Mr. Kelso = Master of LEGO. 'Nuff said, folks!

INCREDIBLE PHOTO'S! congrats on MOTD!!!

Congrats on MOTD!!

absolutly beautiful! Amazing work on both pics and MOC.

Incredible! Love the painting and the lighting and everything else. Great creation!

WONDERFUL... especially the Gothic arch over the doorway! :)

Super moc.

Congrats on MOTD! This was a classic!

The lighting is incredible!

I don't know if I'd call this a "little homage", but it's definitely a top notch build! Fantastic job Mr. Kelso! I especially like the lighting!

The lighting is fantastic and the figures are epic. I really like the final shot. What really sticks out though is the door and how you achieved a gothic arch with 1x1 cylinders and a progression of inward-slanting pieces. It lookes totally Dracula-esque. Congratulations on MOCoftheDay! This is epic!

Happy MOTD, my friend! Totally deserved, as usual! =)

Happy MOTD, my friend! Totally deserved, as usual! =)

very impressive!!! fantastic pictures and awesome building!

This is truly awesome. I'm not sure how you did the candlelight but you're right, the effect is fantastic. Congratulations on MOTD!

Congrats on MOTD =)

Thats so cool

How in the world could I miss this? It's fantastic!

Wow! The pics in white and black add real value! 5!

Wow! The pics in white and black add real value! 5!

Wow... the shot of the fireplace from behind the figs is the money shot. Very nice!

I canīt even know where to start telling how much i like this! The lightning in here is amazing. And itīs propably the best setup i have seen so far. Thumbs up!

fantastic work!,the build,the fig,the pics,the lighting,all examplary!,this is how we do it ,is written all over this instant classic!,great work!,i d love a visit and comment on my project when you have the time,i greatly admire your work!

I dunno, it`s hard to remember if I commented on your creations here or on Flickr... Very well done, Mark. Of course, I know this is late, but I saw it on Flickr first and I discovered you had an account there... Ha Ha! `Ryan

This is now the x-time I look at this beautiful work of art and I realised that I never commented on it. Shame on me. The way you captured the style of the classic movie though lightning, but even more through shadow, is brilliant. The sheer space together with the massive walls makes it almost agoraphobic.

An outstanding build, beautifully crafted and very much in tone with the time of year. 5/5 smileys for this excellent MOC!

What in the mother son of a...?

outstanding!

I get something similar for the "All" link on the Home page. I notified Sean earlier this morning, and hopefully he'll be able to check into it.

Wow, Mark, this is impressive! Hey, i need to let you know that everytime i try to sign in, this appears: "Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Unable to save result set in /beaker/mocpages/login_ACTION.php on line 153 Query for last logout failed" I can't sign in! Do you think you can help?

Very nice architecture, especially the archway and fireplace!

... Wow. This is fantastic, I love all the details, especially the frame of the big door.

Sweet googly moogly! (did I just say that out loud?) Too bad you're not part of the Halloween contest. This would have won for sure! It really makes me smile when I go away for 10 days and then get to come back to something as awesome as this! Oh, and happy anniversary (a couple days late)! ~ Chris.

BEAUTIFUL work, as usual, Mark! You almost forget the details of the build beneath the masterfully designed photos. That Black and White really adds the eerie feeling you were hoping to achieve!

I can't begin to describe how much I love this moc Mark!! I agree about the atmosphere of the old b/w movies and you've captured it brilliantly here. This might be my favourite work of yours, so far...

Very nice Rendition of a classic movie scene.

Wow that is really cool which all of the bricks on the staircase and it is just awsome!

Awesome, I love how you made the bricks laying on the stairs and floor.

Fantastic scene overall here! I love the lighting the window presents as well as the dusty look of the whole mansion. Great work!

LOL! You and me, both! I'm dying to get to the next Apocalypsis installment, but between work, MOCs I've already started, and collaborative obligations...maybe the year 2050...you know...if I'm even still ALIVE!

Thanks for the post, it's my favorite Dracula movie. Nice work with the lighting. Good day

I especialy like the window lighting effects. >Eric

Cute... when's the next Apocalypse post? (I kid, I kid - Great work, Mark. That shot you pointed out is my personal favorite, too!)

Apacalypsis? I checked my dusty MOCpages inbox and had a happy when I saw you had made something :D Just had to check it out, looks like my time wasn't wasted.

