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Let your light so shine that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father, which is in heaven...Matthew 5:16
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This afternoon we had a big hail storm..We had just returned home from grocery shopping and barely got in the house.
I ran upstairs with the intention of shooting the hail stones with my camera out the window from a higher angle. I definitely had no intentions of doing a self portrait today, but since I had my Tamron 70-300 lens on my camera I decided to do a little practicing with low lighting to see how my new lens would work ...I only had one lamp as my main source of light and I shot this self portrait in the dressing table mirror..I decided to use it for the Meta Theme which I didn't have an entry for at the moment. I think it portrays who I am in a natural sense, experimenting with photography and playing with the light.
I am mostly amazed that there was no camera shake since I did not have my tripod along with me upstairs and this was hand held. It is a very impromptu portrait...no makeup and not dressed up..
No flash...one desk lamp
Focal length 70mm
F-number F/7.1
Exposure time 1/50 sec.
ISO speed 800
Manual Focus
23 responses
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Joerg Schlagheck gave props (9 Apr 2011):
It seems to portray you really well and you also look fantastic without make up!
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Andrea Petersen said (9 Apr 2011):
Thank you for your comment, Joerg...That's why I love existing light rather than
harsh flash for my age...It is much softer lighting and it is more natural light. I
prefer manual focus over auto focus for portraiture. -
Linda Houghton gave props (10 Apr 2011):
great sp... lighting working well for this
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Donald Garrett gave props (10 Apr 2011):
You are def. the queen of SPs!! Great job
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Susan Littlefield gave props (10 Apr 2011):
A beautiful SP, Andrea, and the lighting is perfect! (If I did an SP 'au natural' I'd have to submit it to the 'Creepy' theme!!)
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Andrea Petersen said (10 Apr 2011):
Oh Susan....You are a beautiful lady and I could never see your SP in a creepy
theme ....If only I had one ounce of your talent and your imagination...Who else
but you could think of all the different ways to present bees. You are amazing! -
JanElle gave props (10 Apr 2011):
Well done!! These are tricky shots to begin with.. but you've done a wonderful job using low light.. This is truly a lovely SP, Andrea!!
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Regenia Brabham gave props (10 Apr 2011):
This is wonderful!!! It is more difficult to get good lighting with a telephoto. Especially in low light. You nailed it!!
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Rajeev Jadhav gave props (10 Apr 2011):
You are a stylish model Andrea !!!
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Richard Knight gave props (10 Apr 2011):
Lovely mood.
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Leslie Hunziker gave props (10 Apr 2011):
beautiful color & light.
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Linda Houghton gave props (10 Apr 2011):
Great Entry!
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eithne mythen gave props (11 Apr 2011):
The lighting IS wonderful, love how you positioned your arms and fingers, I swear you look younger every day..
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Christopher J Chalk gave props (11 Apr 2011):
Love the camera :) Great SP Andrea!
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elfriede fulda gave props (11 Apr 2011):
Fantastic !
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (11 Apr 2011):
A really beautiful self portrait Andrea!
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Mykola Swarnyk gave props (11 Apr 2011):
Beautiful composition! Very romantic! And very stylish (I agree with Rajeev)!
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Patty Gross gave props (12 Apr 2011):
I love this natural look, Andrea! You look very young in your casual style, and the lighting is very soft and flattering. One of you best s/p's in my opinion. Very, very beautiful!!!
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Saroj Swain gave props (14 Apr 2011):
beautiful and well composed self portrait!!!
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Deborah Downes gave props (16 Apr 2011):
You look fantastic. Wonderful lighting. Love your hat.
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Lanis Rossi gave props (20 Apr 2011):
I like this one a lot!
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Judy and Wayne Wanamaker gave props (25 Apr 2011):
You look like a fashion model on a photoshoot! Brilliant!
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John Linton gave props (30 Apr 2011):
Meta magic.
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