Hidden street II

Posted by MnX (Shanghai, China) on 5 December 2006 in Cityscape & Urban.

Some people asked for a serie of "hidden street". Here is a second one. I used full manual mode and no postprocessing (as the result of postprocessing didn't please me). Hope you'll like this one, I tried to give some kind of mystery mood (using really few lighting) did it work?

Comments (11)

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Nice photo.

5 Dec 2006 7:38am

H.O from Victoria, Canada

HI Cyrille, love the reflection and lighting. nice image :)

5 Dec 2006 7:48am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

at first i thought it was too dark around the edges and was a bit disturbed by it but it makes the reflection in the cobbles more of a feature. Its like our only lifeline to the light down the street - through a gauntlet of darkness.

(am i being too deep about this? )
;-)
Anyway, good capture. i like it.

5 Dec 2006 11:03am

wanganeges from concord, ma, United States

ah yes, definitely conveys a mystery mood ... well done.

5 Dec 2006 11:07am

Craiger from Vacaville, United States

I'm not sure if I would use the word mysterious to discribe it. The word "quiet" comes to mind. And the word "lonely" misses the mark. I'll have to think about this one for a while. I can tell you that I like it very much. And it definetly stirs an emotion in me.

5 Dec 2006 12:55pm

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

I like the illuminated cobblestones as well and then way the path leads the eye into the photo to the door.

I'm not sure if I like the whole photo being this dark but I guess it conveys what you were trying to create and works in the regard. It has a kind of hidden dreamlike quality.

5 Dec 2006 2:15pm

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

I like the darkness, it suits the titling of this most illusive quarry (congratulations again on finding it). I prefer this second image to the previous post as its far more atmospheric.

5 Dec 2006 2:47pm

Suby from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Jack the Ripper is lurking in the shadows :D

Suby

5 Dec 2006 3:11pm

Michael Zhang from New York City, United States

The empty black space on the left works very well here. It puts the lights and reflection off center and also emphasizes the mystery of this shot. Very nice mate!

6 Dec 2006 1:25am

wangyang from shanghai, China

nice tone, love it.

6 Dec 2006 9:47pm

Gwenn from France

trop cool! on se croirait dans une petite ruelle au XIXe!!! enfin presque!!!
ça me donne nevie de rentrer me promener dans ta photo! aller, j'y vais! tchô!

7 Dec 2006 4:07pm

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