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In heaven as in hell

Vaseline on a warm up filter.

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GiMiO 1 month ago

I like this pix so much. Mood of the pix is very great. The technique you share is very helpful and I will defenitely try it someday. But firstly, I have to buy new filter :) Thanks so much for sharing picture and technique.

Claudia Termeer 4 months ago

I can´t believe it: Wonderful again!!! Thanks for giving the infos all the time!

Patricia 1 year ago

Nice

Mal Smart Patricia, very many thanks. all the best. mal

mahmodtorabi 1 year ago

lmpressive work mall

Mal Smart thank you. mal

nataliya 1 year ago

It's my favorie from your pictures. Bravo !

Mal Smart very pleased to read your comment. mal

psychodaddy 2 years ago

amazing

Mal Smart :)) thank you Psycho. mal

Frederick Lim Cung Wei 2 years ago

Fantastic.

Mal Smart very very kind of you Frederick, all the very best to you. mal

Tom 2 years ago

Great shot.

Mal Smart Tom, sorry for the delay but thank you. mal

Milos Markelj 2 years ago

Excellent

Mal Smart Milos, thank you very much. mal

murat halimoglu 3 years ago

I have just joined 1x and was looking through some works. This happens to be my very first comment. You have picked a perfect spot for your model and the effect is facinating to watch. I have seen many similar photos but the addition of the model and her placement makes this one perfect. very good thinking..

Mal Smart Murat, thank you very much for your kind words. My model was very upset that it took me so long to get the shot! lol

thank you.
mal

Mehmet Oguz 3 years ago

an awesome picture..

Mal Smart thank you Mehmet, all the best. mal

Lindsay Erika Crain 3 years ago

I love this! It seems so simple, yet so evocative. The wanna-be writer in me is reeling with ideas.

And what a clever technique! I may have to try that someday.

Mal Smart Please do try it Lindsay, its fun but takes a little practice. Thank you. mal

Mal Smart 3 years ago

miss placed reply.

superherojesus 3 years ago

i love this feeling of disappearing into the very fabric of existence.
you melt into the mood of the environment.

good title. the viewer cannot tell if the character is in agony or ecstasy.

Mal Smart lol, you have again interpreted the image very well, disappearing and fading away was the intention of the shot.

My model that day "Tracy" was in agony not ecstasy, it took me about 40 mins to get this one how I wanted it as I applied Vaseline to the filter and kept adjusting the quantities, she was not impressed that it took so long, she was very cold! lol.

cheers. mal

kafka 3 years ago

like it

Mal Smart thank you very much Kafka, sorry for the late reply. all the best. mal

storytaylor 4 years ago

great atmosphere.

Mal Smart cheers ST, there was an atmosphere after the shot to, it took me over 35 mins to get the shot that I wanted and the model/friend was really hacked off, lol! thank you. mal

Rasmus Maul 4 years ago

Impressive work Mal!

Mal Smart thank you very much Rasmus. all the very best. mal

Rosalinde Philippin-Lipscomb 4 years ago

fantastic ... great !!!

Mal Smart thank you very much, My model got very cold - lol! mal

Johan Lindstrom 4 years ago

Great shot!

Fantastic work, I really like the mood in this one.

Mal Smart cheers Johan, my model/friend was not happy, it took me ages to get this one right, lol. mal

Nicole Goggins 4 years ago

beautiful!

Mal Smart many thank's Nicole, very much appreciated. mal

Demis COURQUET-LESAULNIER 4 years ago

It could have been a Peter Saville shot for one of his wonderfull cover art. hats off!!

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Mal Smart As A MASSIVE Joy Division fan that is a great comment to make! Thank you! mal

Patrick Krolis / bodyNsoul Photography 4 years ago

in AWE, this is just so incredibly Mal!! I can stare at this for hours!! it has a fairy tale feel to it!!

Mal Smart Cheers Mr K, very much appreciated. mal

Jure Kravanja 4 years ago

I like it very much

Mal Smart many thanks Jure. all the best. mal

Marcello Della Corte 4 years ago

Superb, as usual!

Mal Smart many many thanks Marcello. A superb from certain people really does mean a lot. mal

Kellie 4 years ago

Wonderful work with the editing...gives it a mysterious feel.

Mal Smart cheers Kellie, much appreciated. There wasn't much editing done other than boost the contrast levels, the raw file was a little flat. The major effect here was the vaseline on the filter to get the blur. mal

Marco Tajé 4 years ago

You should definitely have a look at the "Her Ghost in the Fog" videoclip, by Cradle of Filth.. Same frightening feelings, the same coldness sticking into the very deeps of my bones.. Great work, Mal.

Mal Smart I was not familiar with that song or video! I have just checked it out on Youtube. The mood in the video was exactly the vulnerable lost in hell thought behind this image. Thank you for that amazing take on the picture, it is exactly as I wanted. All the best. mal

Elaine Vallet 4 years ago

I so love this one , such a sci fi feel to it!!

Mal Smart many thanks Elain. It's not often that a result that I set out to get I actually get close to it, I was pleased with this one. mal

Giulio.Ercolani 4 years ago

Dreamy atmosphere, I like a lot!

Mal Smart many thanks Giulio. all the best. mal

flo 4 years ago

very nice, haunting.. I love it..

Mal Smart thank you Flo, that was exactly what I was trying to convey. mal

Willy Marthinussen 4 years ago

very cool photoartistic work Mal..love the tecnique myself and you performed this one magically:)
all the best --willy--

Mal Smart many thanks Willy very much appreciated. mal

Claudio Solera 4 years ago

Incredible shot! Great! Regards.

