Careless Memories by northy

Careless Memories

So... this is almost-but-not-quite what I was going for... i think i need to try this again with natural light... you know... like... in the DAYTIME... when the SUN is actually shining... any other suggestions for improving this shot are more than welcome... ;p

For the music-to-photo theme
http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/16008/music-to-photo-competition

Song is Careless Memories by Duran Duran
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1N19zOBKCE

Thank you for all the recent visits and comments... I am afraid I am very behind in commenting back and i won't be able to get to that before Sunday as we are going away for a couple days...

PSA: I am leaving early tomorrow (Friday) morning for out-of-town (kids have a hockey tournament) so get pushed pairings for next week will be posted on Sunday instead of Saturday for this go around...
Cracking up at your tags again! Very cool shadow! Your dungeon shots have such great textures...going to have to explore our unfinished basement for possibilities. :-)
February 1st, 2013  
Wow you are creative. I really like this. Fav
February 1st, 2013  
TC
Love the light and shadows!
February 1st, 2013  
Fantastic shadow !!
February 1st, 2013  
Great shadow and play on light!
February 1st, 2013  
Love this! It really gets my thinking about it's meaning. Excelent work.
February 1st, 2013  
I like the light, grea composition, nice elongated shadow.
February 1st, 2013  
So you set up a spotlight? I like it anyway. Good luck to the kids
February 1st, 2013  
Very cool
February 1st, 2013  
really great!
February 1st, 2013  
Wonderful! Love your tags too
February 1st, 2013  
I thought it was a chair from a doll house. That is very cool!
February 1st, 2013  
It's wonderful! Love the lighting, great little chair. It has so much character.
February 1st, 2013  
@sunshinephoto5 it is a chair from a dollhouse :) tx!
February 1st, 2013  
This has a wonderful film noir-ish feel to it, northy. I think it's a cracking good shot and worthy of a FAV.
February 1st, 2013  
Love the tags and love the shot. Murky and moody.
February 1st, 2013  
Very cool! I've been longing to do this, but just don't feel like I have the right light, the right floor, etc. I think I'm just getting lazy. :)
February 1st, 2013  
@northy ok lol! thought i was going crazy!
February 1st, 2013  
@cmc1200 tx Caryn... i'm not convinced i have it right at all... but i know i won't know what's right until i try and get it wrong many times over... ;p
February 1st, 2013  
Great reaaaaaaalllllly long shadow!
February 1st, 2013  
@sunshinephoto5 nope! it's me who's losing it... i ordered this chair online... i had the idea to do this weeks ago and i've been searching the stores high and low for a suitable doll house chair without any luck... and then i found an online source, and of course it was silly to pay shipping for just one item, so i bought other stuff as well... my husband and kids are nothing short of appalled ;p
February 1st, 2013  
Hehe! I can just imagine the look on your hubby's face :)
I really like this, def gives a creepy feel like something's happened to the kid that sat in the chair or something!!
February 1st, 2013  
A chair dreams of being a couch ... :) It's actually a VERY cool shot.
February 1st, 2013  
Loooove this! Have been after an old style chair for ages with no luck, for such a photo. cool cool !
February 1st, 2013  
very clever interpretation!
February 1st, 2013  
A Fav :O) I just love everything in this shot. Best viewed large together with the song. For me it activated a journey through the time back to the 80s.
Made a "music-shot" on 27th of January as well. And I was concerned if a photo-music-combination in general might be annoying. But that question is answered right now. Thank you for this wonderful shot!
February 1st, 2013  
Really interesting shot
February 1st, 2013  
Beautiful. Love how you add the link to the music. Hope you have a wonderful couple of days away :)
February 1st, 2013  
Very dramatic. The chair is detailed for being in the shadow... that made me stop and look longer.
February 1st, 2013  
Unsettling wonderful-ness.
February 1st, 2013  
Very very cool!
February 1st, 2013  
Cool shot
February 1st, 2013  
What an amazing and creative shot! I love the long lighting and shadows :) And what a perfect fit to the song :) I like how you've grown attached to the chair :) Made me smile :)
February 1st, 2013  
That dungeon floor is creating some a great shots ...hehe Keep it up, I enjoy seeing what you come up with :) My only suggestion would be if you wanted it more dramatic increasing the clarity of the cracks in the floors. sharper lines. :)
February 1st, 2013  
@sistawood tx Lisa! I was playing w the sliders and I think ended up pulling down the clarity because I was thinking it made it a bit dreamier... Not sure I succeeded tho'
February 1st, 2013  
Awesome. Have been meaning to explore shadows for a long time but haven't for some reason. Must do it soon
February 1st, 2013  
That is awesome!
February 1st, 2013  
What a great dungeon. I want one. ;) It reminds me of a suspense/horror story where the person was abducted (Close Encounters feeling....). Enjoy your trip - hope they win!
February 1st, 2013  
I like it, a lot actually. A certain sense of mystery, the unknown, well apart from knowing its a dolls chair in the basement, but I'll pretend I didn't read that bit. Enjoy ya triperty trip trip :)
February 1st, 2013  
Fantastic shadow. Love the texture of the floor.
February 1st, 2013  
great shot
February 1st, 2013  
Really really love this!
February 1st, 2013  
Wow, amazing effect. I thought it was a sled from the thumbnail! The size of the shadow is a bit creepy!
February 1st, 2013  
This is almost like it's hanging from the ceiling. Great long shadow. This is really Horror film-esque! Fav for the shot and your ingenuity xx
February 1st, 2013  
Sue
Kind of creepy .... fabulous shot & can't wait to see the daylight version! :P
February 1st, 2013  
Great shadow - love this.
February 1st, 2013  
From the thumbnail, I thought it was a bus :-)
February 1st, 2013  
Fantastic and a fav! Love the light and shadow play here!
February 2nd, 2013  
Awesome distoration iof the shaodow from the light. Lvoe that you are hanging out in your basement all the time. Great idea too
February 2nd, 2013  
@northy Suggestion. I'd have the set up with light as you've got it. However i'd have the chair upright and facing the light, directly facing the light, the long shadow suggesting the fading memory......
February 2nd, 2013  
Awesome! fav
February 2nd, 2013  
So cool! I love the shadow. Fav for me!
February 2nd, 2013  
Terrific shadow, intriguing story in this image. Awesome!
February 2nd, 2013  
wow! this is beyond cool! :) the shadow is so fabulous!
February 2nd, 2013  
Amy
This is so awesome.
February 2nd, 2013  
Wonderfully evocative and a little bit spooky. Could be the cover of a thriller novel.
February 2nd, 2013  
awesome shadows - this is brilliant and a great image to a great DD song!
February 2nd, 2013  
Not sure what you was looking for, but this is wonderful. Lovely light and shadow!
February 2nd, 2013  
weird, cool and scary. and also a nice shot.
February 2nd, 2013  
this is so cool! You are so good with shadows
February 3rd, 2013  
How have you managed to make this look so spooky. Very cool!
February 3rd, 2013  
@fueast i'm not sure? i was trying for a hazy dreamy quality with the light....
February 3rd, 2013  
Awesome Northy
February 3rd, 2013  
I like how you positioned the chair to maximize the shadow effect. Great result.
February 4th, 2013  
Great shadow effect, this emotes a bit of sadness or lonliness...or abandonment. Kind of scary a bit too...maybe I have been watching too much Dexter again.
February 4th, 2013  
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