Hmm...

 

Just some time to relax and think after a long day. I took this shot after I came home from church at 6:37pm on Sunday. I was very tired, hence I didn't do the original idea for this image to save time and expense. So I give this image of me drinking a box drink while staring off into the darkness of my kitchen.

Until next time my fellow ninjas,... shunpo...

Photo info:

Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm lens mounted on a tripod set on a medium high table

F5, 3", iso 100, WB AUTO at 35mm

Manual focus

Taken at 6:37pm on Sunday

Edited levels, brightness and contrast, cropped the image to remove distracting elements. Used the clone stamp to fill in unwanted things in the background. Also the clone stamp was used to create the darkness that perminates off to the right side of the image. Sharpened near the end.

Photographers note:

For some reason, this image on certain computers looks really bad. So if you posses one of these computers, I apologize for the appalling image that you see.

To tell me a lie...

"So is the truth a lie?"... Yes very little post this week, i was inteded to write a long post about the purporse behind this picture and how I owe my sister a cookie. But my fellow ninja's, i digress that after the ordeal to recover this image, i'm just not in the mode to give you any insight into the photo. I leave the rest to you...

Until next time my fellow ninjas,... shunpo...

Photo info:

Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm lens mounted on a tripod

F4.8, 3", iso 100, WB AUTO at 32mm

Manual focus

Taken at 11:15pm on Thursday

Edited levels, brightness and contrast, cropped the image to remove distracting elements. Used the clone stamp to fill in unwanted things in the background. Sharpened near the end. Came back into photoshop and increased the hue satruation to make the colors have "life".

Le sigh...

It seems like life gets to you eventually with all the work you have to do. As a ninja, I go through the same things like everybody else, somewhat... This photo summarizes all these stresses into one heaved sigh while holding my head in thought. I just hope things get easier down the road...

Until next time my fellow ninjas, ....shunpo!

Photo info:

Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm lens mounted on a tripod

F8, 1", iso 100, WB INCANDESCENT at 35mm 

Manual focus

Edited levels, brightness and contrast, changed to black and white closely similar to yellow filter, and sharpened the photo to remove lens blur. Used a single 100 Wat bulb with my dark blue top sheet as a background.

Now you can see....

Ah, my face...! Not many people see my face and live to talk about it none the less! The most interesnting thing about this shot is that it would not have been possible if I didn't get a tripod right after the meeting. For self portraits, tripods take some of the hassle out of it. It may look very simple, but it took about an hour of prep work before I could get a nice enough shot of myself.

So now you see my face, so keep it a secret! If you can't, then I will 'help' you keep it...;D

Until next time, .....shunpo!

Photo Info:

Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm lens

F5.3, 1/2, iso 100, WB AUTO at 48mm

Blurred the background, edited the levels, brightness/contrast, and sharping in Photoshop Elements 7