Sahsima Self
Self portraits on a transformer stone. Sahsima frames my shadow last spring.
I thought you might be curious about what I look like; I hope these sate your inquiring minds. I find there is something slightly disconcerting about the top image – the two dimensionality of the stone makes it seem pasted onto the background. Or something.
It looks as if I was wearing a down jacket, so it must have been early spring and still chilly, but not wet. This pair of images is from my two old wide angle lenses – the Takumar 35mm on top and the Nikkor-N 24mm on bottom. I believe the 35mm is from the early to mid-70’s while the 24mm is 5 or 10 years older.
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Canon EOS 5Dii, ISO100, single images tonemapped in Photomatix.
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I love that first shot – your silhouette mimicking the shape of the stone. Clever composition and the the sense of a montage actually is a creative bonus
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Thank you Andy. I arranged myself so it seemed ‘right’ but I did not consciously decide to mimic the stone shape. And I am glad that you find that montage-like effect to add something. I do too. And I was glad of Ken’s explanation as well, since it might be something to aim for sometimes (if I remember and ever become that purposeful with my shooting).
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Well, you are chiseled from stone much like Michelangelo’s David… =)
A little glimpse…
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Oh dear. No one has ever said that before 🙂 More like I might be the rude man that got locked into that stone in eons past…. “That’ll teach ya sonny”
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Now THIS is the kind of self portrait that I love and hey, glad I can finally put a face to your images! 😛 I see what you mean about the first image and agree, looks almost like a composite! Oh well, both are good especially for a selfie!
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Thank you David. I thought it was high time that I emerged from the shadows. Some might even say I crawled out from under a rock.
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I didn’t know your beard was so long, Ehpem! LOL What a great concept here, my friend, and you’ll really delivered on it!
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Are you bearding me Toad? Glad you like this idea. It was kind of staring me in the face when I walked past the stone, asking that I pay attention.
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Thanks for the self-portraits – now I’ll be able to recognize you!
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Maybe we will bump into each other, cameras in hand, in Lubbock. Me photographing rocks, you a tumbledown building.
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OK, then – I’ll keep an eye out, particularly when I am at a site that has both rocks AND tumbledown buildings.
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I see what you mean about the first photo. Too much dof can cause this effect but it looks like a bright, sunny day and you had no choice. Still, it’s a great idea for a self portrait and these turned out pretty nice.
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Thanks Ken. I kind of like that effect as it makes one have a closer look, a bit of an optical illusion. I have no idea what f-stop I was shooting, it was a while ago and the old glass does not record aperture in the exif data.
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Two magnificent hunks, a man and a rock
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Why thank you Valerie. That comment rocks!
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