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Have you ever wondered why, even though we can go everywhere we want, we spend 90% of our time in less than 10 places? What is freedom worth when we fail to use it?
Catwalk takes us to dangerous places, high above the ground, sometimes covered with litter and not very sturdy. Catwalk requires us to be agile and fast, stealth and resilient if we fall. And we will. But the accomplishment of freedom is rewarded with the contemplation of beauty. And for this, catwalk is not only the way but also the destination. ________________________________________ __ EDIT: So THIS is what it feels like to wake up one morning with a Daily Deviation! I usually never say wow but... Wow! Many thanks to =existentialdefiance for suggesting this photograph as a Daily Deviation and to ^zerocomplex for feturing it! For the occasion, I uploaded the original full size file for you to indulge with all the details and discover what opera was playing that day! I also submitted it as a print, because it was asked to me a few times already. Many of you have asked me where I took this photograph (in Paris from a rooftop behind the opera), with what material (Canon 40D and Canon 14mm lens) and how I worked it in postproduction (it is an HDR of 5 HDRs, created with Photomatix Pro 3.1 and then assembled with layers and masks on Photoshop CS3). I wrote a detailed tutorial explaining all this and more, which I hope will prove useful to you. Catwalking: Making of Catwalk. Enjoy it and please don't hesitate to share with me anything it has inspired you to create, it always makes my day!  Daily DeviationGiven 2008-12-12The suggester writes, "This photograph works well on so many different levels. The overall composition, with its geometric zig zags and patterns, is somewhat whimsical but one finds oneself getting lost in the detail." I agree, so much detail in Catwalk by *CharlieMacBell, one can find it hard to grasp the spaces being occupied. Take a look, a fantastic image for such a season. (Suggested by =existentialdefiance and Featured by ^zerocomplex) Comments
 this is out standing, incredible and superb. The detail and color just pop out of the screen with perfection.
-- visit my web page :[link]  This is absolutely amazing. It works very well on so many levels.
-- Daniel W Durkin Fine Art Photography  I can see you standing at the edge, with a satisfied smile in your face...yes, you picked a perfect spot, at a perfect time, for a perfect photograph with the perfect title. And then back to your nest for the perfect editing. And at 4 am, when common people are deep asleep, and the night belongs to the hunting felines, you chose to favour dA and us with this...I think zardo has a winner here, competitor!
 -- • admin of =The-Yard-Collective Street Photography Club ...a cool place to see life as it is.  Impressionnant....
Par où tu es arrivé ? L'endroit qui semble débâché dans le fond ? Je suis plus réservé sur ton traitement que je trouve trop agressif mais reste impressionné par le culot dont tu as fait preuve... Félicitations Indiana MacBell ! -- [link] Thank you so much!
 -- "We don't see the world as it is, but as we are." (Kant) Thanks!
 -- "We don't see the world as it is, but as we are." (Kant) ...And at 8:30 you were here to comment it, doing the early morning catwalk!
Thank you for such an enthusiastic comment!  -- "We don't see the world as it is, but as we are." (Kant) Oui, par là très précisément. Je trouve ça sympa du coup de le mettre dans la photo...
 C'est vrai, le traitement est agressif. Mais je ne sais pas si tu as vu les modèles de =zardo pour le concours... J'ai essayé de m'en inspirer. Il n'y va pas non plus par quatre chemins! Et ça m'amuse aussi de faire un peu de tout, y compris de travail "sur le fil" comme ça. Juste entre nous, j'avais fait une version noire et blanc assez sobre dans le traitement au début (qui me sert de masque de toutes manières par la suite pour Photoshop) et c'était vraiment très sympa! Ha... Le dur métier de photographe où il faut faire des choix tout le temps!  Merci de ton commentaire, et à très bientôt pour de nouvelles aventures ! -- "We don't see the world as it is, but as we are." (Kant) ops! forgot again! Featured![link]
-- • admin of =The-Yard-Collective Street Photography Club ...a cool place to see life as it is.  Mate, words are failing me (and that's really p*ssing me off cus you know how I like to ramble!)... this is visually stunning.
 Why the hell anyone else would even bother entering the competition after seeing this is beyond me! If I was thinking of entering and saw this, I'd give it up straight away...  -- It can't rain all the time... but in Cornwall it'll have a bloody good go! |
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Critiques
It seems clear that Charlie knew what he wanted to get out of this shooting from a technology point of view well before he went out to take the actual pictures - multiple exposures of an interesting motif right in his neighbourhood. Paired with an excellent concept - "What is freedom worth when we fail to use it?" - he is set to animate people to look behind their garden fences, or backalleys, respectively. It is as inspiring as it gets -- I see no other way than to call "Catwalk" a big winner in the "Vision" department.
Originality - wide angle shots are a common craze recently but here it is done right. Showcasing an epic, unusual view of a city that is portrayed in so colorful a way yet set at dark -- breathtaking, really. Mean viewers would say it is just another sight of a city from a rooftop - but in my opinion, the scenery is remarkable, the dome, the opera, the shopping street and the long-distance view generating a feast for the eyes.
As you can read in the "Making Of" there was quite a bit of post-processing involved. "Catwalk" would not have been possible without the extensive use of Photoshop, Photomatix Pro & Co. - Charlie clearly showed that he can do great things with three exposures, creating a mother of high dynamic ranges. Nitpickers would grope for mistakes in lighting, as in the clouds where they simply appear too dark or an unnatural looking pod in the central bottom. I believe this would be a disgrace to the whole package. In contrary, I figure our fellow deviant has done a great job in using overlay & multiply techniques to his advantage, developing interesting contrast and pleasing vibrancy. The one thing I am not sure about would be the border, or lack thereof respectively. A solid black border would have been better than the soft, plainly uneven margin.
It's telling that its border is the biggest gripe I have with this deviation. It conjures phenomal impact.
This is why I call "Catwalk" one of the best of the best deviations on deviantART and have chosen it as my first object to write a critique on. Five out of five!
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