ghost in the lake 2

Different processing from RAW to Jpg for different colors.

This is one shot, a 41 sec exposure, the focus was set just behind the model to get the very blurry effect.

For the challenge: Ghosts on www.ljosmyndakeppni.is

Lying, robed in snowy white
That loosely flew to left and right--
The leaves upon her falling light--
Thro' the noises of the night
She floated down to Camelot:
And as the boat-head wound along
The willowy hills and fields among,
They heard her singing her last song,
The Lady of Shalott.

From The Lady of the Shallot by Lord Tennyson

Thanks to McF_Photo for pointing me towards that poem.

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smiling_da_vinci says:

Wow.... This really is spooky.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

drl. says:

whoah. this is pretty disconcerting.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

KnowWonNose [deleted] says:

I like the ligher image better. (ie this one).
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

dickuhne says:

lovely
ephemeral
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Pesi says:

mm the right capture, so just for midnight (overhere at least ) LoL , thanx Hvkam..there goes my sleep ;D LoL, a favo..stunning as allways
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Ray Byrne says:

Amazing picture
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Sturla says:

Excelent - hope you have good results in the competition - you deserve it !
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

asmundur says:

Báðar myndirnar eru virkilega góðar. Mér finnst fyrri útgáfan samt "draugalegri". Líklega út af því að þar eru kontrastarnir mýkri.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

hkvam says:

Takk takk :)

Thank you everyone :)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

mr niceguy says:

i like both, but i like this one more :)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Rick Takagi says:

wow...very cool.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

joey kennedy says:

Did you model for this or did your cousin? Very ethereal!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

hkvam says:

@joey: this was my cousin again. The torture continues ;)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Global Reactions says:

Impressive, did it take many attempts to nail this?
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

gwilmore says:

This was Hulda again, then? I hope you pay her well. :-)

Interesting photo, and the poem is great, too. You should put this in the "Literary References in Pictures" group.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

hkvam says:

We did 2 shots from this perspective and 2 from further away.
Controlling the lighting was really hard since this is close to the main road and headlights were a problem in finding the right exposures. And the girl was standing in freezing cold water with un-insulated wellies on...
But it was more of a fun one than a difficult one.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Iain Cole says:

I like them both. If I had to choose I think the other one has a "spookier" effect. This one is much clearer
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

eqqman says:

Ooh, ghostly wonderfulness!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Golden Silence [deleted] says:

I prefer this colder version. But they're both amazing ;)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

McF_photo says:

Glad you liked the poem Helga, the sung version by Loreena McKennitt is beautiful.
I think I prefer this one too. The white dress makes her stand out, the other version is maybe a little murky. Respect to both photographer and model. Did you pay her in chocolate?
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

ღ UnPreDictaBLe ღ account deleted soon.. [deleted] says:

AMAZING
Fav
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

wester says:

Discussion thread for the Weekly pool here.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeanne8 says:

Beautiful indeed!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Peter Bowers says:

wow, very creative
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

bakpacker says:

Amazing work!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

GoodMolecules says:

Nice work, Helga. I like this one better than the first. I love the concept and your execution is excellent. I enjoy your work a great deal - I'm so glad that you share it here.

Mark
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Samantha Casolari says:

as i said before...amazing shot!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

foreversouls says:

wonderful!!!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Elkhead says:

Eerie and magical. You're a genius!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

JudyChen says:

Wow~ cool...!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Thunder_Thighs says:

cool effect u gotta teach me
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

RoninVision says:

Very cool. Nice effect...
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Emily Quinton says:

Oh wow...simply stunning!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Julien B. says:

great effect!! :)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

rougerouge says:

congrats!!!!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

panthera_leo70 says:

I've liked Alfred Lord Tennyson since my days of high school, thanks for the poem... @ Wolfsauge:
You're right it has some Poe too.
Poe is also one of my favorites!.
I'm sorry for the torture to dearest Hulda but please, keep on torturing her: we wanna see more of her! :D
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Kunal Chokshi says:

gr8 work!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Andy Frazer says:

Very well done. The ghost is unusually well-dressed, and the blur effect is just right, and the dark background works well with the them. I would have liked to have seen her moved a bit further the left of the frame, but this is still a great shot. I hope to see more like this.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Tobyloc (again) says:

Absolutely gorgeous execution of a novel idea.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

LucaPicciau says:

Bellissimo scatto, tutta la mia vera ammirazione per questa foto... WOW! Very gooood
www.flickr.com/photos/lupi75
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Cilest says:

wonderful mystical work, helga.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Lunanera says:

Where did you take this dress from? It is GREAT!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

_delirium_ says:

fantastic! and scary... uuuiiiiii :P
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

pschmutz says:

geil! great shot!!

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Seen on bighugelabs.com (?)
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

apurdam (Andrew) says:

Beautiful!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Piccin says:

great job!!!!
very very very cool!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

GuggaH says:

snildar flott mynd.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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