This is the 100th entry in this blog, the last 47 of which have been posted on sequential days, so I thought that I’d post a picture of myself as there haven’t been all that many of them (just two in fact: the second entry in this blog, and my entry for the Photo FridayMan challenge).
And like yesterday’s image, this is mostly a straight shot. The only Photoshopping that was done to this one was to blur my torso. The Canon G5, like all compact digitals, has a ridiculously large DOF, even at maximum aperture, and it just didn’t look right without this being done.
And given that this is something of a landmark, I’d like to take this opportunity to say thanks to all the people who have supported my efforts, both by commenting here (the next comment posted will be the 600th!!!) and by voting for this site at photoblogs.org. I really don’t think that I would be able to motivate myself to keep up with my image-a-day aim if it wasn’t for all the positive feedback :-)
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance optical filter
Canon G5
1.09am on 20/3/04
f3.0
1/60
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
28.8mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
comment byMarc at 01:05 AM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
Glad to see you hit 100! Thanks for your help! and keep up the great shots!
comment bypixpop at 02:29 AM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
So, it's like a kind of reverse webcam, yeah? Every time someone looks at this page, you can take their picture from anywhere in the world. Cool, I gotta get me one. Congrats Dave, you're doing a good thing. Hmm, it just occurred to me that this is one image in which you would see a marked difference if you took off the UV filter ;-)
comment byrichard at 02:29 AM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
I like the dof and tones here.
Not sure about the composition with the cut off fingers though. Also never quite seen anyone hold a camera in that way ;-) No support under the body/lens? ;-)
Congrats on nr 100.
comment bynariman at 04:57 AM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
The ring is cool ;) also i like the low contrast on your last two posting...it's quite interesting to my eyes. happy 100 and 47...
comment byJanine at 08:02 AM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
Let me ask you: how on earth do you blur convincingly in photoshop?
I've been playing around with gaussian blur for a while now but..well, it never quite looks right...
comment byCameron at 10:07 AM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
Congratulations Dave on your 100th post! I've been meaning to leave a comment here (so now seems like an appropriate time! ) ever since you kindly commented on my "Camera Head" photograph from March 8 (which I would like to think may have subconsciously inspired this shot? *lol*) I like your self portrait, love your site and may I echo your comment to me by saying it is nice to see another G5 user too! Keep up the fantastic work!
Good shot, but how do you have the camera in the hand???
comment byemarquetti at 07:20 PM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
Wow! Its 100 possibilities for me to learn how to photograph well. I hope to have more 1.000, 100.000, much more!
Health and inspiration Dave!
comment byturnover at 09:39 PM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
Very good shot for the 100th entry. I like ! Congratulations !! :-)
comment byMatt at 10:33 PM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
Wow, congratulations! I hope I have that many posts someday as well! 47 consecutive days is also pretty impresive. I can barely get around to 1 every 2 or 3 days. Well good luck in the future!
comment bydeceptive at 11:04 PM (GMT) on 23 March, 2004
Excellent, really like this. The crop works really well, leaving something for the imagination and the dof is perfect.
comment by Tom B at 03:24 AM (GMT) on 24 March, 2004
Another good shot. Glad I was stopping by regularly to see your 100th. I look forward to the next 100 as well. Thanks for the inspiration.
comment bymyla at 05:42 AM (GMT) on 24 March, 2004
Congrats on No.100!! :-)
comment by djn1 at 07:01 AM (GMT) on 24 March, 2004
Thanks everyone, and at this rate the next hundred should be finished some time around the end of June :-)
comment byJasmin at 05:14 PM (GMT) on 24 March, 2004
The past 99 photographs have been fantastic, and I hope that there'll be more. :)
comment byrannie at 04:33 PM (GMT) on 29 April, 2004
Between this shot and your more recent shot... You truly have me curious to know what you really look like. Grin
This is the 100th entry in this blog, the last 47 of which have been posted on sequential days, so I thought that I’d post a picture of myself as there haven’t been all that many of them (just two in fact: the second entry in this blog, and my entry for the Photo Friday Man challenge).
And like yesterday’s image, this is mostly a straight shot. The only Photoshopping that was done to this one was to blur my torso. The Canon G5, like all compact digitals, has a ridiculously large DOF, even at maximum aperture, and it just didn’t look right without this being done.
And given that this is something of a landmark, I’d like to take this opportunity to say thanks to all the people who have supported my efforts, both by commenting here (the next comment posted will be the 600th!!!) and by voting for this site at photoblogs.org. I really don’t think that I would be able to motivate myself to keep up with my image-a-day aim if it wasn’t for all the positive feedback :-)
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
optical filter
1.09am on 20/3/04
f3.0
1/60
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
28.8mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
Glad to see you hit 100! Thanks for your help! and keep up the great shots!
So, it's like a kind of reverse webcam, yeah? Every time someone looks at this page, you can take their picture from anywhere in the world. Cool, I gotta get me one. Congrats Dave, you're doing a good thing. Hmm, it just occurred to me that this is one image in which you would see a marked difference if you took off the UV filter ;-)
I like the dof and tones here.
Not sure about the composition with the cut off fingers though. Also never quite seen anyone hold a camera in that way ;-) No support under the body/lens? ;-)
Congrats on nr 100.
The ring is cool ;) also i like the low contrast on your last two posting...it's quite interesting to my eyes. happy 100 and 47...
Let me ask you: how on earth do you blur convincingly in photoshop?
I've been playing around with gaussian blur for a while now but..well, it never quite looks right...
Congratulations Dave on your 100th post! I've been meaning to leave a comment here (so now seems like an appropriate time! ) ever since you kindly commented on my "Camera Head" photograph from March 8 (which I would like to think may have subconsciously inspired this shot? *lol*) I like your self portrait, love your site and may I echo your comment to me by saying it is nice to see another G5 user too! Keep up the fantastic work!
Good shot, but how do you have the camera in the hand???
Wow! Its 100 possibilities for me to learn how to photograph well. I hope to have more 1.000, 100.000, much more!
Health and inspiration Dave!
Very good shot for the 100th entry. I like ! Congratulations !! :-)
Wow, congratulations! I hope I have that many posts someday as well! 47 consecutive days is also pretty impresive. I can barely get around to 1 every 2 or 3 days. Well good luck in the future!
Excellent, really like this. The crop works really well, leaving something for the imagination and the dof is perfect.
Another good shot. Glad I was stopping by regularly to see your 100th. I look forward to the next 100 as well. Thanks for the inspiration.
Congrats on No.100!! :-)
Thanks everyone, and at this rate the next hundred should be finished some time around the end of June :-)
The past 99 photographs have been fantastic, and I hope that there'll be more. :)
Between this shot and your more recent shot... You truly have me curious to know what you really look like. Grin