Ruins

kweide — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:08:46 +0000

The work is done. The firedevil did her brutal work and destroyed the arena in Capua and Capua itself too. No house was safe. All burned down. And she is sitting on the ruins, satisfied with what she had done…

Olympus E-M5, ISO200, Zuiko 45 mm, f1.8, 1/30 second, no flash needed …

The way into death

kweide — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:19:23 +0000

I can hear the audience shouting with greedy demand for blood. I can see them , Gladiators, walking down this ways, not knowing whether they survive or not … Minutes ago they were still friends, but now enemies. Who will start the kill ? Who will feed the arenas sand first with his blood ?? Who is the first to kill and to be killed ? Is there real honor while dying in the sand, hearing the taunting laughter from the audience ??

And only minutes later they are friends again. Trying to heal each others wounds. Full of sorrow. What have they done ?? What was done to them ??

Such thoughts running thru the mind when visiting ancient ruins full of history. Try to visualize them. Look to your picture and think! How to express this mood ?? Remove all visible modern things like cables, lights, etc., convert to b&w. Increase contrast and sharpness. Best to do with layers so you can control the effects much easier. Add a dramatic vignette. And that´s it.

Base picture was done with: Olympus E-3, Zuiko 12-60 SWD, 18 mm focal length, f4.5, 1/60 second, no flash, no tripod. And i knew from the moment i took this picture that i have to work on it !

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Ruins

The way into death