Out the Door L
"Until next summer, darlin''
Posted by Lorraine (Gatineau, Canada) on 12 October 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Awe....say bye to the boat:-(. great image L!
12 Oct 2008 5:21am
@Linerberry: Bye bye boat ;) lol thanks a lot Berryboo
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
My - you sure captured the feeling conveyed in your title, Lorraine.
12 Oct 2008 5:21am
@Stephen Phillips: Thanks a lot Stephen, that's a nice thing to say :)
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
How beautiful Lorraine. He'll be like my hubbie who goes into boat withdrawal every winter. Like the colouring on this shot seems to enhance the sentiment
12 Oct 2008 6:14am
@jamesy: Thanks a lot Debbie, many men go through that, the change of season lol
Siam from Chaingrai, Thailand
cela est très bon, le sujet en couleurs, et le paysage en noir et blanc, un bon travail. La photo est un très bon reportage de la porte fermé vers le luxe . Ta prise de vue j'aime j'ai taper sur 4 fois sur les étoiles!!!!!
12 Oct 2008 7:08am
@Siam: wow 4 fois? ca veut dire 20 etoiles...mmm lol merci beaucoup Siam ;)
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Excellent selective color, Lorraine ... and Mike will know just how this fellow feels.
Now here in Florida this is not the case. <smile>
12 Oct 2008 7:10am
@Judy: LOL Men seem to have trouble with the change of season...WE just forebear ;) Thanks v. m. m'dear
@yiannis krikis: Thanks a lot Yiannis :)
@Forouz: Thanks a lot Forouz, glad you enjoyed it :)
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
Good title, Lorraine... joyful and sad - very well captured with the selective color! :)
12 Oct 2008 10:25am
@Nina: I appreciate that Nina, thanks a lot ;)
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
I know this feeling very well, having been cut off in a marina all winter once when the river was shut off for flooding.
12 Oct 2008 11:00am
@Richard_Irwin: Really, well I'm bringing you bad memories, that's no good ;)
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
The selective b&w really does give this a sense of things fading away, so to speak. Great idea. Well done!
12 Oct 2008 11:48am
@Andrew Gould: What a lovely interpretation, thanks a lot Andrew ;)
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
Forget that... just jump the fence and jump in one of the boats...
12 Oct 2008 12:04pm
@Fliss: I can so see you do that ;) Thanks Fliss
kathy from Indianapolis, United States
Ah...my husband is always sad to see the summer water season end!
12 Oct 2008 12:42pm
@kathy: Men....strange animals lol ;)
@Namaki: Thanks a lot Namaki, I appreciate it :)
@Veronelle: Merci beaucoup Veronelle :)
@Eleftheria!: That's sweet :) Thanks Eleftheria
Barbara from Florida, United States
Great scene, I like how you captured this man pondering and looking at the boats. It certainly expresses the mood as you title it.
I love the selective coloring.
12 Oct 2008 2:15pm
@Barbara: Lovely comment Barbara, thanks always :)
Walter from Watkinsville, United States
Great title - great capture - great use of color and absence of color to express your feelings behind what the photos means to you.
12 Oct 2008 3:49pm
@Walter: Wonderful comment, thanks Walter ;)
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
It does look like a very sad parting. Lovely use of colour, Lorraine.
12 Oct 2008 4:37pm
@Michael Rawluk: Thanks a lot Michael, being a moody person, I love storms so the end of summer doesn't scare me lol
@Dimitrios: Hey Dimitrios, thanks a lot, what's a DOODBY? is it like a goodbye mispelled? ;)
laughingwolf from Canada
hey lor! is that ogopogo just above his head and to the left a bit? :O lol
12 Oct 2008 6:42pm
@laughingwolf: Hey how did you guess???? WHAT in the world is an ogopogo?
@Jasp: Thanks a lot Rich, I appreciate it :)
@M. Isabel: C'est gentil, merci beaucoup M. Isabel :)
_____ H o M o _____ from Tehran, Iran
great , very clear & creativity image , good luck
12 Oct 2008 8:52pm
@_____ H o M o _____: Appreciate that very much, Moka thanks :)
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Very nice selective colour there, Lorraine! He does seem sad with the end of summer.. ;-)
12 Oct 2008 9:37pm
@amy: Thanks a lot sweetie :)
marianne from France
mais non, il ne lui dit pas aurevoir, il se demande comment il va pouvoir enjamber la grille lol
pfiouuuuuuu tu aurais pu lui faire la courte échelle !!!
désaturation partielle, il faut que j'apprenne à faire cela, ça me branche grave mdr
12 Oct 2008 11:02pm
@marianne: lol ma petite sucrée, eh bien c'est très facile, tu peux 'downloader' le programme 'Picasa2' qui est gratuit, parmis ces options , il y a 'focal black and white' tu cliques sur cette option, puis clique sur l'endroit que tu veux garder en couleur, eh voilà c'est fait, le reste devient noir et blanc...pas bête, n'est-ce pas?
