ES APRIL -- "Self Portrait"

[Matt. K]

[SteveGriffin]

Simon,
has Steph found herself a young bloke

[sirhc55]

Matt - this is a great portrait of you and I assume it was shot on a boat

[Manta]

Simon,
has Steph found herself a young bloke

Who needs enemies when I've got mates like you Steve?

Matt - LOVE it! Very Norman Rockwell. Absolute classic.

[stubbsy]

Matt - lovely lighting - has a painterly feel to it.

Chris - Matt's house tilts downhill

[big pix]

lovely shot....... very 40s

[blacknstormy]

Bernie - thank you I'm humbled by your setup .. you can tell the pros !! And I love the shot - very academic - I feel it should be hanging in the halls of some hallowed institution with all of the other heads of department. Love it.

Matt - what a great shot - very painterly as has been pointed out - beautifully done !!!!

Thanks guys for the comments - I don't know about anyone else, but it is bloody hard to take a shot of yourself, and even harder to post it. (Well, not if you are Leigh, but what can you do )

More anyone?

[Manta]

we're only half-way through the month and have already been treated to some great portraits (except mine).

For all those who have posted one yet: Where the bloody hell are ya?

[blacknstormy]

For all those who have posted one yet: Where the bloody hell are ya?

haven't posted ????? LOL

And yours was really pretty good - poor Macca can't look in the mirror anymore though (and yes, I did have nightmares last night )

[BT*ist]

My contribution:



I had a couple of dozen efforts using the shadow, before I realised that just having it trail into the background wasn't so exciting. It took another couple of dozen attemps to get a reasonable jump plus a reasonable facial expression before the sun set. Then a bit of cropping and desaturating.

Taken on a Russian zenitar 'fisheye' (not-so-fisheye on the istDS).

[Matt. K]

Chris
Do you have a spirit level next to your monitor. It seems you can pick a line out of perfect horizontal by .0001 degree!

[pharmer]

Alrighty - sucked into the void

Here's me - bit of perspective distortion and a "urban" curve adjustment

[macka]

I haven't kept up with this thread recently and it's been very enjoyable to look through all the new posts. Well done everyone.

Pharmer - Great SP. The colours are indeed "urban" and work so well.

Matt K - Have you applied a texture to your image? If so, which one? Lovely lighting.

Rel - Very Nice. I would consider a closer crop.

[Geoff]

Pharmer - EXCELLENT SP mate!! Love the vibrance of the colours and the strong urban feel to it. Well done. If was to be hypercritical of it, I'd prefer to see your right arm not so prominant but that's just being a bit too fussy. Good work, you have inspired me to have a crack at this in the next few days.

[stubbsy]

This is a very interesting thread.

BT*ist - great pic, concept & execution

Pharmer - like the feel of yours, but a touch too yellow methinks (good location too)

[Matt. K]

pharmer
Very dynamic and creative image. It's a job at 'Rolling Stones' for you! Well done.

Macka. Yes....a canvas texture. You can't see it very well on the monitor but when I zoom into the full res image it sings!

[macka]

Macka. Yes....a canvas texture. You can't see it very well on the monitor but when I zoom into the full res image it sings!

Must admit I missed it the first time, but upon closer inspection found it really interesting. It's the first time I've seen one of the stranger 'Arty' PS techniques actually work really well.

[sirhc55]

Macka. Yes....a canvas texture. You can't see it very well on the monitor but when I zoom into the full res image it sings!

Must admit I missed it the first time, but upon closer inspection found it really interesting. It's the first time I've seen one of the stranger 'Arty' PS techniques actually work really well.

Macka - it works because Matt is strange and arty

Matt - I can pick horizontals based on my chair. It has a built-in motor that tilts me to view the image correctly and then I just read off the built-in inclinometer

[Big Red]

the framed by a lens pic did not work at the posted small size so i tried a different approach.

[Mj]

For all those who have posted one yet: Where the bloody hell are ya?

Without a damn camera is where this little black duck is currently at !!!

[Zeeke]

For all those who have posted one yet: Where the bloody hell are ya?

Lookin like a scrub turkey... when i catch up on about 4 days worth of sleep.. i might give it a shot and try my new 10-20 out which was waiting for me when i got home

Tim

[Manta]

For all those who have posted one yet: Where the bloody hell are ya?

Without a damn camera is where this little black duck is currently at !!!

Sorry to hear that Mj - okay, you're excused.

[Matt. K]

Big Red
That's a strong image. Lots of character and lots of style! Well done!

[sirhc55]

Beards seem to be popular

[ozczecho]

Some amazing SP people. Its also good to put faces to names. Matt. K, your one is just fantastic (ignoring the slant )

Anyway I thought I'd give it a go. Never done one before....

[stubbsy]

Ozczecho

Interesting. Obviously taken with a borrowed Sigma lens (had to beat Mr Stark, the elder)

[the foto fanatic]

Alright, alright! Here we go, with apologies to Picasso (and my mother!)

