Institutionalized

Posted by Marcah (Quincy, United States) on 5 February 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.

I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more gray.
~Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
Shawshank Redemption

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

The combination of the texture from the bricks and the grain are a fantastic combination. I like the heaviness of this shot.

5 Feb 2009 5:34am

Jean-François from Les Issambres, France

quelle superbe matière dans ces pierres !

5 Feb 2009 6:17am

Robert Kruh from Slovenia

Great lights and contrast! I like b&w here, beautiful:)

5 Feb 2009 6:38am

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Great strong contrasty image, it's very sharp marc.

5 Feb 2009 8:09am

k@ from France

A beautiful sensible gray for a powerful mysterious building our eyes keep prisoners of almost with pleasure !

5 Feb 2009 8:38am

EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom

Magnificent contrast, so graphic and detailed. Love your processing here, Marcah. Superb

5 Feb 2009 10:54am

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Excellent contrast!

5 Feb 2009 11:12am

djedfre from schaumburg, United States

nice texture!

5 Feb 2009 11:32am

Luca Bobbiesi from Milano, Italy

great contrast here

5 Feb 2009 3:03pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Such textures and light in this scene. Great as always.

5 Feb 2009 3:45pm

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

A home for yesterday's door

5 Feb 2009 5:09pm

Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada

Terrific! Excellent treatment with great textures.

5 Feb 2009 10:45pm

Xavi Heredia from Badalona (almost Barcelona), Spain

A hard and perturbing image... what's inside this walls? behind those windows?

5 Feb 2009 11:59pm

Grahame from Mt Maunganui, New Zealand

And theres some birds whose feathers are so dark that they should be kept caged, never to see the majic light wand of Marcah !

6 Feb 2009 12:34am

JJ from Jersey City, United States

superb work, wonderful textures and lighting

6 Feb 2009 2:25am

One from Açores, Portugal

What wonderful textures !
I really like the lighting. A great work !

6 Feb 2009 3:29am

NarB from Bruxelles, Belgium

Very lovely textures, contrast and lightning. Well done !

6 Feb 2009 2:23pm

tt from dublin, Ireland

stunning

9 Feb 2009 7:31pm

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Dramatic shot. i don't like for any kind of animals to be caged.

9 Feb 2009 9:18pm