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Depression

The Mood of Depression - allround everything black and the feeling of being hemmed or wedged in - there is no harmony in the picture; it is intended to be presented this way. The picture was taken through a frosted window pane in very low light.

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Henrik Just 7 months ago

Most impressive work, Colmar !

regards

Henrik

Colmar Wocke Thanks so much for leaving the comment after your visit!

Dmitry Chudnovsky 10 months ago

I have an opposite picture.I like yours!)

Colmar Wocke Dmitry,

Thanks a lot for stopping and leaving a note - go well,

Colmar

jimmy hoffman 1 year ago

Impressive work!

Colmar Wocke Thanks so much for the visit and the words of encouragement!

Bread and Shutter 2 years ago

ART !!!

Colmar Wocke B&S,

T H A N K S!!!

Colmar

Stuart D Reeve 2 years ago

Very very haunting and ghostly!

Colmar Wocke Stuart,

Thanks!

Colmar

Philip Orgeron 2 years ago

Excellent!

Colmar Wocke Philip,

Thanks a lot (my second name is Philip!).

Go well.

Colmar

kafka 2 years ago

very impressive...!

Colmar Wocke kafka,

Thank you so much for these words.

Go well.

Colmar

Marie M 2 years ago

Very powerful.. and very emotional image Colmar.

Colmar Wocke Marie,

My thanks.

Colmar

Ben Goossens 2 years ago

This is excellent, I like the strong mood and grain:-))

Colmar Wocke Ben,

Thanks for the strong commendation here - coming from someone with your artistic background - well, doubly nice for me to read it!

Colmar

Sandy Powers 2 years ago

Colmar, this isso excellent. Having experienced the dark presence of depression myself on occasion, I understand just how illustrative this is. You nailed the capture of this dark experience. Even more powerful seeing that presence it in a little boy. Amazing work.

Colmar Wocke Sandy,

Your comment lifted my own "minor depression" of the last few days - thanks sooo much. I am a great admirer of your own Portfolio here.

We all skirt and flirt with depression at some point - myself included.

My model for this picture is a VERY SPECIAL person, who has all the grounds for being depressed and yet isn't. In fact, he serves as an upliftment to so many. So many. He too, is very pleased that "his" picture made it to the Front Page on OneXposure.

Thanks for taking the time to actually write a commentary after viewing the picture - it makes it so much more special to me!

Go well.

Colmar

Monique 2 years ago

really catching attention one!
good execution.

Colmar Wocke Monique,

My appreciation to you on commenting on this picture - I respect tremendously your own work, so this is wonderful for me, to receive such an OK!

Thank you for leaving the comment!

Colmar

gerard sexton 2 years ago

Brilliant!

Colmar Wocke Gerard,

Really nice of you - really nice - to give the picture such an emphatic OK!

It means a lot to both me, the photographer, as well as the model - the model is also as pleased as punch that it is up on the list of published pictures.

Many thanks - greatly appreciated here!

Go well.

Colmar

Cupcake 2 years ago

Great job Colmar~~~

Colmar Wocke Cupcake,

My absolute thanks to you for once again, leaving me a lovely message.

This picture means a lot to me personally and it gets even more meaning, when I also get good comments from others. Thank you for leaving the heartfelt comment!

It is very much appreciated here in Switzerland, coming all the way from the States.

Colmar

Elisabeth Gustafson 2 years ago

A very strong and interesting photo. Like it allot.

Colmar Wocke Elisabeth,

My appreciation to you for leaving me the comment after your visit to the picture!

In addition, many thanks for the favourite - of course, I am pleased that someone of your calibre likes it!

Go well.

Colmar

Niels Christian Wulff 2 years ago

Coool...! Almost like a ghost :-)
/Wulff

Colmar Wocke Niels,

Thanks for the strong comment!!

Appreciated by me.

