Self Portrait 2

Two self portraits in as many weeks. What's going on? Am I getting vain? Brave? Or just plain stupid.

This weeks pic was taken with an incredibly clever piece of camera support equipment (as you can see both of my hands are on the wheel!) It was also taken with my phone! Thisx type of quality was unimaginable a few years ago.

Answers on a postcard as to how this picture was taken and what has been done to it. I've resisted the urge to vanity afflict the lines and blemishes so think harder than that for the digital tomfoolery. I hope you enjoy and as always I'd really like some feedback.

Capturing and processing has once again been fun. I think I just got my photo mojo back.

See you in a week.

Sam.

Self Portrait

Self portraits are always tough. They are a chance to show yourself to the masses in any way that you wish. As I don't consider myself to be photogenic it was a relief to solve the conundrum by just capturing my shadow. Hopefully tall and adventurous are the impressions taken from this one?

The picture was taken using my mobile phone. The levels have been changed in PS3, but aside from minor contrasts and colour enhancement the picture is "as shot". The picture was taken on a mountain behind the villa we hired for Ironman Lanzarote training camp. The views were amazing and I just took the oportunity of being in the right place at the right time of day.

Dom (2)

Just a quick post this week. I've been so busy getting ready for Ironman Training in Lanzarote with my teamates (http://www.teamsoutherns.com/) that I've not had a chance to pick the camera up and plan a proper new topic. This weeks pic was taken at Dominics house a few weeks ago and has been chopped and shopped today in CS3. The black white and colour thing can sometimes be really dramatic and cause the onlooker to wonder what it is that doesn't look right. In all honesty it's pretty easy to learn.

So with 500 bike miles and 12k of swim ahead of me for the next seven days I will say goodnight and will make time for more of an effort next time. Suggestions for the next topic or photo process on a postcard please (or just fill in the comments below and I'll pick them up).

Cheers.