Bar

Author: admin Category: Bars

Tuesday
Sep 7, 2010

Bar
Bars

Image by liber
Playing with lighting can bring out the beauty that is buried when only a hurried look is taken... Taken in a Bar in Barreiro.
This photo took about two hours to get the lighting correct. The blue light you see on the mirror was very faint, so I had to dim all other lights to bring it out and do a 20 second exposure. The other lights illuminating the scene are a ceiling lights dimmed to a minimum and a candle in the middle of the composition.
This photo is BEST VIEWED LARGE, as there is an incredible amount of detail.
It has not been processed in any way, it is a jpeg straight out of the camera.

Comments

.Dias

September 7th, 2010 at 6:53 pm

Boas cores !!!

BrandliBra (Ex. tkproject2004 )

September 7th, 2010 at 7:08 pm

Busy but nice treatment and background, The World Through…

Blue Silver

September 7th, 2010 at 7:39 pm

Great colors and much to see.
The World Through My Eyes

liber

September 7th, 2010 at 8:26 pm

By the way, this photo is just as it came out of the camera, no photoshop or anything at all…

Viorica G

September 7th, 2010 at 8:52 pm

Amazing colours! great photo!

Hughes500

September 7th, 2010 at 9:52 pm

You´re damn right! This looks so cool and clear.

Crokey247

September 7th, 2010 at 10:21 pm

i like the colors but everything seems too cluttered and noisy, the blue background is very distracting in my perspective.

voted deleteme from del*te me uncensored

liber

September 7th, 2010 at 10:40 pm

Note that this photo was made to make a 20×30 poster, therefore the deep DOF. Try seeing it really large to appreciate the sharpness and level of detail, like being able to read the small writting on the absolute bottles….

nytram ydnew

September 7th, 2010 at 10:56 pm

compliment exchanges of blue and orange delete

cameronconner

September 7th, 2010 at 11:12 pm

I hope you didn’t save directly jpeg only. printers will have your head i bet.

I love it however.

save

lepetitmatteo

September 7th, 2010 at 11:16 pm

Very nice, very surprising, I love the contrast blue / orange.
The aircond on the top is not really cool but I like it.

voted save from del*te me uncensored

key lime pie yumyum

September 8th, 2010 at 12:01 am

How’d you get those bottles to stay still for 20 seconds?

This is really good. My only thought is a little judicious cropping to get a more balanced overall composition.

-voted as "save3" (from the Delete Me Uncensored group)

Jahbuzz

September 8th, 2010 at 12:22 am

Colour and booze. i love colour and booze!

Jahbuzz

September 8th, 2010 at 12:32 am

/n/n-voted as "save4" (from the Delete Me Uncensored group)

sam j rollo

September 8th, 2010 at 1:31 am

instead of fucking with this photo forever, i would have just gotten drunk

-voted as "save5" (from the Delete Me Uncensored group)

liber

September 8th, 2010 at 1:56 am

You think I would have fucked around with the light for 2 hours to make this photo if I wasn’t drunk? I used to own this bar, so drinks were real cheap!

Pig Sty Avenue

September 8th, 2010 at 2:40 am

It would appeal to alcoholics with the aesthetic tastes of small children… Oh, it has!

delete2

Nico*

September 8th, 2010 at 3:17 am

Just for the richness of the colors.

-Voted "save7" (by the Delete Me Uncensored Group)

suffe

September 8th, 2010 at 3:40 am

I just don’t see it.

voted as "delete3" (from the Delete Me Uncensored group)

Valentinian

September 8th, 2010 at 4:07 am

Exceptional colors!

andertho

September 8th, 2010 at 5:02 am

dreamlike

save

Iggy.

September 8th, 2010 at 5:58 am

Well done, colour levels perfect.
Save9

Vertigogen

September 8th, 2010 at 6:32 am

Wow! That must have taken some doing. Wouldn’t be my choice of subject but an amazing picture.

Save 10

WisDoc

September 8th, 2010 at 7:26 am

Very cool image – wonderful colors and lighting!

e d d d d d d d i e

September 8th, 2010 at 7:56 am

yes I love the bluish glow in the background! looks like a cool bar

liber

September 8th, 2010 at 8:09 am

I used to own this bar!

EssjayNZ

September 8th, 2010 at 8:50 am

Thank you for rating and posting in the 100 Points group!

phoenixfeather

September 8th, 2010 at 9:32 am

Rating #1:

Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

Really great dof and i love the colors. the subject matter isn’t that interesting to me however the lighting does it for me. Its a little cluttered, there is just stuff everywhere but at the same time i do really respect this photo. Nice work.

wilkiecoco

September 8th, 2010 at 10:14 am

I must agree with Phoenix. The colours are great, but the scene is extremely cluttered.

Rating #2:

Rated 7 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

Marko_K

September 8th, 2010 at 10:27 am

Very restless shot. Golors and lights are very interesting, but there are too much stuff.

