a thread all about pictures of me!

GeX · 7 Mar 2008 at 12:33

i've recently decieded more of my pictures should feature me. sooo what do you reckon to these?

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2> this one is a bit soft, i think it needs resharpening after i dropped the size a bit low..

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these two.. not sure if ive posted them here before not. apologies if i have!

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5>

that'll do!

Neil79 · 7 Mar 2008 at 12:34

I'd clearly photoshop him out , he's ruining the photo!

haha , just kidding

Helium_Junkie · 7 Mar 2008 at 12:54

I think you're right, more pictures should feature you - adds more sense of "I was there" if you understand what I mean.

Greenlizard0 · 7 Mar 2008 at 12:57

I like the top one best, very nice colour to it

My parents are the same with me - they hate photos that don't feature anybody, so when I managed to take ~800 in 4 days I had to say that around only ~60 came out properly lol!

33L · 7 Mar 2008 at 13:00

good effort really do like them do you use a remote or on a timer

Oxygen · 7 Mar 2008 at 13:33

No 1 is the best if the bunch. I like the idea, but was wondering if you are going to have any possible "legal" issues with you in these abandoned places?

You could always have an avatar as a stand in.... Kermit the frog in a tunnel, Kermit in a Cinema, Kermit in the control room, for example

SteveOBHave · 7 Mar 2008 at 14:38

1 and 2 are deffo favs - I love the light in number 2. Number 1 has a brilliant vanishing point and I am a dead sucker for vanishing points.

GeX · 7 Mar 2008 at 15:05

Helium_Junkie said:
I think you're right, more pictures should feature you - adds more sense of "I was there" if you understand what I mean.

yeah, that was the idea behind it. Plus, i make a damn good subject (buwhaha!)

Greenlizard0 said:
I like the top one best, very nice colour to it

ta, the top i've started playing more with white balance. In the past i've been using the dropper tool in lightroom, and then maybe a minor tweak. But in that shot, i did the balance and the tint as i thought it should look - then played with other settings and did it again. I think the colour looks a lot richer on it.

33L said:
good effort really do like them do you use a remote or on a timer

i have a remote, but i use it on timed mode as well. Giving me chance to put the remote back in my pocket!

Oxygen said:
No 1 is the best if the bunch. I like the idea, but was wondering if you are going to have any possible "legal" issues with you in these abandoned places?

not really an issue, no

SteveOBHave said:
1 and 2 are deffo favs - I love the light in number 2. Number 1 has a brilliant vanishing point and I am a dead sucker for vanishing points.

yeah the light in number 2 (its actually a TV studio) was fantastic, i used a shot similar to that one for previous competition entry.

dirtybeatfreak · 7 Mar 2008 at 20:22

love em all apart from number 4, that style is super stuff!

rich_g85 · 8 Mar 2008 at 12:14

Are you urbexing in #1?

ElDude · 8 Mar 2008 at 12:57

It depends on what you're trying to do. Some shots benefit from people in the image, but some don't suit it at all.

In my opinion I'd say the last shot would be good without you there. The strange, almost halo effect behind your head is very distracting.

#4 is blurred and is of nothing in particular
#3 is more of a tourist "I was there" shot
#2 seems too dark to me, for it to be of any interest other than the roof
#1 This one is actually quite interesting, with an angle that suits it well, and is interesting to look at due to all the detail evenly spread throughout the image