Mal Smart many thanks Claudio. all the best. mal

Cile Bailey 4 years ago

Mal, unique and haunting. I love this picture. Always, Cile

Mal Smart thank you very much Cile, I love your choice of words, haunting - that was what I was trying to say with this one. all the best. mal

Andreas kauppi 4 years ago

This is really good=)

Mal Smart Andreas, thank you very much. all the best. mal

Ursula I Abresch 4 years ago

An excellent use for vaseline -- I like the results in this case :)

Mal Smart lol - can you not think of any uses better than this Ursula? lol

many thanks. mal

Ursula I Abresch Hmmmm, I don't know .... I'll have to think .... :)

Zara Boitan 4 years ago

what a sensation

Mal Smart what can I say Zara but thank you. mal

Sandi Gorkic 4 years ago

Great!

Mal Smart many thanks Sandi. all the best. mal

Claude Bour 4 years ago

I am almost speechless, Mal. Fabulous picture!!!
claude

Mal Smart My model had plenty to say after I kept her there for a while Claude, lol! thank you. all the best. mal

Bror Johansson 4 years ago

One of your best works, I think. Congrats to a wonderful artistic work!

Mal Smart High praise indeed coming from you Bror, thankyou. mal

Marc Krutiak 4 years ago

Cool & Creepy :) Great

Mal Smart just like me but without the cool bit Marc! lol. cheers. mal

Petra 4 years ago

beautiful title for a great shot Mal....love the atmosphere in it, "kind of alice in wonderland feel"
Great work!
Petra

Mal Smart yes, the title means a lot to me on this one Petra. mal

Codrin Lupei 4 years ago

...outstanding, Mal !...I love this picture !...
...all the best...
Codrin

Mal Smart cheers Codrin, I was outstanding in a field when I took it! lol. mal

Codrin Lupei A pleasure to see it again, Mal, this 'random images' feature is really cool. A bit sad I can't fave it again...but I think that I'll unfave it and then...:) Yes! Cheers!

Codrin Lupei ...I'm sure you were !!! lol...
...cheers !...
Codrin

Anne Lene Baanrud 4 years ago

Mysterious and brilliant Mr Mood, that`s all i have to say!!
All the best Anne Lene

Mal Smart thank's Miss Abstract, it's great to hear. mal

Martine Bour 4 years ago

Very well atmosphère !! Absolutely beautiful!

Mal Smart thank you Martine. I had intended some straight ordinary images that day but they were all rubbish, glad that I took this one. mal

Giorgio Lorcet 4 years ago

like so much, good mood and perfect compo.

Mal Smart cheers Giorgio. all the best. mal

Fernand Hick 4 years ago

No comment Mal, simply congrats ! Love it!
Fernand

Mal Smart when I shot the image I had you in the back of my mind Fernand. I'm very pleased that you like it. mal

Van den Houte Jef 4 years ago

A great image. Mysterious and visually very strong

Mal Smart cheers Jef. It was one of the few occassions that I actualy got something very close to what I was attempting! lol. mal

Serban Mestecaneanu 4 years ago

Mal, very creepy, I believe Warner Bros could use this for one of their horror movies posters... or for the alien descent ones as well. Wonderful shot, brilliant. Can I ask you how did you made it? And where is the voting button? I cannot vote for this one. Is it only me?

Mal Smart many thanks Serban. recently I have been trying some of the old school tricks with scratched, warped, blasted filters etc but also using thin coatings of vaseline on a warm up filter infront of the lens. To be honest this image took me nearly 30 attempts to get something like the effect that I wanted by constantly applying/removing vaseline from the filter, it is really hit and miss technique but fun to try, you never know exactly what the result will be. mal

Serban Mestecaneanu than the goodies and congrats even much deserve to go to you for putting so much work on this idea

Andrew Thatcher 4 years ago

Any need for a nice wooly tea cosy?

Mal Smart lol - put the needles down and get out from under that optic Mr T. Cheers Amdrew. mal

barbara 4 years ago

well, i just have to say that- i like it
cheers

Mal Smart many thanks Barbara. all the best. mal

lucian olteanu 4 years ago

was she naked!lol...great shot as usual!Lucian

Mal Smart lol - not quite Lucian but she did an aweful lot of complaining as it took me 30 attempts to get the shot I wanted! cheers Lucian. mal

Emily Bem 4 years ago

This is so edgy-creepy-C O O L! :)))))))))

I like the way your mind works.....seriously!

Mal Smart I often been accused of being mindless Emily, wonderful to find out that I have one and it works! lol Cheers Emily. mal

Misty Fugate 4 years ago

Absolutely brilliant!!!

Mal Smart many many thanks Misty, much appreciated. mal

Tracy Martin 4 years ago

Oh Yeah. Damn creative as usual Mal. What sets this apart from some of the other similar tree images of late is the human element, to me that adds so much more substance rather than it JUST being beautiful.

Mal Smart cheers Tracy. My model was not happy as it took me nearly 30 shots to get the vaseline smeared correctly, she complained quite a lot actually!.. lol. mal

Andrea Orioli 4 years ago

Stunned as usual by your picture..As a beginner I didn't know the use of vaseline on a filter (still wondering how you cleaned it..:-) ). I'm happy to see your pictures here because I have always something to learn from you!
Andrea

Mal Smart lol - the boring answer to the cleaning issue Andrea is that I don't clean the filter to which the vaseline is on! I just pop it back in the box and leave it messy for the next time I want it. many thanks. all the best. mal