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pop-aj 2 years ago

very good

C. Hung 3 years ago

I can feel her loneliness and despair. Great shot!!

Mel Brackstone Thanks so much :)

moses stell 3 years ago

great work !

Mel Brackstone Thanks so much Moses!

Ben Goossens 3 years ago

Like most of your images, I love this one:-)))))))

Mel Brackstone Thanks so much Ben, I'm still very much a learner too!

Dragan Jovancevic 3 years ago

wooow

Mel Brackstone Glad you like it! Thanks :)

storytaylor 3 years ago

excellent

Nicole Goggins 3 years ago

love this shot mel - so pleased it made it here... awesome pp work!

Mel Brackstone So am I, thanks Nicole!

Daria Endresen 3 years ago

The mood is there..
Great PP as well.

Mel Brackstone Thanks so much, Daria!

Marcus Bjorkman 3 years ago

Nice image and very good editing!

Mel Brackstone Thank you, Marcus

Scott Crouse 3 years ago

Seeing a lot of this in a friends life right now, very effectively shot Mel, well done.

Mel Brackstone Thanks so much Scott, I hope your friend finds some peace!

Alberto Peroni 3 years ago

Great work indeed!

Mel Brackstone Thanks kindly, Alberto!

Dian Agung Nugroho 3 years ago

awesome picture...
great scene with beautiful color

Mel Brackstone Thank you so much Dian Agung Nugroho!

Zefram 3 years ago

I second Gerard: challenging image of course, but also enriched by a brave postprocessing. Very difficult to manage leaving unaffected (and reinforcing) the mood of the image, without falling in the too-easy and strolling "special-effects".
Zef.

Mel Brackstone Glad you're challenged by my image, Zef! Thank you for taking the time!

gerard sexton 3 years ago

it is a challenging image which i like but find myself liking it for the wrong reasons. there is a vulnerability about the person but the set seems too contrived but then i think the shining (the opposite light that you would associate with despair) & the mood is sort of set with the unnatural light to suggest a psychedelic trip like effect. was the dressing gown left to reveal more on purpose or was that by accident? i find it adds to the vulnerability but also adds a sensual touch that may be unwanted... am i rambling?

Mel Brackstone Ramble if you wish, Gerard, thank you for your interpretation of my image, much appreciated!

Jim McGill 3 years ago

I love this image.
Bravo!

Mel Brackstone Thanks Jim!

King Douglas 3 years ago

Edgy. Are those candles about to set the cabinet on fire? They look awfully close. This has the feeling of a set you might have built, or at least adapted. There is something strange in this (I *like* strange). Missing elements. Something is missing.

Good work!

Mel Brackstone I like strange too, glad you were able to see so much in this image, King!! Much appreciated, thank you!

Elisabeth Gustafson 3 years ago

Emptiness, loneliness.. A empty chair in the back, a doll (?) in the other chair, no one to talk to.. despair.. I feel my heart reach out to this woman, and that to me is a very successful photograph. Well done!
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Mel Brackstone So pleased you were moved by my image, Elisabeth! Thank you!