Losing on the swings

Posted by Peter Mannfolk (Landskrona, Sweden) on 23 August 2008 in Landscape & Rural.

A rather moody scene which I of course tried to make even more moody...
Taken earlier this summer on the east coast of Öland.

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Comments (11)

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Well, I think that you got a very personal image, very deep, with this red in the left third of the frame, the vertical and diagonal lines and this special light. Very well taken and edited. The wide angle adds sense of solitude to the composition.
I like it very much.

23 Aug 2008 6:14am

james mason from nottingham, United Kingdom

very impressive. did you carry he swing to the beach ? or was it already there ?

23 Aug 2008 6:31am

@james mason: Ah, the lengths one goes to create an image... Buying a swing, making it look old, shoving it into the back of the car, driving 400 km, explaining why to your family, finding a good beach to put it on =)
Thanks for your comment James! /Peter

Cia from Kvänum, Sweden

Great shot!

23 Aug 2008 6:45am

One from Açores, Portugal

Superb image, creating very beautiful, wonderful contrast and colors of the sky.

23 Aug 2008 6:56am

februaryish from singapore, Singapore

love the mood of this pic!

23 Aug 2008 8:38am

Jim from hunnebostrand, Sweden

Another really good seaside picture. But I agree with one of the other commenters: it seems like an odd place to find a swing.

23 Aug 2008 9:19am

Kent from Kvänum, Sweden

Nice picture and beautiful environment

23 Aug 2008 9:42am

Luis from Spain

Absolutely amazing, I love the framing & compo, and the light is fabulous...as usual great photo!

23 Aug 2008 10:15am

GilG from France

simply beautiful

23 Aug 2008 12:12pm

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

The moodieness is really good in this one! Quick question, did you use a high-speed flash to light the swing or did you do it in post-processing?

23 Aug 2008 10:31pm

@DaveB: The lighting is done afterwards; in this case by means of a curve layer only applied to the swing, Thanks for your comment Dave! /Peter

Josh from Vancouver, Canada

That's nice! What random contrasts.. A swing right beside the ocean. Love the effect too.

24 Aug 2008 4:03am

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