The Good Life
Once upon a time . . .
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The Good Life
Anita Donohoe
Helen, this is a wonderful image of a culture that was. I feel the desolate cold and find my eyes drawn to the lively reflection in the windows of the tired old behemoth.
Sean Farragher
fantastic capture
StacyLee
This is great Helen! I love the composition!
Tom Broderick IPA
I like it Helen. Tom
Melissa Vowell
wow. It really makes you want to know the story so bad.
bribiedamo
this is a classic…...great composition and tones….........
midzing
fantastic image Helen,,, love it,,, well done
Patricia L. Ba...
Wonderful work, Helen. As always.
Birgitta
It has Indian written all over it, doesn’t it?
:-/
I like your tones & textures!
Karl Schlemmer
Excellent! Love this one. It has such a nostalgic feel. :-)
thrumyeyes
sad thing is we still have folks living this way in the county here. Beautiful capture.
Wendy Slee
Yes, I am sure this is not just a scene from the past, but probably happening in many places right now.
Still, this is a stunning image…...well done!
Xenia Victori...
absolutely amazing!!!! love your work dear Helen!
Barssel
These latest images are not “Postcard” America, they have a strong sense of social justice or the lack of justice….................your treatment is superb, great series Helen.
JayVee
great shot. Gets me along memory lane.
Irene Burdell
fabulous work.
Kurt Tutschek
excellent – your processing goes very well with this image.
coffeebean
This is wonderful real life stuff. Great work
alistair mcbride
Impressive image Helen like the colour processing!
Gracey
Beautifully done Helen. Love this.
petelangman
what a great image helen…. great colour
Rusty Woodward...
Happy New Year Helen! Interesting photo….any port in a storm!
Mohsen Bayramn...
So lovely view point and work, Helen.
Bravo!
mrmc714
great color and feel to this image
Antanas
perfect capture, well done
Jen Cannella
Amazing image…i love it!
Roy barry
Helen- When are you going to get your commision from the USA Tourist Board????
Superb Work, as always
Helen Bascom
LOL Roybarry. No time soon I venture to guess. :-)
wayne d
It’s great that you have given the bus expression….........nice work there Helen
joolz
Fantastic image Helen. Love the treatment.
Michael J Armijo
Classic…that bus looks like a cool place for a party. LOL ;)
Jamie Lee
Fantastic capture, love the editing.
Ellen
Beautiful image!
helene ruiz
this is fabulous
DawsonImages
Quite effective use of desaturation
Paul Louis Vil...
What a beautiful art piece! Love this Helen, the subject and colors! :D
Valeriu Buev
I’ve never seen such bus before nevertheless it looks like good old fellow.
I am trying to imagine a face of the driver…
Hoffard
Great color and detail! Very Americana!
poppykitten
Love this image, it has a real vintage feel to it.
I am off to check out the rest of the series.
Catherine Crim...
another great one girl!!
Andy Mueller IPA
What a great shot, love the color and tonal ranges in this shot. Funny how the tarp on the roof matches the blue in the bus.
Helen Bascom
I found that odd too Andreas. It was a cool scene.
kdm2222
WOW,...this is really amazing…love the effects you used…
Kelly Boyle
this is a really good use of colour, great shot!
nic78
love the blues.
ezebee
I want to be there
studiomunch
superb, beautiful colours and what a scene.
GlennRoger
Brilliant. Love it.
JOSEPH VALCOUR...
wonderful technique for capturing mood
Travis Seale
hahaha, yes. This is fantastic.
Henk Stolk
I like your work (otherwise I would not leave comment, due time constraints).
Below my reasons for it and my honest opinion.
Please don’t feel de-motivated if some honest feedback is given.
I always mean it in a positive way. And in all, it’s just my perception anyway.
Impact (does it grab attention?): Yes, very strong
Composition (use of space, lines): Smack in the middle, but works with this frame
Subject matter: Very good
Focal point: Very superb
Style (story): Superb, such a story of how soemthing so powerful decayed..
Lighting: Superb use of natural light
Color balance: Good effect.
General: Superb frame.
Karl Denton
Yeah, I agree this is a great image! Nice work…
bidkev
Love the processing. Even the dots on the underpants caught on the telephone wires? caught my eye
Scott Ruhs
Cool retro look to this.
frogster
This reminds me of a friend of mine, he has three old buses sitting by his house, his wife told him either he gits rid of them or he will be sleeping in them. Wonderful shot on this.
Frank McCafferty
Ah the old DAYS BRILL IMAGE SUCH A STRONG FEELING OF DAYS GONE BY
Deon de Waal
Great shot Helen.
Love the colours
Ryan Houston
:)
cdwork
Excellent feel to this shot- Love the post work and the tones
LaFleureRouge
Well done my friend takes me back. Lovely mood you set.
Rod Adams
What can I say, besides this is amazing work!!
snowwombat
I love old vehicles… This is a great image…
Jared Revell
wow – love this Helen ! Well done.
randmphotos
A really great picture, both technically and artistically, however I appreciate the irony of the title/subject. I feel for the occupants and, wherever they are now, may they be as warm and as happy as circumstances permit. Great photojournalism, Helen.
Helen Bascom in reply to randmphotos’s comment
I often wonder about the owners of the house and bus. I become emotionally attached to the subjects of my work.
Tiffany Dryburgh
Okay, I lied, THIS is the best of this series! Lordy how good is it?! I love the the bus itself, such a gorgeous shape, but your treatment is fantastic, talk about jumping off the screen!
Ross Jardine
very nice hdr processing.
niggle
awesome shot, well captured
dogboy
cool colours, top shot
wideangle
Wow
richiedean
Full of character … you gotta love the old bus … the fact that all it’s windows are intact shows the respect for it !
Rachel Leopold
You have handled this beautifully. The choice of selective colour is outstanding. Love it.
Walter Colvin
Great work Helen, Nice job
savosave
outstanding shot Helen
Kelly Bermingham
I love this – I love what it represents. Family is what I see & Fun once apon a time. Just adore the treatment!!
eXposure
how wonderful it would be, to travel around worry free
from town to town on love and trust,
freedom of choice, to cruise in a bus!
sorry got carried away…
lovely capture
shanghaiwu
also love the bus/brilliant image again/love what you have done here
Jim and Karla ...
damn. that’s great.
Kristal
wow
Paul Vanzella
...love your tones here and the way the colour palette works… love the way you bring these scenes to us in such an aesthetic way, and also love how i can take the journey into your imagery here!
Paul Vanzella
...love your tones here and the way the colour palette works… love the way you bring these scenes to us in such an aesthetic way, and also love how i can take the journey into your imagery here!