Un fantôme?

Posted by Vincent Bertrand (Montréal, Canada) on 9 July 2008 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.

Manufacture désaffecté dans le quartier St-Henri, à Montréal. Pouvez-vous y voir un fantôme?

Abandonned warehouse in St-Henri quarter, Montréal. Can you see the ghost?

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Comments (13)

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Yes.. but only in spirit ;) Very cool shot, great angle and fish-eye, just enough for the effect.

9 Jul 2008 3:52am

@Observing: Great! We need to have a metaphysical discussion about spirits of ghosts! That'll be fun. Thanks for your comment!

Jean-Benoît Maréchal from Dinant, Belgium

Ce genre d'endroits est superbe à photographier. Repoussant pour certains, mais certainement pas pour le photographe ;-) Un beau grand angle...

9 Jul 2008 5:24am

@Jean-Benoît Maréchal: Pas pour le photographe (aventurier par définition!). J'essaie d'entrer, souvent en vain, dans plein d'usines désaffectés, mais elles sont souvent solidement fermées. Ici, c'était un jeu d'enfant.

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Dramatic and energetic. Interesting pic and I like the phantom. One small niggle, I think the distorted post on left pulls the eye out of the pic a bit. What do you think?

9 Jul 2008 5:27am

@grouser: Hello. I see what you mean, but I find that when you look at the ghost, that post tends to balance the frame. But you're right, if you then look at the post, it is a bit disorienting. Thanks for your comment.

Jonathan Alan Photography from St. Louis, United States

very interesting POV as well as angle, well lite shot!

9 Jul 2008 8:09am

@Jonathan Alan Photography: I have to say, very interesting place to be! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Cheers, Jonathan.

Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States

The tilt and fisheye make an arresting image. I think the post works with the platforms to curve - and frames the ghostly girl on the floor. Nice shot!

9 Jul 2008 9:10am

@Ken McCoy: Hello Ken. That's also how I see it, that post frames the ghost. How have you guessed she was a girl? Well, you're right, that spectre is a fellow female photographer.

Will Wood from Toledo, United States

I am a big fan of wide angle pics and I think ghostly figure gives the photo a center of focus. Otherwise, it would be just another urban decay shot. Cool shot.

9 Jul 2008 11:32am

@Will Wood: Thank you Will. I think you're right, that ghostly figure gives a sense of reality to the shot, a point of interest. I personnally find that interesting to have a ghost in this kind of place.

zOOm from Paris, France

Oui, je l'ai vu ! Bien joué ! Ce genre d'effet est parfait ici !

9 Jul 2008 1:27pm

@zOOm: Merci Florence!

Martine Lapointe from Québec, Canada

Moi aussi je t'ai vu! Superbe photographie et bravo à l'aventurier en toi!

9 Jul 2008 3:13pm

@Martine Lapointe: Merci, mais je ne suis pas le fantôme! C'est une amie photographe.

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

cool shot. I see a girl and my co-worker sees a bird. I think that is most interesting.

9 Jul 2008 4:19pm

@Marion: Hello Marion. That co-worker of yours happens to be wrong. That ghost is indeed a girl. There where a few pigeons present throughout the building, but I do no think any birds show in this particular shot. Thanks for stopping by!

amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

WAY cool!! Fantastic image, Vincent!!

9 Jul 2008 9:19pm

@amy: Thanks, Amy!

Vink from Magagnosc, France

L'effet apporté renforce la profondeur. Bien joué ! Un endroit sordide mais qui paradoxalement se trouve être photogénique !

10 Jul 2008 2:39am

@Vink: Et très stimulant à visiter. Merci du commentaire.

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Wow Vincent, this is such a cool perspective. The open space, the feeling of being somewhat lost and confused! I've always wanted to try shooting with a fisheye but always wondered what exactly I would shoot...now I know!
Excellent!

13 Jul 2008 9:10am

@bluechameleon: Come back wednesday for another stunning fisheye shot (eventhough it's me saying it).
This one is also a fisheye taken picture.
It's a fun lens to use, but you have to rethink how you frame. Sometimes, you need to point up and turn on yourself to achieve a nice framing. Thanks for you kind words.