Window Fish by TwoPynts

Photography • Surrealism • posted on May 28, 2005

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Another sorta self-portrait in a similar vein as yesterday's, only one negative was used this time. Tradition SLR Infrared B&W photography, developing, printing and sepia toning by me. The fish in the window was a wooden sculpture, but by a trick of the light, it makes look like it is swimming in an aquarium. Scanned into Photoshop and color adjusted. This is just me having some fun experimenting with IR photography. A student photographer's best model is usually himself/herself... ;o]

Comments (21)

parb1194

9:13AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

A wonderful idea and love the lighting effect, a nice image indeed. ;o)

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DavidEMartin

9:14AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

A student photographer's CHEAPest model is usually himself/herself...

ebsmooth

9:16AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

nice work! love the tone and composition! looks like the fish is floating, nice touch!!! very well done!!!

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linkdink

9:57AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Color tones are cool.

tvernuccio

10:00AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

first thing i focus on is you standing in the sun, seeming to welcome it in, seeming to just be ready and open to for a new day's experiences. then my eye travels to your shadow, and then around to what i find to be the most intriguing part of your image...the left side i can see the reflections in the window and door. i LOVE the shininess!! dunno how you achieved that, but i find it quite pleasing. Normally at this point, i would continue my counter clockwise movement, but this time i backtracked, noticing the flowers on the ground, the shadows, and then settling on the fish. Swimming in a world of darkness...how ironic when you are surrounded by light. i guess that's what i love about this image...it's all about opposites to me. light and dark...birth and death...day and night. i love the natural framing...how both ends are dark and the middle is so full of warmth and light. the toning is superb! i'm sorry if you wanted me to focus on the fish; i feel like i must be missing something, but for me, it's not the subject of the image. You and your shadow seem to be more the subject...ego and alter ego. the side you present to the world and then the part the few see...the part in the shadows. we all have those parts. i see this is a wonderful piece of self-study. you did a magnificent job with it!!! quite reflective and introspective, and of course, the photography is superb!

cynlee

11:23AM | Sat, 28 May 2005

a fine figure of a man, proud & welcoming... is how i see it... the shadow & fish add interest as well as being a fine example of infrared photography! :]

Tedz

12:02PM | Sat, 28 May 2005

The way You hold Your Arms reminds Me of Fish Story's I used to tell....fine Work Kort...salute

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Punaguy

12:27PM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Wonderfully renedered..creative idea here Kort! Aloha!

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hotracer2

1:01PM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Interesting ideas you have given us, so many interpretations, this is what makes our images so wonderful, bravo:):):):):)

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Chaos911

2:12PM | Sat, 28 May 2005

wow, wonderful shot! excellent work!!!

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eyeland

6:09PM | Sat, 28 May 2005

A luminescent & ecstatic self-portrait - you look very natural in that setting (your pose emulates the trees) & the sepia forest setting makes me think of John Muir. Great shot.

soulofharmony

6:50PM | Sat, 28 May 2005

love this looked through quite a few of your posting this week..and must say seen so much fine work.. and yesterdays was simpley superb.. as is this.. youre doing fantastic kort.. truly...:)..))))))

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dcarvell

10:17PM | Sat, 28 May 2005

Is that a pot plant? That would explain the fish.

Nasht

1:56AM | Sun, 29 May 2005

lovely idea! and great IR! I'd like to try that myself sooner or later! ;)

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Cosme..D..Churruca

3:48PM | Sun, 29 May 2005

Superb image !

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Prinzessin

6:58AM | Mon, 30 May 2005

This is an extraordinary and very expressive image.. I do like it a lot!! I love the lighting and the contrasts, creating a wonderful atmosphere... Excellent work!! :-)

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Enmos

1:10PM | Tue, 31 May 2005

Cool, love this surreal series !! Fantastic work !! :o)

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sossy

2:29PM | Wed, 01 June 2005

ha, the title only is a diverson! LOL but the capture and the light looks very magic and more! reminds me of a scene of a movie where an alien came into our world like you here! fantastic expression! ;o)

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vbarreto

7:03PM | Fri, 03 June 2005

Intriguing mood. Excellent image!!

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jcv2

3:56PM | Mon, 06 June 2005

IR, that world just beyond our visual capabilities where the world looks a bit different and still so recognizable! Wow, Kort, you're really a fantastic experimentor!

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