovanni.
Buon lavoro!
28 Jan 2009 10:19am
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
Great composition, a wonderful moody feel, love the textures! Great work!
29 Jan 2009 2:17am
Chris Chisu from Seattle, United States
This is simply breathtaking.I love the processing.
29 Jan 2009 6:38am
Eric Rousset from Grasse, France
Nice realisation, the work with textures is superb.Congrats !!
29 Jan 2009 9:26am
tilala from France
Un traitement de toute beauté ! (un peu trop sombre malgré tout) On dirait une image d'un livre de contes.
C'est plein de poésie.
29 Jan 2009 9:49am
Mario Jean [madoc photo] from Montreal, Canada
The textures really adds (and fits) to the subject here. Well done.
29 Jan 2009 11:19am
willow from Chelsea, United States
Not too much at all! This is perfect processing for this subject. I like it.
29 Jan 2009 5:06pm
Michael Paulison from United States
Very very nice layering. It looks like this is a piece of muslin. Very strong, graphic image.
29 Jan 2009 9:49pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
a wonderful shot, and i like texture you have applied it works well with the architecture of the building great work
30 Jan 2009 1:05am
Brian from Seattle, United States
Love the artistic edge to this photo. Photo shop layers allow the most wonderful creations.
30 Jan 2009 3:36am
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
a dreamy image -- amazing mood and textures! yes!
30 Jan 2009 9:21pm
Riccardo from - Giovinazzo -, Italy
Bel trattamento Giovanni! Peccato che non ho troppo tempo per dedicare alla visita dei miei vari blog preferiti ma ogni qual volta che torno sul tuo mi emoziono sempre difronte hai tuoi scatti! A questo punto mi chiedo se sei un fotografo professionista... :)))
31 Jan 2009 7:37pm
baobab from Cambridge, United States
lovely shot - I like the composition and the pp treatment you've applied.
8 Feb 2009 11:02pm
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
Absolutely stunning Giovanni!!! How's the bambino doing:)?
6 Jun 2009 11:01am
