Posts Tagged ‘Self portrait’

21/52., originally uploaded by norbography.

This weeks 52 week project. I will start by quoting what I wrote on Flickr.

Ha! This weeks self portrait is done with 5 days to spare!

Today was my first swim of the summer. I have had a bit of a nasty chest infection that has kept me out of the water up until now. The water is beautiful, if a bit rough today.

Here I am napping under a wave.

More info on the camera I used here…. www.goprocamera.com/index.php?area=2&productid=1

It is a great little camera.

Now, for those wondering how I did it, there really is no trick at all. The little camera has a very wide field of view, and as such, makes anything that is close, look like it is far away. The camera was at arms length in this shot.

20/52, originally uploaded by norbography.

This weeks self portrait for the 52 Week Project was taken at sunset at Tilbury Cove. Pity the clouds came over, as it was a stunning site about 30 minutes beforehand when I rode past on the pushbike.

Once again, I set up the off camera flash.

norbist info : Flash at full power, off to the right of the frame at 45 degrees to me.

19/52 (PSD), originally uploaded by norbography.

Week 19 of the 52 Week project is done and dusted. I have a few blisters on the palm of the hand, but nothing too serious. Some Photoshop shenanigans are at play here, but probably not as much as you might think. The fire was that close to the palm of my hand.

16/52, originally uploaded by norbography.

Week 16 is done.

I bought this book while I was on the road trip. It is 933 pages of ripping yarn. Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts, is a great read. I recommend it to anyone who likes a good book.

This is turning into more of a “what is norbs doing” each week and less about artistic shots.

Another shot beanied up. It is a shame you can’t see my stunning haircut, but it was damned cold that morning. Sunrise on the Murray River, Mildura 2009.

The 52 week project is still rolling on, and I have missed posting week 8 on the blog, so this week, I give you 2 for the price of 1! What a deal. The 1st ten callers will also receive a set of rusty and blunt steak knives. But wait, there is more. If you call now, yes, now, we will throw in a 2nd set of rusty and blunt steak knives for the unheard of price of $354.99.

Week 8, and it was the photo the masses had been asking for. A full frontal nude shot.

What an arse of a shot to set up. I really should have diffused the flash to soften the shadows a touch. Ah well, you live and learn. Pity there wont be a next time for the shower shot. Or will there? Stay tuned.

Week 9. The 1st day of spring, and I decided I would ride my push bike to work and back. A nice 50km round trip through dairy farms and some nice flat country.

That shot was taken on the way home yesterday. You wouldn’t realise I was humming along at about 25kph at the time. Well you might if you look at the look on my face.

There you go. 2 more weeks down in the 52 Week Project.

7/52, originally uploaded by norbography.

May as well get the 52 week project out of the way early this week.

This one is about the wonders of fill flash. I was trying to explain it, and not very well, to a work mate the other day, and promised him I would take a photo that showed how it works.

This is as good as I could do.

6/52, originally uploaded by norbography.

Week 6 of the 52 week project, and I had left it til the last day to get a photo sorted. It has been a long day, and I was drawing a blank as far as ideas go. I have a few in the idea bank, but they all require props. So while I was sitting there drawing a blank on a photo, and blog posts, it came to me. A photo of me drawing a blank.

I even hooked up the off flash gear and go myself into norbist mode.

norbist setup: Camera with 12-24mm lens sitting on lap. Flash sitting precariously on top of a tissue box on top of the printer. Snooted through the 80-200f/2.8L lens. Black beanie behind it all trying to soak up reflected light. That nearly worked too.