[Glen]

Trevor, just how you looked last time I saw you

[the foto fanatic]

Trevor, just how you looked last time I saw you

It's certainly how I feel this morning!

I just printed it out - I think I'll scare my wife with it tonight!

[Glen]

[Mj]

Trevor... pull yourself together man

[the foto fanatic]

Actually, there is a serious side to this SP.

I suffer from chronic tinnitus and vertigo. Anyone who has had either knows how awful it can make you feel. Having them both together much of the time presents a few problems in your day-to-day life. Sometimes you just feel like crap.

When I saw this thread, I was keen to "stick a pic" in, but today I don't think I could hold the camera steady enough to take a decent image. Feeling like crap gave me the idea to PP a portrait to represent today's life experience.

However, I realise that there are many, many people with more serious problems than those I am dealing with, so I consider myself fortunate in that way.

Laughter is the best medicine!

[sirhc55]

Actually, there is a serious side to this SP.

I suffer from chronic tinnitus and vertigo. Anyone who has had either knows how awful it can make you feel. Having them both together much of the time presents a few problems in your day-to-day life. Sometimes you just feel like crap.

When I saw this thread, I was keen to "stick a pic" in, but today I don't think I could hold the camera steady enough to take a decent image. Feeling like crap gave me the idea to PP a portrait to represent today's life experience.

However, I realise that there are many, many people with more serious problems than those I am dealing with, so I consider myself fortunate in that way.

Laughter is the best medicine!

I agree Trevor, everytime I fall over I laugh. I have MS but always feel for those worse off than myself.

[the foto fanatic]

I agree Trevor, everytime I fall over I laugh. I have MS but always feel for those worse off than myself.

I have picked that up from earlier posts, Chris. Having met you and seen your work on this forum made me realise that we can overcome many obstacles with the right attitude.

I fall over a lot too!

[Nnnnsic]

Ok... I've posted far too many self-portraits here already... so time to put a different sort of self-portrait on...

[Geoff]

Different but good Leigh, I always knew u were a shadey character

[blacknstormy]

Brilliant shots everyone - and the WAY that everyone is chosing to shoot their SP says a lot about them as well !!!! Very insightful thread this - thank you so much Shane for posting it !!!!!

Looking at yours Leigh, I just want to put the following caption:
"I know I left my camera around here somewhere" (while scratching his head )

Rel

[Manta]

Alright, alright! Here we go, with apologies to Picasso (and my mother!)

I like this one a lot Trevor. Thanks for posting it in spite of how you feel.

[blacknstormy]

Thanks for posting it in spite of how you feel.

or even to show us how you feel

[Oneputt]

Some may have seen this before as I posted it for C&C recently.

[the foto fanatic]

This is a fine image John. Well lit and tack sharp.

However, I prefer the first image you posted here.

The hat and the glint of mischief in your eyes make it a more interesting image IMHO.

[blacknstormy]

Oneputt - I'm with Trevor. The other portrait shows you more the way I see you anyhow, and with a bit more character and a bit cheekier

[Geoff]

I thought I'd throw my hat in, or something like that. A quick job this evening, 17-55DX lens, with SB800. I know my forehead is a little hot, not sexually but take it as you see fit Critique of course welcomed:

[ozczecho]

Ozczecho

Interesting. Obviously taken with a borrowed Sigma lens (had to beat Mr Stark, the elder)

Cheers Stubbsy...I actually used the sharp Nikon 24-120VR

Only kidding, I call this *artistic blur*

[Zeeke]

Heres a non creative look from me.. testing my new 10-20 Sigma

Tim

[stubbsy]

Geoff - An amazing image. It is so un-you. I think 99% of the time I see you you are smiling or happy (even when 1/3 awake) and this is sooooo serious. If I was critiquing this (which I'm not ) I'd say your hair is getting lost in the dark parts of the backgorund. Not that I'd know cos I lost my hair awhile back and can't find it anywhere.

Tim - I really like the image bot composition & treatment

Trevor - this make me think schizophrenice for some reason.

John - another serious one. Nicely lit.

[Steffen]

Geoff - An amazing image. It is so un-you. I think 99% of the time I see you you are smiling or happy (even when 1/3 awake) and this is sooooo serious.

Haha, I bet Geoff was adjusting the camera position when the thing suddenly went off in his face

Nice SP, though. For the hot forehead take a couple of Aspirins.

Cheers
Steffen.

[the foto fanatic]

Trevor - this make me think schizophrenice for some reason.

Thanx Peter (from both of us!)

[Matt. K]

Geoff
What are you holding in your hands? A leyden jar?

Seriously...a beautiful black and white conversion and a technically excellent image!

[dooda]

Too bad our season is slowly coming to a close. It was such a great season though, and I think I've got two more days left in me.