Posted by drphoto (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom) on 2 May 2008 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
As an apology for my absence I have decided to do a small 'in the style of...' tribute series to my favourite Aminus3 bloggers.
I haven't asked permission to do this so I hope I do not offend with these humble offerings.
This first shot is in the style of (though never as good as) pLusOne, who always seems to find and, most importantly, communicate beauty in the smallest, most everyday things. This image from his portfolio section is one of my favourites. If you haven't visited his blog yet, I reccommend it; in my opinion it is an education in seeing.
I welcome all constructive comments, compliments and criticisms. I am here to learn. the fastest way for me to learn is for you to be really unforgiving and articulate in your criticism =D)
If you don't have time to comment don't forget to give a star rating as you pass through!
Dan
P.S. You can find my fashion and portrait work here: http://www.modelmayhem.com/drphotographer
That's a very cool thing to do Dan, unique and thoughtful.
2 May 2008 4:43am
@Observing: I've been away from the blog for a few days and I had been thinking about this project for a while so it provided a good excuse to motivate myself to get posting again!
I love this idea! Very thoughtful.
2 May 2008 7:15am
@Betty: Thanks! x
Very touching and a great idea. I often find myself out with my camera and see something and think "that would be a perfect shot for X blogger on Aminus3." I think we all find inspiration in each other's work even when (especially when) it's not really our own style. But this "tribute" series is making that inspiration upfront, and for that I salute you and I think it's a great idea. I agree with you that PlusOne is always able to find little stray bits of things where we'd overlook them, to find amidst the detritus of the everyday some little, tiny unnoticed something and bring it "out" in a photo. Well done in doing the same thing here. I'm looking forward to further installments.
2 May 2008 7:59am
@GJC: Thanks for such a considered (and flattering) comment GJC. =D)
This is a wonderful tribute to PlusOne, I did a double take when I saw the shot, as I thought it was his. Great stuff.
2 May 2008 2:33pm
@Graham Russon: Ha ha! Then I did it well =D)
A very nicely done compliment to PlusOne.
2 May 2008 3:23pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks!
This is a great shot!!! Superb texture and light! You have simply made it great work of art! And thats so thoughtful of you to start the series!
2 May 2008 4:05pm
@Vikram: Thanks Vikram, thats kind of you to say =D)
Greet link to +1! And a well done tribute to him! Technical question: did you use a tilt/shift lense here?
2 May 2008 6:07pm
@MadScientist: Thanks =D) No, I did not use a tilt lens it was a sigma Macro lens (either my 50mm or 105mm I can't remember, I think it was the 50 though - 2.8).
Nice isolation. Very sharp too.
2 May 2008 8:13pm
@Dylan: Thank you! =D)
Nice work on this.
What a great idea! Very thoughtful of you.
2 May 2008 9:36pm
@Laurie: Thank you! x
Oh my gosh! I just thought it is a great shot of frost before reading your comment. I don't know how to express my thanks to you for your tribute shot and compliment.
I really appreciate your work and warm hearted comment!
3 May 2008 2:17am
@pLusOne: My pleasure +1, yout work is a constant source of inspiration and I wanted to do something in return. I'm glad you liked the shot! =D)
great shot, fantastic DoF
4 May 2008 12:32pm
@Alun Lambert: First time I've explored what my lenses can do when set to macro - I like it, I'm hooked lol!
awesome contrast, detail and depth of field. this is a really interesting series to see, and quite a challenge you've taken on!
4 May 2008 6:01pm
@danthro: Yes, I have a sense of trepidation, let me know if I've met the challenge when this series is done =D)
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