Devil’s Creek

There is a place where lost souls wander, unable to find passage to the afterlife, or to fathom that they are, in fact, deceased. It may well look like this, haunting and wrong.

35 thoughts on “Devil’s Creek”

Nice infrared, Mike. I don’t think of the after life, if there is one, as frightening. I think its a natural state of being welcoming and warm. Or its nothingness. Either way nothing to be afraid of.

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 8:39 am said:

My own beliefs are much like yours, but I added some dramatic descriptive license for the photo. Thanks Frank.

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Judy on March 21, 2013 at 8:42 am said:

You know, I have always said that I did not fear death. But, there was this one time when I had this overwhelming sense of dread of non existence. It was wierd and I don’t know if that is what people fear.

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- Mike on March 21, 2013 at 8:45 am said:
  
  For me I see it all as a big and somewhat exciting mystery. If I have done well in this life perhaps I get to come back as something meaningful, like a Golden Retriever.
  
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Nice effect!

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 9:39 am said:

Thanks Claude. I like the way it turned out too.

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Excellent image. Very dramatic. I like it very much.

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 10:41 am said:

Nice. Thank you for the comment.

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Definitely in the Twilight Zone in this shot. Nicely done.

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 11:50 am said:

I gravitate towards the Twilight Zone. As well as the Outer Limits. Thanks bro.

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I loveee it! Creepy…awesome!! 😀

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 12:02 pm said:

Thanks. I love creepy!

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- wolke205 on March 21, 2013 at 12:08 pm said:
  
  Me too!!! Actually I m reading “Shining” by Stephen King, my nerves are killing me already..so creepy…and this photo fits perfectly to the situations when the small boy has his visions in the “Twilight Zone” 😀
  
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- Mike on March 21, 2013 at 12:13 pm said:
  
  A good deal of the movie “The Shining” was shot at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park which is 45 miles from me.
  
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- wolke205 on March 21, 2013 at 12:18 pm said:
  
  That s so cool 😀 I only remember the scene when he looks through the damaged door..I guess the movie was so creepy, that my brain made me forgot all 😉
  
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love this, but I’m not going there.

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 1:25 pm said:

Me neither. Thanks.

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Just make sure you’re not lost then Mike…

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 1:26 pm said:

Yeah, well, I’ll try. I’ll let you know when the time comes 🙂

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Very cool picture Mike.

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 4:25 pm said:

Thanks Marylou.

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Great description for this shot!

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 5:06 pm said:

Thanks Pat.

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Very cool shot. I’ll stay on this side … thanks very much 🙂

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Mike on March 21, 2013 at 7:22 pm said:

🙂

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Very nice effect Mike!
Is this new for you, or have I just been away that long?

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Mike on March 22, 2013 at 1:15 pm said:

That particular picture I just took and created. There are others that are similar that have been posted in recent weeks or months.
Thanks Alex.

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Great choice of processing,Mike. My first thought was Solarization as that gives similarly dramatic skies. Never tried InfraRed in camera or in processing. Maybe I should.

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Mike on March 22, 2013 at 2:22 pm said:

Andy, it is not infrared but again a solarization process I do that involves manipulation of contrast and density and maybe one or two more solarizations on top of the first.
And thank you.

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- LensScaper on March 22, 2013 at 4:25 pm said:
  
  Thanks Mike for that. I have used solarization a few times, you may be seen one or two examples on my blog. Always a fun process and unpredictable – you never know quite what you are going to get unless you try.
  
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- Mike on March 22, 2013 at 4:54 pm said:
  
  I think it’s like opening a grab bag…always a surprise. And thank you Andy, it’s good to have intelligent (if somewhat esoteric) conversation.
  
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