Manic_Skafe

I've taken a few trips since the end of classes and I've been trying to look at things a bit differently - breaking away from so much digital and shooting more film, toning down the processing and looking for things that are a lot uglier.

I've found so far that most things end up monochrome.

Any thoughts are appreciated. Sorry about the watermarks, these are linked directly from my flickr.

The first two were shot in San Juan Puerto Rico:





Chelsea, Manhattan:




"Sundial" Vermont:

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kramus

A big fan of your eye, Manic I love that street with the water over brick. Layers and layers. Very cool indeed!

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fiatguy85

Great shots! The gas lids with the shadows from the vent pipes is pretty awesome. Did you use ambient light for these or strobes?

Manic_Skafe

Thanks guys. The first from chelsea is my favorite as well and the last shot it all ambient. Only the second shot was captured with a strobe.

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mixedmedia

these are fantastic. I love them! Count me in as a fangirl, as well. You just keep getting better and better.

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ring

lovely lovely lovely

little_tippler

I love these. My favourites are the puddle, and 'The Foundation...' pic. Very striking! Great work Manic.

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Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
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roachboy

very nice. i particularly like the first and last. i kinda wish i could see the upper horizontal wires more sharply in the first one tho. i made me think of silvertone (is that what it's called? i think that's right...ugh.)

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Manic_Skafe

Thanks again guys. rb, those lines were the most annoyingly difficult part of the shot to process but I do agree.

Silverstone?

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Fotzlid

Love the puddle shot.
Very good work as always.

fnaqzna

Excellent work!

Glory's Sun

once again, they are all awesome.. but that Chelsea shot is just badass..

Manic_Skafe

Thanks again guys. x0

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blahblah454

Manic these are phenomenal, I absolutely love your style. I am stricken with envy every time I see your pictures.

Manic_Skafe

Thanks blahblah.

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jewels

Wow, you do get better and better! I can't choose a favorite. They're all amazing.

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Shell

...these are all so creatively bold, so artistically dramatic, so strong

...i'm with the "puddle" fans here though, that was my fave

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Manic_Skafe

Lots more positive feedback than I was expecting, thank you ladies.

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squeeeb

i have to believe that chelsea, manhattan picture will be turned into a poster and will be hanging on many many many walls. damn, that is amazing.

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thirdsun

these are really nice pieces of work....

dlish

yeah the puddle shot is the bomb. great eye MS

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DaniGirl

Nice photos!! Good eye.