Very original, with the burning candle and all!

Quite scary...

looks very ominous and halloweenish

Oh, yeah! Very cool diorama- the lighting really emphasizes the classic horror flick feel. I think I need to go get some popcorn for this! - Huss Q.

Amazing! The lighting really bring the scene to life!

FABULOUS ! WELL DONE !

Very scary and well done, great pictures.

Mark, this is some of the best photography I've ever seen of LEGO. The composition and lighting are perfect. You are at the top of your form with this MOC. Regards, Eric.

Thanks for explaining the candle for me. Excellent idea. I use a little torch too to light up specific points, but by building around it and using that one techinc hole like that I will be able to get a much more direct, pinpoint light on my lightsaw! Awesome Mark, thanks!

Wow, that's very artistic!

Lovely! You have some great architecture in there.

This looks absolutely stunning, amazing job with the lightning!

This is nothing short of brilliance! As usual you presentation is flawless. Your Legotry is strong.

DANG! Master Shifu might want to change his name to Servant Shifu. Cause Mark is now the Master! What settings make the best picture clarity for digtial camreas?

Everything you do inspires me, now i have to make a halloween moc!

Gorgeous work, Mark, from every angle.

That amazed me. Nicely done portrait and broken handrail.

Again you leave me envious of your skills - this is an absolutely lovely build, and the B&W just sets the mood perfectly. Is the moc for sale perchance? Lee.

The more comments there are, the less i feel like saying but this... this deserves all the accolades it's getting and then some. Fine, fine work. True mastery from bricks to pix to edit fix.

LACK OF DETAIL! Are you kidding? There are LOADS of details here, the broken railing, the doorway, the rubble, the stair case, the fire place, must I go on? This is fantastic! Keep it up!

wow, amazing work. and the black and white makes it look so eerie. great work, but it would've been cool to see a shot or too of it without the black and white finish.

wow, looks stunning! the build, and the lighting are great!

I love the fact that this is a "little" thing you threw together. Great composition, and you have a knack for photoshop with all that streaming light. Is the girl on the wall a printed image, or just perfectly edited into the shot? Either way, great work!

Mark, this is definitely a work of art! It's great to see you knockin' the dust off of the bricks and snapping a few together. Life has kept me pretty busy as well...if it wasn't for the contests, I probably wouldn't have much posted this year. I digress. I love the lighting, and the details in this build are truly amazing! Not a fan of Black and White personally....unless it's Hitchcock!

*speechless*

Thanks for all of the great comments, guys - much appreciated!

I used almost entirely light bley, at least much more so than I normally would've done. Doors, and some detail work was color, but I wanted most of the shapes to remain less obtrusive. By going with one grey color througout much of the MOC, all of the contrasts in form were limited to what the lighting offered.

This is now one of my favorites builds. I also love all the old black and white horror movies and you really nailed this one. It is simply amazing all the detail, lighting, shadowing I just simply love it.

A classic Moc of a classic Movie.

I've never seen this movie but your creation draws my intrest. The horse has been long dead but: amazing lighting! You know, it may not be the IH or any of your larger scale stuff, but I have found that as long as you have fun with your MOCs, truly nothing else matters. Since I've been on the Pages I've wanted to do things that I didn't even like - just for a few extra comments. But in the end I've realized that it's not worth it. Anyway, enough of the violin-serious moment - really great work here! Did you use random colors for the set as you knew it was going to be in B&W? Your method for lighting the candle was quite smart. Funny, I was going to use a similar technique for my recent Frightner ship but, at the last minute (as we are packing up to move), I decided to do the quick and easy method (to highlight the eyes of my ship) and just shone a big lamp light on it! Wow, I'm really ranting... Nice work, Mark.

I prefer not to include WIPs or extra shots in these kinds of posts because they tend to interfere with the aesthetic of the post as a whole. I even abandoned my usual yellow text this time, for white so as to keep the theme running throughout the entire page. I might post some non-adjusted pics in another page if you like, though. As for the pillar's base, just 1 x 1 rounds in between plates there, nothin' fancy.

There's really no single setting that's best. It all depends on what you're photographing. I use an SLR camera with manual settings for depth and exposure time, though. Gives me more control than the auto settings.

And with a closer look, another question...The foot of the pillar intrigues me. Is that studs against studs?