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Wow, nicely composed. And a great application of selective coloring.
12 Oct 2008 11:18pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks a lot Vf, glad you enjoyed, ahhh tomorrow's the big day for Bella, I'll be praying and thinking of her :)
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Very well processed Lorraine, the color effect sets a clear division between the gate.
12 Oct 2008 11:41pm
@Observing: Thanks Mike, appreciate it ;)
vu@granby - Alain Berger from Granby, Québec, Canada
Salut Lorraine, Bizou à Kimmi Caramel entre 2 pages !
Ce qui est plaisant d'un gros party comme hier, no Catover !
Je pense que Gilles d. a une machoire over...
Avant que j'oublie, ta photo est très boatable !
13 Oct 2008 12:43am
@vu@granby - Alain Berger: LOL merci c'est très gentil, oui j'naime pas trop les Catover lol et très contente que la photo te semble boatable ;)
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
There's a lot of regret at the ending of summer, maybe in our bones we feel a hard winter.
13 Oct 2008 1:08am
@JoeB: Indeed Joe, we know it's going be harsh, it always is, and we forebear..;)
Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore
He'll miss his boat lol... And I'll miss you.... ^^"
13 Oct 2008 1:12am
@Koushiro~光子郎: You're so sweet Koushiro, just concentrate on your studies, and I'll drop in when you're back, just don't forget to let me know :)
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
Indeed. I remember when I was a kid growing up in New England what it was like putting the boat "to bed" at the end of summer. It always left me with an empty feeling. You captured that nicely here.
Now as for the processing, how in the world did you do that??? I can generally get primary colors isolated, but here you got something more subtle. Did you delete everything save yellow? If so, the skin tone is just right. Nicely done.
13 Oct 2008 1:14am
@MontereyJohn: Hey John, we all know that feeling don't we? Anyhoo, this processing is so easy, if you don't already have Picasa2, download it, it's free and oh so simple. With the many options, there is one called 'focal black and white' all you do is click on the part of the photo you want to keep in colour and it throws the rest in black and white. Easy as pie, I was just lucky he was wearing that colour lol
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
I'll send you all my love in the letter,sealed with a kiss..i don;t wanna say goodbye....lalalalalalalalala...how's that!Now you;ve got me grooving!:)
13 Oct 2008 2:21am
@tyan: Love that song, but isn't that the words to 'See you in Sept'? lol either way as long as you're grooving, oh good thing I took my angel back Tyan seeing on how I got hit by a car yesterday morning, I kid you not, go check my blog http://notesfromanagoraphobicphotographer.blogspot.com/ for the SUNDAY post ;)
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
That gate says it all. Perfect capture to the end of summer. Looking forward to all your beautiful fall shots.
13 Oct 2008 12:14pm
@GJC: Thanks a lot GJC :)
marianne from France
wow c'est donc si simple que cela ???
plus c'est simple, moins je comprends mdr
merci ma douce !!!
13 Oct 2008 2:09pm
@marianne: de rien ma chouette :)
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
oh how sad!! you mean there are no more days good enough to sail? ;) here we hopefully still have a few weeks left - although it is getting chilly a bit early!! :( great shot and excellent choice of select coloring!
13 Oct 2008 4:23pm
@dj.tigersprout: You're so sweet, thanks very much Dj :)
laughingwolf from Canada
sea monster in lake okanogan, bc... related to nessie in scotland, perchance?
14 Oct 2008 1:04am
@laughingwolf: you see monsters everywhere Tony, that's a good sign :)
Betsy Barron from Glenmoore, United States
I really like when you use selective color, L - you apply it so well - in such an interesting way!!
14 Oct 2008 1:19am
@Betsy Barron: Hey Betsy darlin' where have you been? where have I been? lol nice to see you ;)
@Ras: Maybe to some men, a boat is all ...;)
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