[disco_owner]

Not technically a self-portrait...my talented daughter did the deed!


K10D Pentax-FA 35/2


Steve

Your Daughter is extremely Talented steve , a Great Natural portrait , well captured.

[OzzRod]

Here I am, about to clean the oven .....




K5 + Rokinon 8mm f3.5

Camera placed in oven and fired using IR remote. 1/8th second @ f11 (not f3.5)

[arnold]

Here I am, about to clean the oven .....

Very effective.

[brandonbpm]

[wullemaha]

Trying my first selfie here.

"Lighting" was with a table lamp and a white cloth over it in order to make it less harsh, "focus" was manually (M 50mm F1.4) and via many trial and error runs, using the 12 sec. timer...

Picture on 500px.com/wullemaha

[OzzRod]

K5 + Rokinon 8mm f3.5 1/10 @f16 hand held. Believe me, it was cramped under here.

[g026r]

Was trying to get some abstract blur shots of the train pulling into the station, wound up with a self portrait instead:

[christian_o]

Something I did yesterday for a collective 52 weeks project. Theme of the week was Masquerade:

[Crooski]

The waitress took the picture (Laveno Italy)

[utak]

[mtux]

[arnold]

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Fifty three years ago. Waiting for the flashbulb to go with the self timer. Kodak Retinette 1A. Kodachrome

[6BQ5]

Here's a self-portrait and a story. First, the shot..



The unplanned picture was taken with a K-30 propped up on a rusty air conditioner dumped in the middle of a field. I had my F 50mm f/1.7 lens on the camera. The focus point is in the center so I'm a little soft and the background is very sharp. ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/200 shutter.

Now the story...

I will never forget this self portrait. Getting to this area was very, very hard.

I had to jump a creek, maybe a meter wide. When I came to the crossing I hesitated. On the one hand I thought I should be able to jump the meter but something was telling me to not do it. It was a strange feeling to hear the sound of what must have been the voice of caution. I started to walk away but then turned back around to face the creek. My mind started to rationalize the challenge but there was no logical conclusion to it. I decided to do it because it was scary. In retrospect, I see what a stupid reason this was!

I leapt! Oh, what a feeling! I felt so confident. My fear of not being able to travel the gap evaporated. I could see that I was going to make it. What I didn't see was how I would land.

I lifted off with my right foot and started to land with my left. When my left foot contacted the landing spot I heard (and felt) a *crack* and then a *pop*! Oh, the pain was tremendous! At first I thought I twisted my ankle. I grabbed it and massaged it. It started to feel better and actually hobbled along to where I took this self portrait. The day worn on and my foot started feeling worse and worse! My foot was inflating like a balloon! I knew something was wrong so I went to my local urgent care center fearing that I had broken my foot. After getting x-rays and suffering through a long wait time the doctor told me I had torn my plantar fascia. That's the muscle on the underside of our feet.

My left foot is nearly useless now. I can't bend it or put much weight on it. It's like the end of a club now. Never before have I been so thankful for vertical surfaces to lean against and the support bars in a handicap toilet stall. Looking back on this shot I am amazed I was able to get as far as I did that day!

This shot is probably the last adventure shot I will be taking for a while. Now I am looking for inspiration from my chair or whatever stationary point I find myself in. There's plenty to look at - colors, shapes, forms and structures... but I need to turn my looking into seeing ala Paul Strand.

[cfraz]

Here's a self-portrait and a story. First, the shot..



The unplanned picture was taken with a K-30 propped up on a rusty air conditioner dumped in the middle of a field. I had my F 50mm f/1.7 lens on the camera. The focus point is in the center so I'm a little soft and the background is very sharp. ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/200 shutter.

Now the story...

I will never forget this self portrait. Getting to this area was very, very hard.

I had to jump a creek, maybe a meter wide. When I came to the crossing I hesitated. On the one hand I thought I should be able to jump the meter but something was telling me to not do it. It was a strange feeling to hear the sound of what must have been the voice of caution. I started to walk away but then turned back around to face the creek. My mind started to rationalize the challenge but there was no logical conclusion to it. I decided to do it because it was scary. In retrospect, I see what a stupid reason this was!

I leapt! Oh, what a feeling! I felt so confident. My fear of not being able to travel the gap evaporated. I could see that I was going to make it. What I didn't see was how I would land.

I lifted off with my right foot and started to land with my left. When my left foot contacted the landing spot I heard (and felt) a *crack* and then a *pop*! Oh, the pain was tremendous! At first I thought I twisted my ankle. I grabbed it and massaged it. It started to feel better and actually hobbled along to where I took this self portrait. The day worn on and my foot started feeling worse and worse! My foot was inflating like a balloon! I knew something was wrong so I went to my local urgent care center fearing that I had broken my foot. After getting x-rays and suffering through a long wait time the doctor told me I had torn my plantar fascia. That's the muscle on the underside of our feet.

My left foot is nearly useless now. I can't bend it or put much weight on it. It's like the end of a club now. Never before have I been so thankful for vertical surfaces to lean against and the support bars in a handicap toilet stall. Looking back on this shot I am amazed I was able to get as far as I did that day!

This shot is probably the last adventure shot I will be taking for a while. Now I am looking for inspiration from my chair or whatever stationary point I find myself in. There's plenty to look at - colors, shapes, forms and structures... but I need to turn my looking into seeing ala Paul Strand.

So sorry for your injury - I know that's very painful. Best wish for speedy recovery.

[Into The Lens]

This one shot with a Fuji X100s.