Fantastic work, as always Mark! Even in black & white pics you make an amazing atmosphere. Just a question: why not include a not photo shopped pic to reveal what you worked on.Like a before & after? It would enhance the magic of your work.

Believe it or not, that candle was the result of a small flashlight that I covered with 1 x 2 bricks...EXCEPT for the center brick, which was a 1 x 2 technic with one hole. It created a perfect spot-light in miniature to highlight certain areas. A little photoshop adjustments and voila.

I just had to come back for another viewing... was dreaming about it all night. Now after the initial wow factor has subsided, I can notice all the fine detail you have created so masterfully, the tumbling staircase, the candelabra the Knight's armour, the fireplace, the woodbox, the banister and yes, as Bones mentioned the way the light shines across Bela's eyes is expertly done. You obviously know and love these old films as much or even more than I do... How do I get a light up candle?

Never seen the film, heard of it though. This seems just like what I'd imagined as well!

that is a vampire!

The lighting is just spot on, you even got the light on Dracula's eyes as they did all through the film. The main hall is a sweet build as well.

Blah! Vell Done! Love the lighting work through the window.

Oh man...oh man, you're giving Alex Eylar a run for his money! This is, as usual, perfectly superb. The build is excellent, the lighting is fantastic, one just couldn't ask for more.

Oh wait, never mind, you put in a candelabra, which is great too. :)

I love old B/W films, they were great. Wonderful job on the castle and such, a lot of detail was put in to it. The light-up candle was great too. The only thing I'd change is to add a really big, dusty chandelier, but that would be super hard to do. Great build. ~Waff

Fantastic work, as usual.

Great scene, full of drama and a sense of the theatrical air. I'm loving the architectural details and scale of the creepy castle.

Wow. This is just great!

That light coming through the window is so perfect. Love it!

The photo manipulation is amazing, the realistic creation (which by the way i tought it was real at first sight) is amazing the idea is amazing, i can't say anything less than AMAZING :)

That's just ingenius. =)

Wow! This is truely amazing!

WOW! I LOVE the lighting! It is AMAZING!!!!!

Masterful presentation and lighting. This is a true work of art. Nicely done.

Gorgeous, the lighting effects are amazing, and the whole rest of the build too!

What a polished, moody gothic creation Mark. Love the portrait, it looks as though it could even be haunted, and the moonlight shining in is fantastic. I think the simplicity of the walls helps to smooth the b + w nature of the pictures too. Well done.

Nice, great photography, I love the decor

Incredible. The lighting is brilliant!

Superb work Mark. The composition and lighting (brilliant as they are) actually mean it's easier to miss the smart builds in here - the candelabra and the fireplace are lovely.

Too bldy brilliant! Pure art. This is better than the actual movie scene, and that movie is a classic! The lighting coming in from the window, the tiny Bela Lugosi standing calmly waiting on the landing, its like you channelled the spirit of the cinematographer of this film somehow... I love using black and white also, though have not used it in a long time...

Excellent job. I like the way you say "Threw this together" like it's a quick job! Most of us can only dream of being able to do this with loads of effort and you can do it by throwing bricks together! :D Amazing.

exellent. so atmospheric if only there was a Vincent Price minifig head.

Oh wow. Amazing!

You should really consider changing your name to Master Kelso. The 'Mark' is great and all, but Master is a more fitting name. That aside, everything about this post is just superb. The lighting, the build; everything is just beautiful.

Simply inspirational and amazing!

Happy Halloween, Mark, this is really something.~H

Beautifully lit.

That room is HUUGE. Amazing detail, especially on the door arch and windows.

Creepy....

That portrait in the last shot is wonderful.

very cool it looks as if its from an actual movie

The lighting is absolutely fantastic! I can see why you had so much fun.

Mark this is incredible! I mean, screw the EOC, as cool as it is its taking you forever - you could do hundreds of these little beauts!! The lighting is 10/10! 5/5 as usual. ~Thoy

Black & white films are the best! This somewhat sparse design really gives the impression of size and emptiness, while making a few, more obvious, elements stand out.

You are the master.

Ha! The second to comment on one of the master's creations! I've been waiting for SO long for another post. This is very artistic and some of the furniture is genius! I'm sure Leda is going to love this. We are not worthy! We are not worthy! I was not disappointed. Thanks. :D~MinifigManiac

Geez, even your lazier work is amazing...