Colmar

Robert 2 years ago

I needed look again at your picture. Somehow I have it in my brain all time. You make it very unconventional in all aspects. I would have never the idea show a picture with not strait lines. Never would have show a processing like yours. I will tell you why. I am creative and imaginative but always too much technical. Pure and raw emotions or feelings in us are never very clear. Emotions and feelings are strong and taking over making us far away from our normal behave. To express this in a picture they are many ways but when I look at my pictures then I find out that I am too much up to technical issues. I took your picture and thought of what I wane do and have done and searching in my hard drives and find lots of I tried already to be more creative like you and I find some pictures they are, which I like now much better as the time I make them.
Thanks for the inspiration! Master!:-)

Robert

Colmar Wocke Meister,

Thank you, once again for taking extra time to comment on the picture. Yes, emotions are tough to put into a picture - sometimes we have no other way but to apply them thick in the picture.

This was a little internal achievement for me, to get the picture accepted - I've had it for some time on my computer.

Go well and keep well.

Colmar

Phyllis Clarke 2 years ago

The way you have shown depression here is exceptionally creative as well as heartfelt. No sentimental stuff..just raw feeling. It makes me think..I can see him..but really he is worlds away..and that comes through from not being about to see him clearly...This shows your skills as well as your sensitivity to people. Bravo. :) Phyllis

Colmar Wocke Phyllis,

Your words mean so much to me, in connection with this photo. My model is also very happy to see the picture up and its acceptance has also done a lot for him. I am thus doubly happy that it got accepted here.

Many people stop and look but not all write comments - thanks for leaving me your thoughtful message!

As always, go well.

Colmar

Balazs Pataki 2 years ago

I wonder by which margin this was accepted. You are very lucky. And I'm happy for you, because it is always good to see that people dare to look at photos with an open mind and forget about rules. Great mood, need less to say, scary, thought-inspiring. God invented noise and pixels as a tool to show how the world can fall apart.

Colmar Wocke Balasz,

It was a risky submittance by me - like I said lower down rejection can lead to depression in itself.

If ever I needed confirmation that there are people on OneXposure that are open to artistic interpretation this picture was it.

How to convey emotion in a picture? - tough challenge. I am so, so glad that the picture made it - I pulled it back after having put it into screening, only to resubmit it half an hour later with almost no changes! But, it made it even if by the slimmest of margins.

Thanks for the comments and the favourite - I hope your enjoying the camera and look forward to seeing what your eye and mind saw.

Colmar

Raphael Guarino 2 years ago

+++

Colmar Wocke Raphael,

I clearly understand what you mean and am very pleased to see that you approve of it!

Go well.

Colmar

theo peekstok 2 years ago

Good one, very moody for me. Especially his eyes and mouth are very expressive...

Gr. Theo

Colmar Wocke Theo,

My thanks to you for the comment - to take the time to write me one.

Appreciated by me!

Colmar

John Roshka 2 years ago

Wow...

Colmar Wocke John,

THanks for the emphatic approval - more clearly it cannot be stated!

Colmar

Andre du Plessis 2 years ago

Wonderful Colmar. It took me about 30 mins to download your photo over here where I am presently in Africa - server relying on solar panels, and no sunshine for 2 days, however, the wait was worth it.

Colmar Wocke Andre,

Risky one it was this but I personally (for varied reasons) am so, so glad to see it here.

Sometimes fortune favours the brave - brave enough to actually submit.

As always I want to thank you for the support you give me in my photography by commenting on my pictures.

Go well and greetings to SA please.

Colmar

latoday 2 years ago

Colmar, this is sooo good!

It´s speaking it´s own language... no need for words. great!!

Colmar Wocke anja,

Oh thanks so much - from someone who really "does" moody shots!

Very nice of you to write it this way and certainly appreciated by me.

Colmar

Jeroen Oosterhof 2 years ago

Hi Colmar, glad to see it here :)
excellent capture, great atmosphere!

Colmar Wocke Jeroen,

I know that you "feel" this picture and many thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment!

Greatly valued.

