the staircase

today was a day of planned photography that went wrong... i'm in a hotel room facing where the sun was supposed to rise this morning - only it didn't...

then i was trying to do this photo manipulation for the time theme - and it was an epic fail...

so i etsooi'd this long exposure shot because i kind of liked the staircase, but it was suffering somewhat from being a tad boring...

processed in lightroom and edited liberally and substantially in analog efex...

thank you for the wonderful response on my snowflake shot... again, not what i expected... and in the interests of full disclosure for my newer followers, that kind of shot is so NOT me ;p

[Bill Fenske]

Great processing.

[Mac]

It turned out fascinating.

[Simply Amanda]

Well dang, lady...you did great!

[Morné Grewe]

awesome!

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Taffy]

You did it -- created a really interesting shot that looks vintage. Very cool.

[kali]

the sun didn't rise omg~! you made up for it with this shot I like it

[Alexander]

Looks reminiscent of something from Tim Burton! You could do unique real-estate photography! There would have to be a market for this style of capture...

[Kate Klinck]

LOVE!!! fav!

[Nicole]

Like the creepy effect!! very cool!

[Rachel]

very cool shot, love the creepy atmosphere

[Keith Porteous]

Love it

[Michelle]

Love the feel to this.. You should photograph for horror films :)

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[AC]

@michelleyoung took the thoughts/comments right from my fingertips!
Straight out of a horror film... where the audience is literally warning the hero/heroine to leave and NOT climb up the stairs!
This is hauntingly intriguing!

[Cathrine Mitchell]

I love it. We are our own worst critic. Love the processing.

[Alison Tomlin]

great bit of grunge. love the tones.

[Mick]

Your processing is ace, this is anything but boring now.
btw - any cake instead of the cookies?

[Katie]

Looks like a miniature.

[Lisa Pouncy]

Brilliant editing. It looks like a just found very, very old photo xx

[Katia]

Fab! :)

[Tamzin]

I do love your photography that goes wrong - now where did you put the axe murderer?

[John]

Spooky

[Sharon]

I think it turned out great and I love your tag!!

[virtualbrownie]

Atmosheric

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Not. Boring! Maybe I see too many scary movies, but this looks like crazy killer's lair...like in Hostel or movies like that. Great processing!

[Hope D Jennings]

Very atmospheric and moody! I like it a lot.I agree with MaryBeth...it's even a bit scary!

[Arefin]

fantastic! great lighting and processing! i love the dark moody atmosphere here!

[☠northy]

@bluefirebucket serpently ;p chocolate truffle cake with ganache topping work for you? mebbe some whipped cream on the side? :D

[Karen H]

Very moody

[Tina]

Great scene

[Jeff Walker]

love the analog efex processing :)

[Mick]

@northy with a little dark chocolate grated over the cream? I'd be giddy as a child on Christmas morning! :))

[Suse♡]

Fav! Love the mood, it´s a bit scary but just the way i like it!

[Humphrey Hippo]

Love the scratchy texture. Feels very ominous.

[❀ Lynn]

I like how this finished.

[Ingrid Budge]

I love this too, dark, moody and looks like a stage set. Wonderful work

[Vijay]

dark, moody, great lighting ...and fabulous processing .. love the tones in your pics ... Fav!!

[Adam]

Ooo, very intriguing. Nicely presented.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Does this one not fit the time frame of ETSOOI-26? Because it is for sure ETSOOI..in my mind, anyway. ;0)

[☠northy]

@espyetta yep - i think it does... but it's a day too early, so i'm not tagging it... and that's ok :)

[MaryBeth Dailey]

@northy :0)

[MaryBeth Dailey]

@northy Was your goal to make that look scary? Cause it scares the crap out of me! haha

[☠northy]

@espyetta mmmmm... mostly to give it an abandoned derelict feel... which i suppose goes hand in hand with scary :)

[Sean O'Neill]

Has all the atmosphere of the French masters. Brassai, Cartier-Bresson maybe?

[Sean O'Neill]

Fav!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I've had a few days lately where I've said, "Ugh- this needs processing to save it from dying of boredom!". Good job on the editing- gives it a surreal sci-fi kind of feel.

[Janna Dawn Goldrup]

Nicely done. I'll come over, cookies not necessary.