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[2006-01-05 20:40:07 +0000 UTC]
"there are no absolutes"
(Netherlands)
# Statistics
Favourites: 205; Deviations: 136; Watchers: 21
Watching: 31; Pageviews: 15376; Comments Made: 358; Friends: 31
# Interests
Tools of the Trade: Canon 400D, Canon EF 50, Sigma DC 17-70Other Interests: Portrait photography, literature, tango
# About me
When I was younger than I care to remember, my father bought me a Zenit camera. Wish I could tell you that it was love at first sight and that I learned my skills clicking around the house like a crazy paparazzo monkey. Truth is, I wasn't even remotely interested; my twin purposes in life at the time were to learn to play guitar and meet girls.
It wasn't until college that I discovered it again, gathering dust somewhere on a shelf. I took it on a couple of trips and slowly, through trial and much error, I came to realize that I didn't care much about Russian-made cameras that bled light in your photos and red-tinted every natural light shot. So I got myself a second-hand Canon EOS 30 with an EF 24-135 US ISM lens and never looked back. I loved that camera to bits - I was shooting and scanning film when the digital revolution happened - and I still miss it to this day. It taught me almost everything I know.
Thousands of shots and three digital cameras later, I discovered that what I love the most is to photograph people: faces, expressions, the glint of an eye, the shadow of a smile - and especially that extra shot, when they stop posing, let their guard down and have their real selves shine through. It feels like everything I've learned, technique, framing, composition, was just so I could be ready to capture the moment. When everything is just right for that one shot - that's what makes it worthwhile.
Still love my Canon, just for the way it feels "right" in my hands. But now I know that old Zenits can also make beautiful pictures, if the subject is right.
Thank you for visiting.
# Comments
Comments: 70
Thanks for the +Watch.. really happy that you like my works!
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Wow, thanks for the feature
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You're welcome; you know I admire your work.
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How do you compare your 2008 Castlefest series compared to 2006?
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That's a tough one.
In 2006 I've decided to shoot black and white, thinking that colours might spoil the mood. Also, I went mainly for the medieval/fantasy costumes and poses - with perhaps one or two exceptions.
2008 was just plain old-fashion hit-and-run photography, events and places and portraits of people (after asking permission, of course). That 50mm piece of glass from Canon is really amazing, it allowed me to shoot until really late in the day. I was more focused on what was before my eyes than on the whole "it's a fantasy fare, let's shoot fantasy people" thing.
All in all, I liked the experience a lot. It taught me that what I enjoy the most about photography is freezing up moments of people's lives. Sure, I also like the occasional still life or landscape or architecture, but it's portrait work that I enjoy the most.
Sorry, got a bit long-winded there.
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Ah, that answers it. The reason I asked is because with 2005 and 2006, each photo had a little fictional fantasy story behind it. This isn't the case with this year's photos. Must be nice having auto focus with your 50mm lens unlike poor Nikon owners...
Hopefully now that you've decided you really like taking portraits you'll upload more
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Hey Laurentiu!
Thank you so much for Faving Blake's Bay !
Cheers,
Sascha
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Hey 
Cheers
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tnx 4 
and you are welcome ever you want!
simo
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Thanks mate 
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Then I eagerly await! Cheers.
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thx your greating. fantastic gallery, tulips the absolute
fav!
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Hopa! Ne-am schimbat avatarul! Si de ce mi-e mie cunoscuta poza?
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Hei, hei! Thanks a million for the fav on "Dialogue" [link]
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Thanks a lot for the fav on "Galway Bay I" [link]
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Hi Laurentiu, thank you very very much for your comment and for the
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Hey Thanks for the Favourite on Multinoma falls. You have a cool gallery with Interesting faces and characters.
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Thanks, thanks, thanks for the fav on "Dance me to the end of love" [link]
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Hey there! Thanks for the watch and the favourites, I'm going to take a look around your gallery now but I already loved the seal
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