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Little shop of horrors
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Two night shots of the window display of a curio shop near where I live. Its down a dark lane, very atmospheric, but its hard to capture in a photo.
Any c&c appreciated
Martin
I must have missed these when they were originally posted.
I have to say… I do quite like this… “dinky” and “atmospheric” are the words that springs to mind. Can only imagine that’s it a very dark, quiet shop with only a lonely old man working there… kinda like where yer man bought the Mogwaii in Gremlins!
There’s a lot of dark space to the left of #1… I’m not sure whether it adds balance or throws it off.
Oh… I just spotted that you already mentioned “atmospheric” in your commentary… well that’s good, at least we’re on the same wave length.
Thanks guys, number 1 is my fave too of these two.
Yes there is an unusual old man running the place. I wouldn’t buy anything from there, it might come alive at night.
I too wondered about the darkness, wasn’t sure of the composition.
I think the shot needs the darkness, but it might be a better shot if it was more balanced, ie both sides, but he’d have to change his display…Cheers,
Martin
i love both of these, definitely creepy. its the sort of thing that would still give me nightmares! very twilight zone. i particularly like the second one.
nfl-fan wrote:
… kinda like where yer man bought the Mogwaii in Gremlins!
Exactly what I thought of too when I saw it first! :)
Love the first one especially….
Thanks for all the replies, there is other creepy stuff in the shop, but these get the light at night…
I’m surprised you prefer number 2 summerdream.
Just for interest here is a wider picture of number 2. I think the characters are not so prominent, and therefore the point is a bit lost.Cheers,
Martin
Well spotted and taken, Martin. There’s just so much detail and the imagination is shaken, never mind triggered.
You could almost imagine this as the inspiration for a novel – horror/mystery/suspense of course! :twisted:The first shot is really nice and full of atmosfear. They feel a little art-deco in the style of Metropolis.
“atmosfear” is le mot juste, as they say in France, for that shop. I haven’t seen Metropolis yet but its on my list.
Thanks Helen and Jonathon
Cheers,
Martin
I missed these as well, like them both Matrin, the second is my fave of the two, I especially like the wee think in the bottom left corner with the rabbit ears (a rabbit perhaps?).
Sinead.
I feel like I’m bumping my post here with all my replies, bad etiquette. But I’m happy you spotted that.
That is my favourite part of the display. There is a rabbit in a box, and the cat seems to be eyeing him from above, he’s thinking of eating him no doubt.Ta,
Martin
These are a break from the norm, I really love the tones and the figures are superb. They work on so many levels,nice work indeed :wink:
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