Response to Looking Through (Response #140)

Uploaded 577 Days Ago by Pixorperfect - 13 comments

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nattfodd said 577 days ago:

What is going on here? With this heavy blur and the odd presence of skulls, I think one needs something to help understanding the subject.

George said 577 days ago:

Aaaaaaaa! Holy Spinning Skulls of Death, Batman!! This is quite a strong image, although I think if the central skull were more or completely in focus it would have real strong impact for me. Did you purposely blur the image?

philippe said 577 days ago:

I can't say I like the effect, sorry. It was a good subject.

kadenajack said 577 days ago:

I liked this much better as a thumbnail. The full size version is disappointing in its blurriness. What are we looking at here though?

Pixorperfect said 577 days ago:

Wow...Pretty harshfor my first post. No problem..I will know better for next time. Learning experience, right?

This is a picture in the room of bones or sculls at the St. Catherines Monestary, Mnt. Sinai, Egypt. They have an on-site grave yard which is VERY small. It holds about 2 people. So, when one of their monks dies, one of the burried is dug up to make room for the newly deceased. The bones from the grave are then put into this room for storage. Anyone who visits the monestary will always remember this room.

Thought the concept was good... are we looking through at them or are they looking through at us?
Cropping this from a much larger picture didn't help quality so I added a blur effect. Not everybodys cup of tea.

Thanks for all the comments....really!!!

I just want to learn and thats why I join any of these sites. To get feedback and to try and do better next time.

eduardo said 577 days ago:

brrrrr...no focus in fron, or in the back

ChrisDymond said 577 days ago:

Very impactfull image - I do think that what we're looking *at* is much much more important than what we're looking *through*, so only average relevance I'm afraid. Great technique though, and a really powerful subject.

pete said 577 days ago:

spooky

GeoS said 577 days ago:

This photo is really strange.

bioLarzen said 577 days ago:

I guess this is a picture taken with a phone and then post processed. The poor quality distracts a bit too much and also I don't see the goal of the radial blur.

Still, this one gives me the creeps - in the good sense of the word. I like it.

bioLarzen said 577 days ago:

Pixorperfect,
welcome to the club! I'm also here to learn, so I can understand you, for sure :)

mikesphotog said 576 days ago:

dizzying inhumanity

mikesphotog said 576 days ago:

in some places in cambodia, you can see skulls from pol pot's years displayed behind chicken wires

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