January 18, 2009
Binocular self-portrait.

I thought of these compact binoculars when I was looking for a daily photo today. First I thought I would try a shot head-on, with the small refracted images coming through the binoculars, but as soon as I took them out I was intrigued by the reflections in the lenses. I set up my camera on a tripod and put it right next to my face, placed the binoculars on some black velour about a foot away, and swung my desk lamp around to light my face but not the binoculars.

The result is almost SOOC. I just tweaked the whole image with a slight curves adjustment and some sharpening - no fiddling with with the reflections. The orange color is from the lens coatings. I think it's a pretty neat image, though it's kind of a creepy look for me.

January 18, 2009
Binocular self-portrait.

I thought of these compact binoculars when I was looking for a daily photo today. First I thought I would try a shot head-on, with the small refracted images coming through the binoculars, but as soon as I took them out I was intrigued by the reflections in the lenses. I set up my camera on a tripod and put it right next to my face, placed the binoculars on some black velour about a foot away, and swung my desk lamp around to light my face but not the binoculars.

The result is almost SOOC. I just tweaked the whole image with a slight curves adjustment and some sharpening - no fiddling with with the reflections. The orange color is from the lens coatings. I think it's a pretty neat image, though it's kind of a creepy look for me.