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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #346 – Cinematic

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Sofia has challenged us to feature cinematic photos. She tells us “There are a few things that give a photo that cinematic feel: camera angles, bold and high-contrast colors, light, locations, just to name a few. The main objective is to take a shot that is part of a story, there’s mood and a sense of location; our image is but a snapshot of a much wider situation.”

I love movies and I’m a big fan of old black and white films. My first two images are my attempts at getting a cinematic feel in the photos. The header image could be the opening scene in a horror movie. Will there be zombies, vampires, ghosts, or werewolves to terrorize the world? Will a corpse rise up from one of the graves? Perhaps we’ll see Bela Lugosi or Frankenstein in the next scene.

This reminds me of a scene from an old spy thriller. Is this person going to a secret meeting? What is waiting outside in the light?

I decided to have a little bit of fun with the rest of my images. These final images were taken at actual filming locations. Can you guess what movies they are from?

Many westerns were filmed in this western location in the United States. I can imagine riders on horseback, a stagecoach or a wagon train speeding along the road. Can you name a movie or a famous actor from one of the westerns that were filmed here?

In what movie does a feather float down around this church tower in the opening sequence. Hint: A famous line from the movie is “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.”

The famous movie scene featuring the line “I’ll have what she’s having” is from what movie that was filmed in this New York City Deli?

Many thanks to Sofia for this challenge Lens-Artists #346 – Cinematic

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