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Self Portrait. norbs in the vege patch.

Postby norbs on Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:15 pm

Please click the photo to go to Flickr for a brief explanation about this photo.

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Be interested to see if people think I have gone over the top with PP.

Thanks for looking.
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Postby Marvin on Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:30 pm

No, I like it. The focus is on the face.
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Postby Big V on Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:14 pm

I agree with Marvin on this, also there is enough going on in the background to put it in context without being too distracting.
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Postby gstark on Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:32 pm

As a portrait, this image works very well.

As a self-portrait, even more so. I dips me (straw) hat to ya.
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Postby colin_12 on Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:40 am

I love the hat Norbs. Mine is almost the same. :D
The colour in the pic is nice also.
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Postby Bindii on Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:20 pm

Oh thats one of the nicest self portraits I have seen... its very natural looking.. and the background tells me something about the subject... I adore the pp too as it draws my attention into you..

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Postby norbs on Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:35 pm

Bindii wrote:Oh thats one of the nicest self portraits I have seen... its very natural looking.. and the background tells me something about the subject... I adore the pp too as it draws my attention into you..

:)



Hang on a minute. You are a girl, and yet not a mention of my stunning hat? :lol:

My wife, mum and mother-in-law are all threatening to buy me a new hat for christmas.
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Postby Marvin on Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:54 pm

Well, I'm a girl too and it must be a testament to your photo that I didn't even notice how horrendous your hat was until you made that post!
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Postby ozczecho on Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:40 pm

Farmer Bob...ermm Norb...great portrait.
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Postby PiroStitch on Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:44 pm

Very nice Norb! Nice hat too btw!
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Postby norbs on Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:55 pm

Marvin wrote:Well, I'm a girl too and it must be a testament to your photo that I didn't even notice how horrendous your hat was until you made that post!


I'm wounded. Ugly I can handle, tattered, ok, but horrendous. :(
















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Postby Bindii on Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:03 pm

norbs wrote:
Hang on a minute. You are a girl, and yet not a mention of my stunning hat? :lol:

My wife, mum and mother-in-law are all threatening to buy me a new hat for christmas.


Thats cause thats your wifes job.... *nods*

I have my own men to yell at.. *evil grin*

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Postby norbs on Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:08 pm

Bindii wrote:
norbs wrote:
Hang on a minute. You are a girl, and yet not a mention of my stunning hat? :lol:

My wife, mum and mother-in-law are all threatening to buy me a new hat for christmas.


Thats cause thats your wifes job.... *nods*

I have my own men to yell at.. *evil grin*

:)


I hope all you other blokes are seeing this! Its not just in our heads. :shock:
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Postby Killakoala on Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:37 pm

Don't get rid of the hat, it's got character.

I like the way you have shot this image. It's reminiscent of the kind of image you would see in a quality Sunday paper lift-out magazine featuring someone who knows a lot about gardening.
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Postby norbs on Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:31 pm

Killakoala wrote:Don't get rid of the hat, it's got character.

I like the way you have shot this image. It's reminiscent of the kind of image you would see in a quality Sunday paper lift-out magazine featuring someone who knows a lot about gardening.


That wouldn't be me. I'm no Don Burke. I water them, they get a few days to grow, otherwise, into the compost bin they go.

My veges grow out of fear alone. :)
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Postby Killakoala on Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:56 am

norbs wrote:
Killakoala wrote:Don't get rid of the hat, it's got character.

I like the way you have shot this image. It's reminiscent of the kind of image you would see in a quality Sunday paper lift-out magazine featuring someone who knows a lot about gardening.


That wouldn't be me. I'm no Don Burke. I water them, they get a few days to grow, otherwise, into the compost bin they go.

My veges grow out of fear alone. :)


It's all about perception and you have that. :)
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Postby MATT on Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:04 am

norbs this is a great image...


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Postby norbs on Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:49 am

MATT wrote:norbs this is a great image...


MATT


Thanks Matt. It has caught me by surprise. 200 views is a record for me on this forum I reckon.
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Postby Marvin on Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:24 am

The people viewing must have heard about the hat! :wink:
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Postby norbs on Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:31 am

Marvin wrote:The people viewing must have heard about the hat! :wink:


You girls wont be so smug when you see all the young folk wearing straw topless hats this summer. I am a trend setter, not follower. :D :D :D
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