Rating #3:

Rated 7 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

boqueron1052

September 8th, 2010 at 11:25 am

Good colour and light. THe contrast between the warm oranges and cold blues is very atractive. Very crispy. Nor the composition nor the lighting ( very flat ) appeals to me…

Rating #4:

Rated 6 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

(Rimbaudian)

September 8th, 2010 at 11:41 am

The scene is too cluttered and the composition looks a bit random. I like the overall result of the long exposure, though.

Rating #5:

Rated 6 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

fiat luxe

September 8th, 2010 at 12:02 pm

I agree that I like the mixed tonality of the long exposure, but I find no life in the subject. . .

Rating #6:

Rated 5 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

prettyscary

September 8th, 2010 at 12:47 pm

good lighting, but too much is going on.
very crisp and clear, but thats what you get for spending 30 dollars on a tripod.

Rating #7:

Rated 5 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

Sravan Nerella

September 8th, 2010 at 1:02 pm

The colors are great and the detail is amazing.
Reducing the bottles to a single row or having msaller bottle upfront and bigger bottles on a stand ont he back would make it look more like a bar.
I dont like the lights in the blue background. also the clutter in the blue mirror is high and should be controlled as anyway this is a setup shot.
I would have loved to see a few glasses upright with the light through them to give that drama to the picture. The lemons and the oranges in the picture dont add to the mood.
Also a square on shot with the reflection of the camera hidden in the pillar in the middle would have been nicer so that the table it not crooked.
Rating #8:

Rated 6 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

zakgollop

September 8th, 2010 at 1:18 pm

Rating #9:

my first thought when i saw this was it’s just a bit too cluttered .. sorry ! nice bright and vibrant colours though, also the lighting works for me as it’s redeeming features .. and i think it looks better smaller but i’m not sure if that is a good point .. or not ?

Rated 6 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

SYNTAXYS

September 8th, 2010 at 2:07 pm

The image quality is really amazing for a "not post processed" longtime exposure. The color composition is interesting but the image makes my eyes very restless on the search of an interesting point to stay. Here I would say less is more, relating to the amount of elements. Maybe the image would be more quiet if the background is a bit blurred or more darkened. But it’s a nice work!

Rating #10:

Rated 6 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

EssjayNZ

September 8th, 2010 at 2:28 pm

Final rating in the 100 Points group is 62 Points.

Well done!

Please request entry and publish this photograph in the 60-69 Points group and thank you very much for participating in the 100 Points group.

Steve from NJ

September 8th, 2010 at 2:43 pm

I really like the colors and lighting. Very nice work.

flickabix

September 8th, 2010 at 3:26 pm

really worth the effort! great blog too

dobar

September 8th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

love the lighting you got. Excellent piece of work!

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Lydd_Nel

September 8th, 2010 at 3:50 pm

amazing work of perfection ! = )
very nice new photoblog ! = )

Roberto Santorini

September 8th, 2010 at 4:05 pm

Uiiii kamarada !!!
Bellissima foto.

cathy.h

September 8th, 2010 at 4:19 pm

A real beautiful shot with an amazing display of details! I love your blog as well!

azorean1

September 8th, 2010 at 4:43 pm

Linda foto,cheia de côr e movimento

Jimbo pht

September 8th, 2010 at 5:29 pm

arrr looks good!

ieatSTARS

September 8th, 2010 at 6:13 pm

Really beautiful! Definitely worth the two hours to get it right. Job well done!

peyshaxcore

September 8th, 2010 at 6:16 pm

wow:) amazing JOBE WELL DONE :p

justinthornton87

September 8th, 2010 at 6:38 pm

this is a great pic! i need some of my bar!

zombizi

September 8th, 2010 at 6:39 pm

aaaragh! My Eyes!

-Voted "deleted" (by the DEL*TE ME! Uncensored Grou)

liber

September 8th, 2010 at 7:08 pm

Are you dislexyc? It’s:

Aaargh! My Eyes!

voted deleted2 by the Delete Me Uncensored Group.

a_w_taylor

September 8th, 2010 at 7:49 pm

A finely executed image of a bunch of bottles.

deleted3

Mawhrin Skel

September 8th, 2010 at 8:18 pm

aaaraghaaragh! Moi iyes!

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two hours! why?

Jasper Croome

September 8th, 2010 at 8:49 pm

took a lot of work for a pretty un-moving shot. I get that it’s cool that you can see the bottle text, but it’s too straightforward of a shot for me

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Fenn-o-rama!

September 8th, 2010 at 9:30 pm

notsomuch

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just another bloke

September 8th, 2010 at 9:57 pm

phew. that sounds like a lot of work.

but visually, despite the really saturated colour scheme, it doesn’t make sense. there’s nothing human here, no story, it’s just some bottles and some lighting. i can’t believe people actually work this bar, or drink there.

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