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13-AUG-2004

8/12/04 - SP

Hmmm - these close-ups usually just remind me that I need a shave (and to try not looking like such a bloody curmudgeon). Actually, I'm trying to replicate a portrait style used by Irving Penn (Picasso) and another (name forgotten) photographer, who pointed out that Penn wasn't the first guy to use this specific style. (See http://www.agallery.com/Pages/photographers/penn.html>
Now I have to get out the hats.

Nikon D70 ,Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom
1/60s f/4.0 at 31.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time13-Aug-2004 01:44:31
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D70
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length31 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest 15-Jan-2005 07:34
Yes, very Hemingway-esque. Like it.
Dennis Steinauer15-Aug-2004 02:18
Northstar... remind me sometime to tell you my garage eyes story. Never been told I have electric eyes before. Hmmm... maybe it just means I have eyes that will turn on lights and open garage doors. :) Thanks anyway. You've made my day.
Dennis Steinauer15-Aug-2004 02:15
Thanks, Linda. Actually, I thought I looked a little pompous, but if you look just at the eyes, maybe a little wistful ... ah, to have such wist! :)
Dennis Steinauer15-Aug-2004 02:11
Also, I have the little (read overpriced) remote control when I'm doing SP's. That way, I'm not getting up, resetting the timer, repositioning myself, etc. It makes it a lot easier to shoot multiple shots with slight variation in head positioning, expression, ... and hat!
Dennis Steinauer14-Aug-2004 16:49
Single 250w tungsten off white umbrella high and slightly to the subject's left.
Karen Leaf14-Aug-2004 04:30
Got a pretty intense look going on here; kind of makes you wonder what you where thinking about (besides when the cam ws going to go off :) Like it. What lighting did you use??
Linda Alstead13-Aug-2004 16:43
well hello Dennis - what a lovely SP - very wistful
Guest 13-Aug-2004 16:11
THis is FANTASTIC! Love the tones, the dark background and direct gaze. You have really gotten into this. Are those your new lights in your eyes?
Guest 13-Aug-2004 14:53
Dennis, this is just a lovely SP! And tones accent it. P/S - Nah, you don't need to shave. :)
Gayle P. Clement13-Aug-2004 12:39
Very nice tones. Great SP.
northstar3713-Aug-2004 12:02
electric eyes
Lou Giroud13-Aug-2004 08:05
Gary said it all. It looks indeed like the classical Celebrity portrait one can commonly find in encyclopedias.
Gary Winters13-Aug-2004 07:35
Kinda reminds me of Papa Hemmingway. Good shot! You look very philosophical.
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