I see the cat is out of the bag. too late for them(the bar) cause you already done the deed. even out of focus it is great

I like the fact that it is out of focus. Reminds me that many of the customers must see it in exactly the same way. Wonderfully evocative image!

a little bluured but love the colors

A fantastic shot Marlene! If it were sharp it would be just another picture. It's perfectly wild like this! I imagine the picture blurring even more around the edges as the field of vision moves back and the patron focuses on the bar.... seeing almost flames dancing in the lights at the periferal edges... Wow! Awesome wild and flaming lights here...perfect for a wild night out on the town. ;-) Excellent framing and I love the title. :-) Vote

What the crowd sees by the end of the night..lol..lol:):):)

you caught the spirit of the place

Marlene, this one reminds me of a charcoal drawing i did a long time ago....uh...except it wasn't very good. your image has a Cubanism feel to it...not sure exactly what it is and i'm sure everyone's gonna think i'm off my rocker...but i SEE it!!!!! Really...i look at this and see all those wonderful lines, but it's the bartender that does it for me! i look at it though and see music...see a maestro ready to engage a symphony! out of focus but i sure have enjoyed looking at it...and well...isn't that the point! you see the Cubanism aspect to this, Marlene??? i know it doesn't LOOK like the typical Cubanism...those heavy black lines though...and that man...gonna have to come back and look at this one again! i really love it! :)

LMAO!!!!Yes,Sheila I see it!I know exactly what you're talking about!But I didn't see it before.I guess that's what I love most about your comments.Sometimes you 'see' things even I didn't!!!!Thank you sweetie.So it's not just about me having too many bloody mary's!!!!!LOL!

The blur and the drawn out movements of the bartender reminds me of several bars that I've visited through the years :) and the lights look great - excellent!

If you had been able to sharpen it, then it would have destroyed the beauty. First of the bartender is in movement and that is the point of interest and so the background being soft adds to the movement. Also because of the glass and lights, I feel this shot work very well and the colours are great. As for the hostess with the not so mostess, she needs to get a life! Glad you got what you got!

Aw, no worries. My pleasure. I told you this earlier that i love the way it looks. And no way you could ever sharpen a photo like this even if you wanted too. Too much going on. The colours are just incredible and the captured, blurry movement of the bartender is simply the dot above the i. Are ya sure the hostess "had you removed" cause of your camera? It wasnt cause of all the Bloody Marys you had been gulping? Have a marvelous one #:O)

I am glad You passed it Sister Sobriety..."away,away,away with Rum"...I did not know Zacko was a Hairdresser...fine sleuth shooting!

Oooh no!The hostess did NOT have me removed!LOL.But if I'd stayed there any longer...LOL!They were damn good bloody mary's after all!But I did have an assignment!And that actually MADE the evening for me!

This might be a strange comment. But I think this to be wonderful as not the photograph but the painting. I associated Degas's work. This is Excellentest work!!!WOoOW!!! VV**

Wonderful impression... I really like the mood coming out this "flou" photography... HMarle, I'm glad you kept some hair... hi hi . Andreas has done a good job for framing... Take care... be moderate with oysters and bloody mary's ... bisous ;~)

haha your like me getting in trouble for the picture taken .. boy i sure got scolded in three stores in the mall a month back!! ( havn't put those up yet still in my old compt ) ... this is fantastic..!! wow when i saw your thumb and read the title i thought it was going to be about a lawyer ( passing the bar exam -lol) awesome lighted scence .. I am so respectfully in awe of you for doing that for pascal.,. awesome new york shots.. this was well worth the scolding!!...WOW!

ready for some oysters & a bloody mary now after seeing this just so i can be caught up ;d it's got the mood of one 2 many :]

beau travail tres original!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL!!! I thought u took this shot while drunk and had been lucky!!! LMAO! I love it!! I think it's brilliant and I totally love the colors!!! This is very stylish and I definitely could see this as an ad of some sort!!

wonderful light and scene. i like the painted style. an expressive photography art,Marlene. #:O)

Wow freaky shot here, guess you had one too many.... right ? ;oP LOL Beautiful impression though, superb work !! :o)

Fantastic painted look ! A wonderful capture ! Excellent work !!! V

cheers l,ll have a bombay blue sapphire gin and tonic.. heheheh beautiful array of lighting... excellent p'graphy :)...)))))))))))

very nice mixture of light, shadow and colors !

Very original and creative work!Excellent!

Very interesting mood, a little bit abstract one. I like the colours too..

After studying this for several days I've discovered that the more a person drinks, the clearer it gets!!! Would you post another? :)

Well I'm glad it didn't sharpen because I think thsi conveys the scene much more than a sharp image would - excellent shot :)

It looks just excellent!!!! Like colors and atmosphere!!!!

I love the colours on this and the blurry look - perfect for a bar image;) It reminds me of a painting.