Amanda, commenting on a previous shot, said that I "... do some of the freakiest, most beautiful portraits" – I hope she feels the same about this one. It isn't quite what I was after as there's a little too much motion blur, but I'm pleased with how it turned out. As with yesterday's shot this was taken with my camera sitting on our glass-topped lounge table. So the 1/6 second shutter speed wasn't a problem in terms of camera shake, but our daughter didn't really stay still for quite long enough. Fortunately, she didn't move her hands, so the shot has some central clarity.
And I did say that I was going to continue reviewing some of the lower rated blogs at photoblogs.org but I'm going to give it a rest for a while after today. Not because I don't want to do it, but because I'd rather do it properly and don't have the time at the moment. All that said I do want to mention russcam, Russ Campbell's photoblog. Russ is a photographer based in Waltham, Massachusetts and takes some of the most breathtakingly simple, 'clean' shots that I've ever seen. I've struggled to describe his images when I've left comments on his site so I'll just give you a few examples and you can look for yourselves – Play (for Photo Friday), The Order, Shooting the Fuller, and Morning (again, for Photo Friday).
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance
Canon G5
9.59pm on 30/5/04
f3.0
1/6
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
28.8mm
RAW
auto
Sparkling effort! I'm sure it is just my paranoia showing...but, is she giving me "the finger"? :)
comment byCameron at 01:44 AM (GMT) on 1 June, 2004
Brilliant shot, the central clarity of the hands makes a fine focus for the subject and the blur of movement at the edges creates a wonderful natural vignetting that enhances the composition IMHO, I love the sepia tone too. Thanlks for the links to russcam, I really enjoyed looking there.
comment byMando Gomez at 05:52 AM (GMT) on 1 June, 2004
Simply beautiful!
comment byJasmin at 10:29 AM (GMT) on 1 June, 2004
That fact that it is slightly out of focus gives it a more nostalgic feel, coupled with the sepia tone. If my dad had taken such "arty" shots of me when I was younger, I would be absolutely thrilled now to review them. :)
The hands are tack sharp, the sepia works,(is it better sepia than b&w?), dude this image is great! everything about it!
comment byamanda at 12:23 PM (GMT) on 1 June, 2004
haha!
Here I am thinking "Now he knows I will comment on this one" and here I come and read you saying just that! lol
Its brilliant. I could write poetry about how stunningly beautiful this portrait is.
It almost makes me want to have gorgeous looking babies just so I can photograph them...
ok maybe not ;)
This photograph almost brings a tear to my eye.
comment byRainKing at 12:36 PM (GMT) on 1 June, 2004
That's such a beautiful portrait.
I love the softness of the picture, and the tonality is wonderful.
Btw, I can't open any of the links to russcam. I get "You don't have permission to access /photoblog/ on this server." Oh well.
comment byJason Wall at 07:39 PM (GMT) on 1 June, 2004
Portaits of children always evoke a powerful feeling for me. The innocence of youth seems all the more precious given the biting reality of today's world.
The speia tones compliment the somewhat meloncholly look of the photo with the way the child seems to be relfecting, with is emphasised with the childs reflection in the glass.
Amanda, commenting on a previous shot, said that I "... do some of the freakiest, most beautiful portraits" – I hope she feels the same about this one. It isn't quite what I was after as there's a little too much motion blur, but I'm pleased with how it turned out. As with yesterday's shot this was taken with my camera sitting on our glass-topped lounge table. So the 1/6 second shutter speed wasn't a problem in terms of camera shake, but our daughter didn't really stay still for quite long enough. Fortunately, she didn't move her hands, so the shot has some central clarity.
And I did say that I was going to continue reviewing some of the lower rated blogs at photoblogs.org but I'm going to give it a rest for a while after today. Not because I don't want to do it, but because I'd rather do it properly and don't have the time at the moment. All that said I do want to mention russcam, Russ Campbell's photoblog. Russ is a photographer based in Waltham, Massachusetts and takes some of the most breathtakingly simple, 'clean' shots that I've ever seen. I've struggled to describe his images when I've left comments on his site so I'll just give you a few examples and you can look for yourselves – Play (for Photo Friday), The Order, Shooting the Fuller, and Morning (again, for Photo Friday).
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
9.59pm on 30/5/04
f3.0
1/6
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
28.8mm
RAW
auto
I rather like this one from the 2 serie, even if the reflection theme in the 2 is greatly used (my english sucks)...
And thanks for the russcam link, these pictures are awesome indeed...
This is a truly stunning image. Magnificent.
Superb! It's so hard to get them to keep still.
Sparkling effort! I'm sure it is just my paranoia showing...but, is she giving me "the finger"? :)
Brilliant shot, the central clarity of the hands makes a fine focus for the subject and the blur of movement at the edges creates a wonderful natural vignetting that enhances the composition IMHO, I love the sepia tone too. Thanlks for the links to russcam, I really enjoyed looking there.
Simply beautiful!
That fact that it is slightly out of focus gives it a more nostalgic feel, coupled with the sepia tone. If my dad had taken such "arty" shots of me when I was younger, I would be absolutely thrilled now to review them. :)
The hands are tack sharp, the sepia works,(is it better sepia than b&w?), dude this image is great! everything about it!
haha!
Here I am thinking "Now he knows I will comment on this one" and here I come and read you saying just that! lol
Its brilliant. I could write poetry about how stunningly beautiful this portrait is.
It almost makes me want to have gorgeous looking babies just so I can photograph them...
ok maybe not ;)
This photograph almost brings a tear to my eye.
That's such a beautiful portrait.
I love the softness of the picture, and the tonality is wonderful.
Btw, I can't open any of the links to russcam. I get "You don't have permission to access /photoblog/ on this server." Oh well.
Regards.
I do not speak quite English (I even speak it very badly) but I want to say I like very much this photograph. Cheer !
Gorgeous.. just too perfect for words. Congrats on your noteworthy too.!! Yea!
Just beautiful.
Jay
Portaits of children always evoke a powerful feeling for me. The innocence of youth seems all the more precious given the biting reality of today's world.
The speia tones compliment the somewhat meloncholly look of the photo with the way the child seems to be relfecting, with is emphasised with the childs reflection in the glass.
Lovely.
I think it's a wonderful shot! Great tones...
Another fantastic shot.
Another idea for a photo for the future. Keep up the good work! ; )
so beautiful.
Thanks everyone.
E.M.: no, she hasn't learnt that one yet ;-)
Ryan: I tried this one in black and white, but it looked rather cold, so I went for the sepia instead.
Dave, what a tender and loving shot. The portraits you post are very non-traditional and I just love them. Very inspirational. Thanks.
How cute is this shot? "I'm not tired!" =)
This makes you wonder what she was thinking about while she was contemplating her reflection. Beautiful.