Alara at the Spinning Wheel: This was taken yesterday on a group shoot at an abandoned Victorian School. As you can see, the school, in modern parlance, is suffering from 'urban...

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

This was taken yesterday on a group shoot at an abandoned Victorian School. As you can see, the school, in modern parlance, is suffering from 'urban decay'. We had the run of the place. I provided the spinning wheel and some basic instruction, plus a few other props, all of which proved popular with the other photographers. Processed in Lr and Ps - mostly combating the dark conditions and high ISO. There was a continuous LED on the model, set fairly low. Your. critique is welcomed.

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Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC

I like it, well done.

Beowulf Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI

Great job! Reminiscent of a 17th century painting.

srg

magnetoman wrote:

This was taken yesterday on a group shoot at an abandoned Victorian School. As you can see, the school, in modern parlance, is suffering from 'urban decay'. We had the run of the place. I provided the spinning wheel and some basic instruction, plus a few other props, all of which proved popular with the other photographers. Processed in Lr and Ps - mostly combating the dark conditions and high ISO. There was a continuous LED on the model, set fairly low. Your. critique is welcomed.

Timeless

POVDOV

The models profile is beautiful. The mood is pensive. The only thing I would do different if it was my scene would be to darken the profile just a little to match the window light. That Rembrandt thing. That's just me. Your rendering is well done.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Love it. Very well done.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

My gosh - absolutely fantastic, Dave. Inspiring, fascinating. Even the unruly vines at the window add tremendously to the mood. Great work!!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Fabulous work, Dave!

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Beautifully done. I envision a Victorian lady waiting for her lover.

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Bultaco wrote:

I like it, well done.

Thanks Bultaco, nice of you to comment.

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Beowulf wrote:

Great job! Reminiscent of a 17th century painting.

Thanks Beowulf, the theme for this model was pre-Raphaelite but in such a dark room it came out more Rembrandt in colour!

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

srg wrote:

Timeless

Thank you srg.

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

POVDOV wrote:

The models profile is beautiful. The mood is pensive. The only thing I would do different if it was my scene would be to darken the profile just a little to match the window light. That Rembrandt thing. That's just me. Your rendering is well done.

Yes, I think that would work, thanks for your suggestion.

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Cwilson341 wrote:

Love it. Very well done.

Thank you Carol, pleased you like it.

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Linda From Maine wrote:

My gosh - absolutely fantastic, Dave. Inspiring, fascinating. Even the unruly vines at the window add tremendously to the mood. Great work!!

The lady running the shoot picked the room because of those vines Linda - they do control things quite a lot but didn’t make life easy! Many thanks for commenting, it’s always appreciated.