• How near, how far?

    How near, how far? Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • The Naked Chef (365: 46)

    Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Not a lot of time to take my picture tonight so it had to be something quick to take (and prepare).

    This has to go down as one of those pictures I took just for shock value and the fun of it. The juxtaposition of nakedness and wearing an apron are just asking for a laugh. I’m not sure if my looking so serious adds to the situation or not.

  • Another Shower shot, only this time I didn’t get wet (365: 43)

    Desperate for a different background I choose the shower. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I thought one of the ideas behind the 365 days project was to help people get to know themselves.

    This poses a problem when you find you don’t like the person you’ve come to know.

    A major re-evaluation is required, as I’m not sure I can spend another 322 days photographing this person.

    Following that confession, the conversation with other Flickr members doing the 365 days project went back and forth for a while, after which I concluded:

    You are right. Like ourselves or not, we’ve got to learn to accept ourselves, or make some life changing decisions.

    The guy I’m taking pictures of has lost his sense of fun, become boring, lost his passion and is just going through the motions. That’s what I’m seeing in my pictures. Now I’ve got to work out, do I want to change him and if so, how?

    Oh boy, was I in for a shock …

    Day 43 of my 365 days project

  • Wrapped in Thought

    Wrapped in thought. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    It was a long time before I learned (and often forgot) that it’s best to remove your jewelry for pictures like this.

  • Negative Space

    Negative Space. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Taken on the covered deck in the back garden. I was experimenting with negative space.

  • Don’t Look Now (365: 35)

    Don’t Look Now (365: 35) – At the very last moment I’ve decided that this is my photo for today. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

    At the very last moment I’ve decided that this is my photo for today. Hey, I’m getting lucky at aiming the camera – I can even do it with my eyes shut! OK the burnt-out head makes me look like I’m thinning on top – but I am, so, tough 🙂

    The original was a tad blurred so I sharpened this (who has been reading the Photoshop book then). Gosh I look like my uncle Keith – scary.

  • Morning shave

    Morning Shave. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

  • Resting (365: 34)

    Resting (365: 34) – I haven’t got any enthusiasm for photography right now. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

    I haven’t got any enthusiasm for photography right now. I’ll get this over and done with for the day, and go back to sleep 🙂

  • Sneeze (365: 33)

    Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

    In the last few days I’ve been coming down with a cold, and taking these self portraits has become a bit of a pain. This picture is awful, the alternate is slightly better, but this one sums up how I feel.

    Something odd seemed to be happening to my camera too. No matter what I did, the exposure went wrong – I’ve had to make manual adjustments to get things right. I guess if my brains were working I would have spotted that I’d changed the metering program. After three days of horrid pictures It slowly started to dawn on me. What is that funny little icon on the display? D’oh! D’oh! D’oh. Another line to my pre-photographing mantra, check all the camera settings – not just the ISO and f-stop. I’m taking a day’s leave tomorrow, a day at home will help me shake off this cold.

  • The Red Dress (365: 32)

    The Red Dress (365: 32). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

    For my final foray into the Copycat mini-challenge, this picture was going to be ‘The Red Shorts,’ but then I thought I’d go one better.

    The original is stunning and a favorite of mine. So respect to Laura – and she’s a lot more supple than me too. Trying this pose could have ended up with me off work with a bad back for months. This picture could get me into more trouble than any of my other shots; I didn’t ask if I could borrow the dress!

    14 Oct 2007: I really ought to re-name this shot ‘Albatross.’ It is one of my most viewed photographs, it has been ‘explored’ on Flickr, and it just won’t shift off the top of my ‘most popular photographs’ list.

    Note on mini-challenges. Trying to come up with an original idea for a photograph each day is extremely difficult. So the people completing the 365 Days project, came up with ‘Mini-challenges’ – ideas for pictures. This one was to make a copy of someone’s picture. I like a challenge, especially for a laugh. This was one of my contributions to the Copycat mini-challenge. It’s a shame Laura’s picture is no longer available. It was so much better executed than mine.

  • February 6, 2007

    February 6, 2007. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    It’s not been a good night. I’ve taken over a hundred pictures and the good picture fairy hasn’t shown up. Most have gone straight to the recycle bin. So, all in all, it has been a bit disappointing. Oh well day 32 tomorrow.

  • Deliberate (365: 31)

    Deliberate (365: 31) – Or if you prefer. ‘Red tie at night…’ Re-edit. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

    I typically had one hour to grab and process a picture each day. So many of the shots and much of the processing were hurried. I think the original shot would have worked better if I’d decided to cool down the lighting (make it less yellow). It was one of my early attempts at the bleach image effect, and I tried to get it in-camera.

    I cannot remember if ‘Deliberate’ was referring to my expression or the over-exposure of the image. It works for both.

    Today (2021) I prefer the spot color approach.

    Deliberate (365: 31) – Or if you prefer. ‘Red tie at night…’ (Original version). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

  • Searching for an SP

    Searching for an SP – SP – Self Portrait as they were called in the days before ‘Selfies.’ Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

    It wasn’t unusual to take 30-60 pictures in a session just to find one I was happy with. This is one of today’s ‘outtakes.’

  • Waking Up (365: 29)

    Day-028 Waking Up. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    In the summer I sleep in the garden;

    I don’t rough it; I have a sofa bed, which stays indoors over winter while the air is damp. In October I vowed to spend one night a month sleeping out and last night was February’s turn. It was a cool night, hence the duvet and sleeping bag.

    I just love my Fuji Finepix F30 camera to bits.

  • February Sunbathing

    February Sunbathing. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

  • February Sunbathing (365: 28)

    February Sunbathing (365: 28) -After a long walk to the shops and back via the in-laws, it was time to sit in the garden and enjoy the sun. It wasn’t long before I decided it was warm enough to disrobe. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

    After a long walk to the shops and back via the in-laws, it was time to sit in the garden and enjoy the sun. It wasn’t long before I decided it was warm enough to disrobe.

    I’ve gone to a lot of effort to make our garden secluded so that I can get an all-over tan without frightening the neighbors, and this is the first time this year I’ve been able to make full use of it. There are going to be days and days of pictures like this once the warmer weather starts.

    This was one of the first pictures I took this afternoon. When I checked it earlier, I thought it was badly framed, and I took a whole load more with varying poses and framing. Now, seeing it on the computer, I really like the composition. So this is my picture of the day.

  • Portrait by Candlelight (365: 25)

    Portrait by Candlelight (365: 25). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • High Contrast

    High Contrast. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Revisiting these pictures after twelve-odd years is harrowing, enlightening, and often embarrassing. Looking at this severe, stiff person makes me wonder how I lasted as long as I did without flipping out. It also makes me wonder why it took so long for me to realise that the joy had gone out of my life.

    And of course, I’ll never grow tired of singing the praises of my little Fuji camera. For a point and shoot, it really did well.

  • Too Much (365: 18)

    Too Much (365: 18) Re-edit. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
    Too Much (Original). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    It’s around ten PM and I’ve been working on and off since seven thirty AM.

    I took this shot at my desk at home.

  • Pensive

    Pensive. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    It’s taking a fair bit of digging to discover why I have this picture. It turned out that I’d planned a 365 days picture — but it went wrong. I’ve no idea what the plan was. After I’d taken this, I got another idea for my day’s shot, but it seems that this picture survived anyway.   

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