“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” – Steve Jobs
Why Not?
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Self- Portrait Friday
The Old Man I’m wanting to learn how to use my off camera flash more efficiently so playing around is how it’s done. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
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Dark and Mysterious
One Light Portrait “There’s just something unsettling about studying your reflection. It’s not a matter of being dissatisfied with your face or of being embarrassed by your vanity. Maybe it’s that when you gaze into your own eyes, you don’t see what you wish to see—or glimpse something that you wish weren’t there.”
Dean Koontz, Deeply OddI again called upon the older guy to model for me as I played with some exposure and lighting effects. Shot this in the afternoon with window light only. I wanted to use the camera and flash to darken the background. I set the camera on manual at f2.0 and a shuter speed of 400th of a second. This darkened the background while I used off camera flash, set on manual, and powered at 1/64th to light only my face. It is through using myself I learn about flash and how to play with it. It takes longer to experiment. After I feel comfortable I can then use a different model. Black and white conversion was done in Silver Efex Pro.
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I’m grateful for …
Me and the Adirondack Chair … my blue Adirondack chair. I’m grateful for my sister who gave me the Adirondack chair. I’m grateful for the patio for my Adirondack chair. I’m grateful for the times I can sit in my Adirondack chair. In fact, I’m just grateful for life! Thank you, Sheree!
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Do you see ’em?
Almost a Smirk I found a couple more gray hairs so I thought I’d show them to you. They’re just to the left of my right ear. See ’em? Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
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A Glance
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
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Morning Coffee
Morning Coffee “Gaze into the fire, into the clouds, and as soon as the inner voices begin to speak..surrender to them. Don’t ask first whether it’s permitted, or would please your teachers or father or some god. You will ruin yourself if you do that.” – Herman Hesse
The inner voice suggested I use the window light for a self-portrait. I listened. It felt good. I think we all need to do that more often.
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Starting a Trip
Yours Truly My grandkids are beginning to have some doubts about their grandfathers stability when they see me setup the tripod and take a few self-portraits. They deny it but I can see it in their eyes. No matter, I think a self-portrait is the best thing to do when you’ve just trimmed the beard for my trip I start today. Gonna fly up north to Wisconsin then to DC on the east coast and crawl into bed late in Kansas City. Then up before dawn and head back to DC. Turn the plane around and fly to Omaha for the night and take off my shoes. The last day is back to Denver where we pickup another plane and fly to Dallas then back to Denver. Done at that point so I drive home and sleep in my own bed on Sunday. Four days off and do it again. It’s a lifestyle. Hope everyone has a good weekend.
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Happy Friday
New Hat No I did not take this image. It was taken by one of the pilots I flew with a couple weeks ago. We were waiting in our hotel lobby to head out and indulge in some fine Kansas City Bar-B-Que. The post eating shot would have sauce all over me face. 🙂 And, yes it’s a new hat. Happy Friday!
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Been a while ….
Window Light … since I posted anything and then I have to put up a photo of yours truly. I’ve been on the road and fighting a head cold so not much time spent shooting or on the computer. My ears have been plugged since last Sunday when I tried to fly. That was not going to happen so I had to call off the trip. A couple doctor appointments and not much improvement. Snow is expected this evening and into tomorrow. So where’s Spring? Hope everyone has a good weekend.
I like the light in this image. Which asks a couple questions. Do you have a favorite light? If you look back through your archives is there a specific light you seem drawn to?
