I'm not going to say too much about this one as it was taken with a new lens that I haven't really had the chance to evaluate yet. Once I've used it a bit more thoroughly I'll post some more information, but for the time being at least you'll have to remain curious. What I will say is that it isn't an expensive lens, and certainly isn't the 85mm f/1.2 that I've been talking about recently.
Feel free to guess though ;-)
Anyway, new lens aside, I am happy with this one and would be interested to hear what you make of it, not least because it's quite different from a lot of the stuff I've been posting recently.
There is not so many shots on your site which I really don't like but this one is definitely one of them. Sorry David but I can't even imagine what you see in this. I hope you don't get sore...
comment by JasonH at 10:00 PM (GMT) on 23 May, 2008
E y e V i s i o n: no worries - that you like a lot of my work is good enough for me.
comment by JVL at 10:15 PM (GMT) on 23 May, 2008
This is what I see when my glasses are off... I'm not going to try guessing, and since I just got my own lensbaby I wasn't even considering it (even before 2 (!) people guessed it). Your site definitely boarders on fine-art most (all?) of the time and this is one of those examples - Who says you can't blow-out your highlights without having a good capture?
comment byJustin Blanton at 10:27 PM (GMT) on 23 May, 2008
comment byGeorg Tavonius at 10:39 PM (GMT) on 23 May, 2008
It is a nice idea for a shot, but I had prefered more sharpness in it.
Though I have no Idea what this lens may be. :-)
comment byRichard at 11:16 PM (GMT) on 23 May, 2008
Holga canon mount lens?
comment by jkm at 12:57 AM (GMT) on 24 May, 2008
Lovely!
comment by DedicatedRR at 03:05 AM (GMT) on 24 May, 2008
I sort of like this one...XP But I think it's a bit too 'distorted' for my tastes...not sure of the proper terminology, sorry. But I do love the lighting.
is it the nifty-fifty- the 50mm f1.8? Or maybe some kind of Pinhole? Or maybe one of them cheap Russian jobs that you see on ebay? Perhaps something plastic?
Oh well I like the 'arty-ness' of this one, got an impressionistic feel to it.
I can see this as a poster-print, reproduced in newly decorated flats all over the country. My first instinct was "IKEA!".
I'm not yet sure whether that's a compliment or not, but it's definitely intended positively (it has huge commercial potential, if not aesthetic appeal).
Personally, I really like the picture, but it wouldn't fit in with my house. Could work well as a desktop wallpaper though.
Always interesting to see new styles, and constant experimentation.
comment byDi at 11:22 PM (GMT) on 25 September, 2008
It looks like what I imagine Jonathon Livingston Seagull to be. Wonderful.
I'm not going to say too much about this one as it was taken with a new lens that I haven't really had the chance to evaluate yet. Once I've used it a bit more thoroughly I'll post some more information, but for the time being at least you'll have to remain curious. What I will say is that it isn't an expensive lens, and certainly isn't the 85mm f/1.2 that I've been talking about recently.
Feel free to guess though ;-)
Anyway, new lens aside, I am happy with this one and would be interested to hear what you make of it, not least because it's quite different from a lot of the stuff I've been posting recently.
Lensbaby.
Stunning shot, love the over exposure of it. I am not a seagul fan at all but this is a great shot.
Great high-key effect, and I do like the softness. More than jut motion blur?
Matt: nope :-)
a M42 mount lens ?
Alain: no, it's not one of those either :-)
135mm soft focus?
Malcolm: another good guess, but no :-)
Cool shot - a ghostly gull! Reminds me of an episode of Round the Twist - great show, wasted on kids!
Stunning image. Love the soft focus...and how the wings almost disappear into the sky. Am curious to know what lens you are using?
this is very heavenly. i really like. the softness is very dream like.
Remarkable!
A pin hole cap or pin hole lens?
There is not so many shots on your site which I really don't like but this one is definitely one of them. Sorry David but I can't even imagine what you see in this. I hope you don't get sore...
Lensebaby!
John: no :-)
E y e V i s i o n: no worries - that you like a lot of my work is good enough for me.
This is what I see when my glasses are off... I'm not going to try guessing, and since I just got my own lensbaby I wasn't even considering it (even before 2 (!) people guessed it). Your site definitely boarders on fine-art most (all?) of the time and this is one of those examples - Who says you can't blow-out your highlights without having a good capture?
I absolutely love it Dave. Very nice.
Don't take this the wrong way, but is it a homemade pringle-can lens? I seen a similar shot in a magazine once...
Great shot BTW!
Freshing image in that it is creatively blurred.
It is a nice idea for a shot, but I had prefered more sharpness in it.
Though I have no Idea what this lens may be. :-)
Holga canon mount lens?
Lovely!
I sort of like this one...XP But I think it's a bit too 'distorted' for my tastes...not sure of the proper terminology, sorry. But I do love the lighting.
is it the nifty-fifty- the 50mm f1.8? Or maybe some kind of Pinhole? Or maybe one of them cheap Russian jobs that you see on ebay? Perhaps something plastic?
Oh well I like the 'arty-ness' of this one, got an impressionistic feel to it.
Richard: well done. Yes, it's a holga lens mounted on a lens cap :-)
I love this, it´s very expressive.
I would love to see the original of this, to have a clue about how you precessed this image.
Bonjour,
Beautiful effect..very pictural..bravo!
Beautiful. It really makes you think about the why of photography rather than the how. The feeling rather than the technical.
Now this is what I call fine art!!!
Thanks all :-)
the ultimate seagul picture?
I can see this as a poster-print, reproduced in newly decorated flats all over the country. My first instinct was "IKEA!".
I'm not yet sure whether that's a compliment or not, but it's definitely intended positively (it has huge commercial potential, if not aesthetic appeal).
Personally, I really like the picture, but it wouldn't fit in with my house. Could work well as a desktop wallpaper though.
Always interesting to see new styles, and constant experimentation.
It looks like what I imagine Jonathon Livingston Seagull to be. Wonderful.