512th Show & Tell Competition: dark mood - WINNER

[grompem]

Thanks for playing.... I really liked the entries....

First some honorable mentions in no particular order


Eerie scene. The white figure with the very dark trees in the background evoke a ghost


Hitchcock, here we come!


The deliberate underexposure works. That water looks threatening for sure. Don't get too close to it.


Lights across a hazy swamp... Probably elves, but who knows? The motion in the image is really interesting.

Third place


Stark black and white. And yes, the sadness comes through.

Second place


A strong image of futile struggle and death. Truly dark.

Fist place/winner


I liked this one right of the bat. Not sure what was done here technically, but the effect is strong. A faceless human in some sort of web... Yikes!

[gillk]

Wow - thanks Marcus - much honoured to receive 1st place and congrats to the other winners - neat topic !! New topic coming up !

[sylvester]

So happy to get an HM; thanks! The scene (a bit brighter in proper exposure!) is the Wakulla River in Florida, where parts of the classic film Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) were filmed.
First Place is beautifully weird, and was my personal #1 choice.

[cjphipps_servo]

Thanks much for the 3rd place choice. Congratulations to all. Thanks for the topic. Carol

[kzaret]

Interesting theme and I agree with the winner choice! Congrats to Gill!

[amoxtli]

Interesting topic and even more interesting submissions. Congrats to the Winners and all who submitted photos. Thnaks for the HM!
Regards, Walter

[peterschmidtab]

Congratulations to Gill! Unusual and interesting theme Markus, lots of strong entries. Thanks for 2nd place.