Colmar

Chris Dixon 2 years ago

Colmar, stunning

Cheers Chris

Colmar Wocke Chris,

Much appreciated by my, these words.

Colmar

Alex OBrien 2 years ago

Absolutely perfect Colmar, the expression, toning and of course the overflow of grain does it for me. ;)
Stunning and inspirational, many congratulations!

Colmar Wocke Alex,

I have had this picture on the computer for a long time now, but your own published picture "Sleeping" - published this week - encouraged me to finally submit it!

So, thanks for the "prod" that I needed.

Go well and keep up your own good work!

Colmar

Alex OBrien For every pack there must be a leader Colmar. ;)
Ich mache Witze, very glad you submitted it! :)

toothpilot 2 years ago

Nice example of less is more.
Wonderful.
Great use of grain.
Hendrik

Colmar Wocke Hendrik,

Thanks so much - must be my "film roots" coming through here. The grain comes from the frosted pane as well as the low light.

Glad to hear that you find the grain agreeable, like I myself do for this portrayal-

Go well.

Colmar

damography exactly !
dont need a 10000? camera to do good job ;)
its creapy ! and it is because its a kid!

Colmar Wocke damography,

Thanks for joining in the discussion on the picture!

All helps to add to its enjoymnent for me too.

Go well.

Colmar

moses stell 2 years ago

i love the mood that you presentation here.......great one Colmar....

Colmar Wocke Moses,

Great to hear that the mood has "hit home" on this one.

Emotions are so difficult to convey in a picture, so your comment is really appreciated by me!

Colmar

Catalin Parau 2 years ago

Very expressive image, well done!

Colmar Wocke Catalin,

My thanks to you for your comment.

Colmar

Mal Smart 2 years ago

message received, loud and clear Colmar, cool photo. mal

Colmar Wocke Mal,

Many thanks for the clear acceptance of, what to me, was a risky picture to submit (rejection can cause depression).

However, sometimes one must be brave!

Colmar

Biliana 2 years ago

Interesting how I can see almost the eyes on the thumbnail, and when I open the photograph, I see less! Good one!

Colmar Wocke Biliana,

Yep - lots to explore here from so little information.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving the comment - appreciated by me.

Colmar

doron.nissim. 2 years ago

I love it....

Colmar Wocke doron,

Thanks for the strong approval - like it!

Colmar

Robert 2 years ago

I never thought this is from you! Great!

Robert

Colmar Wocke Meister,

Yes - I sometimes am a little difficult to "pin down" in photographic style.

Special thanks for leaving me a nice comment - helps to make the picture more special, coming from someone whose photography I greatly respect.

Go well!

Colmar

Roee Rozen 2 years ago

Very interesting work !
Well Done !!!

Colmar Wocke Roee,

My appreciation goes out to you, for the comment.

Thanks!

Colmar

Ricky Siegers 2 years ago

Colmar this is amazing and different than your other picture. Congrats.
Groetjes

Colmar Wocke Ricky,

Different, yes. I take so many different pictures that I have no clearly-defined style.

Once again, my thanks go to you for leaving the comment after your visit here.

Colmar

KPK 2 years ago

Congrats, Colmar!
Very impressive image!

Colmar Wocke Peter,

Thanks for stopping by and commenting - it needed courage to submit it, but I am very pleased I did.

I, of course also like this image - it has a special meaning to me!

Colmar

Zivko Risteski 2 years ago

simply picture with strong impact!
very good Colmar

Colmar Wocke Zivko,

Many thanks for leaving the comment after your visit - increases my own experience of the picture.

Colmar

sasson haviv 2 years ago

i have looked at it several times and i am amazed how the mood is transfered so efficiantly with so little details. this is great for learning
thank you :)

Colmar Wocke sasson,

Thanks - I have had it around on my computer for some time and finally this week got the courage to submit it!

Sometimes one has to be bold.

Thanks for your words here. Appreciated!

Colmar