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André Bermak
{K:14443} 7/26/2003
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Ótima composição ficou 10 bro.....
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Jim McNitt
{K:11246} 7/26/2003
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Hello Maciek:
Just wanted to thank you for an extraordinarily perceptive critique.
When I saw this sculpted ornament in Pere La Chaise, for some reason it reminded me of the album "Bat Out of Hell" which spent too many hours on my turntable in those remote days before CDs.
While I was trying to treat the ornament in the style of an 1870s photo, I tried to portray the rose in the crisp, supersaturated style of 1970s commercial photography which, in my mind at least, is somehow associated with the Meat Loaf album.
As for the drop shadow tone, that happened when I shuffled layers around just before making my JPG for uploading. I only noticed it after resizing and saving the JPG for USEFILM. I was simply too lazy to go back and redo the JPG, assuming that I was the only one who would notice. Was I ever wrong! I'll know better next time.
Thanks again. Observations like these are incredibly helpful to me. I appreciate them very, very much.
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MaryBell
{K:32791} 7/26/2003
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On a hot summer night.
Would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Will he offer me his mouth?
Yes
Will he offer me his teeth?
Yes
Wlll he offer me his jaws?
Yes
Will he offer me his hunger?
Yes
Again. Will he offer me his hunger?
Yes
And will he starve without me?
Yes
And does he love me?
Yes
Yes
On a hot summer night.
Would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Yes
I bet you say that to all the boys.
Jim,
I skipped over some photos I want to comment on to speak to this one quick because I have to go (why? because I love Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman)...
I think I agree with Maciek. If you are paying tribute to the album, consider this....
The album covers for both Bat and Bat II are soft rather than hyper sharp. Bat I is softer and Bat II is crisper. Bat I is in orange tones throughout - Bat II is blue background with orange foreground. Both are dark and macabre with none of the slickness of the rose in your image...Even the album photos with Jim, Meat, and their female singer are soft and grainy rather than sharp. The red is a good choice imo since Meat used a red scarf.
Just thoughts - you are right though - the skull with bat wings is a great choice!!
PS I am only 32 - does that scare you - people tell me I am too young to remember these things!! ;)
Mary
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Marion Luijten
{K:6172} 7/26/2003
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I'm afraid I won't be much of a help here, Jim although I do tend to agree with Maciek too...all I know this is again a great image!
Pere la Chaise is the most impressive cemetary I know...I was there for the first time in 1973 I think...to visit Jim Morissons grave. :)
I hope you made lots of photos there and...please go on with macabre photos...
:)
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Anna
{K:2994} 7/26/2003
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This image doesn?t look macabre to me, Jim (the last one did!!!)...
and the rose makes it even more gentle :-)) I like it.
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Jim McNitt
{K:11246} 7/26/2003
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Looks as if I'm hopeless out-voted. A grainy rose it will be. -J
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T L
{K:18928} 7/26/2003
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A mighty picture for a mighty song. Does this remind me of the album covers? yes it does.. i like this - a lot.
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Mari Mar
{K:11417} 7/26/2003
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Maybe Valentino ready to tango? Great!
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Carol Watson
{K:5185} 7/26/2003
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Inspired by Meat Loaf, of all people.... you are really freaking me out!! Gee, thanks for planting a Meatloaf earworm... I'll now have that damn song in my head for the rest of the night. :-)
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michelle k.
{K:16270} 7/27/2003
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hehe i love it! in my favorites!
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Richard Blount
{K:9145} 7/27/2003
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Jim, this is something I could easily see Meat Loaf using for a cover, it is wonderful as is his music, he visits the UK often and I have very high regard for him as a person as well as his music. A very nice image - Richard.
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peta jones
{K:12615} 7/27/2003
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An endearing macabre Jim. It's quite sweet actually. Excellent work.
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G C
{K:12204} 7/28/2003
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Gave me a chill! Really!
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Brian Schneider
{K:313} 7/28/2003
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Fabulous! I love Meatloaf too (the singer not the food)
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Carol Cefalu
{K:7585} 7/28/2003
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Wow, this really tears at me emotionally. I do agree with the drop shadow and the touch of grain needed on the rose..other than those COUPLE of minor details its fabulous!
Carol
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Kristina Kohut
{K:49990} 7/29/2003
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*Shivering*... This is so great too! How fantastic artwork you create! This one is really scary, but the romantic red rose is so beautiful so that's a contrast that makes this image so very deep and interesting. If I would kiss him? Hihi... maybe! ;-)
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Onur Aydin
{K:9815} 7/31/2003
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Splendid composition .. Wow !
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