• Disappointing (365: 109)

    Disappointing (365:109). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    But only because I had to straighten the image, and I was trying to avoid post processing. I deleted all my other shots for today as they all had a slant to them – I’ll try again tomorrow.

    Re-edited August 4, 2015, so this is no longer straight out of camera. However, I think this is a much better picture now.

  • Modesty (365:108)

    Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    When I took this picture my ‘artistic’ notion was to challenge the idea of modesty. Can a naked person be modest? It’s all in the mind. There’s also something about omitting the head to make the image impersonal and also preserve the anonymity of the model. It’s a great juxtaposition of ideas and imagery. I also had a technical objective to get a picture straight out of camera with no post-processing. Which, looking back, I think resulted in a softer less striking image.

    The above picture is a reworking of the original black and white picture I took in 2007. I much prefer this duotone treatment.

    Below is the original, plus another shot trying out a different pose.

  • Faraday

    Faraday — The Faraday Building, University of Southampton. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    University of Southampton. Taken during a stroll around the campus on my lunch break.

  • Lovely Eyes (365: 107)

    Lovely Eyes (365: 107). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • Keeping Trim (365: 106).

    Keeping Trim (365: 106). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    This started as a bit of a reprise of my Day 2, though I’ve got a set of mains powered clippers now and so don’t trim my beard in the bathroom.

    I don’t know why I like this picture so much out of all the shots I ended up taking — possibly because it hasn’t got my face in it as such.

  • Yeah, well

    Yeah, well. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    My second attempt at my daily picture was to use the mirror, but I didn’t like the shots.

    I accidently set the timer to two seconds and pulled a stupid face to save wasting electrons.

  • Saturday in the sun (365: 105)

    Saturday in the sun (365: 105 ). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Just for a change I thought I’d take a picture straight after coming home from the traditional Saturday morning shopping (more nice ties bought), and before enjoying an afternoon basking in the sun.

    We’ve been having a (very) early summer, though today the wind coming from the east was very chilling. Fortunately, the garden is sheltered so I spent most of the afternoon multitasking – sunbathing and catching up on sleep!

    My brother and his family came round (I suspect only to watch the soccer on TV) We had a few beers and a meal, and it was nice to see the kids – given my parents’ demise, we seem to be surrogate grandparents as well as uncle and auntie.

  • Copycat, Copycat (365: 104)

    Copycat, Copycat (365: 104). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Mindfulgirl’s 365 picture looked so posh today, what with her matching outfit and tasteful decor, that I thought I ought to bring her back to her photographic reality with this copycat of her copycat of one of my pictures.

    I’ve been dying for the right opportunity to strike with this one.

    Extensive research has led me to uncover that the wig was part of a “Do It Yourself Hippie Kit” Christmas gift. 🙂

  • Stairway to Nowhere

    Stairway to Nowhere. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I had less than an hour to take my pictures today (my own fault), and in my rush, I failed to check the first few shots and took a whole series (23) woefully under-exposed. Mega adjustments in Photoshop, and by accident, this pose just about sums up how I felt when I downloaded the pictures. It is only a pose, though – I was (and am) perfectly happy!

  • Looking for… (365: 103)

    Looking for… (365: 103) – heaven knows, but I’ve not found it. I’d settle for a couple of photo ideas. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
    365: 103 Reject. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • Reclining (365: 102)

    Reclining (365: 102). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I took 40 pictures, and only this one was good enough. I resisted the temptation to desaturate the picture.

    Looking back at this picture, I realize it’s probably one of the few images I’m uncomfortable sharing. Reedited & retitled.

  • Clasp (365: 101)

    Clasp (365: 101). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • In a corner (365: 100)

    In a corner (365: 100). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • DERA Eastney, Portsmouth

    DERA Eastney, Portsmouth. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I thought the skyline was striking

  • Milton Lake (Langstone Harbour)

    Milton Lake (Langstone Harbour). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • Milton Lake (Langstone Harbour)

    Milton Lake (Langstone Harbour). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • By the beach

    By the beach — Gary + hedge. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • On the beach (365: 99)

    On the beach (365: 99). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I had to wade into the sea, to get one shot, so I thought I might as well take my 365 days self-portrait at the same time, I think the people on the beach thought me a little odd, especially as I was using the flash for a couple of trial shots.

    Funny how I ended up sunbathing on the nudist beach; maybe I should have taken these shots there – though I don’t think standing in the sea pointing a camera in the general direction of one’s genitals would be considered gentlemanly behaviour.

    And before anyone asks the sea was Bloody cold!

  • Langstone Harbour Entrance

    Langstone Harbour Entrance. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    This channel marker is looking pretty beat up. That’s probably because it’s close to the beach, and so a good target for stones, and quite likely either someone has run into it, or tried to tie up to it.

    In the distance you can see people on the beach on Hayling Island, and the sea breaking on the East Winner sandbank. While checking that I’d correctly remembered the name of the sandbank I uncovered news from 2014 of a newly discovered wreck on the East Winner, revealed — or should that be uncovered? 🙂 — after unusually violent storms.   

  • Out for a ride

    Out for a ride — Gary + bike. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I borrowed the PM’s bike and tried to see if I could find some photographs.

    Funny how I ended up sunbathing on the nudist beach.

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