Just a general poll really, I find that when i show people my photographs, it can be hard for me to get excited about them. I get tired of them so fast. There are a few "classics" that i still like but because i've seen them so much sometimes they seem to fall in the cliche category for me, even though they might not be to the general public. An example would be this one old man and baby. One of my first ever blacka and whites, i was incredibly proud of it at the time (and i still like the exposure) but the subject seems overdone and cliche to me. Though this was about 5 years ago, before the anne geddes baby hipe. Ugh anne geddes, i appreciate her skill, but i always feel sorry for the little kids used so commercially.

Shoot! I goofed, must have save over it when i was using the oldman-baby image as a size template fore posting. Ooops anyway here's the one i MEANT to talk about. DOH -Nathan Speller

instead we see one of your finer images, rawk man. I already commented on this one yesterday. VERY nice use of lighting.

oh, and yes, I do really get sick of my own stuff, which is prolly why Im always looking through photo books for new ideas and techniques to try, or, in some cases (Lil glow Worm, and that other one) inventing my own methods.

yeah i like the glow worm slynky. And you know what i also hate? The same problem that you mentioned on that image, dark monitors. I have a VERY bright, nice monitor, but i turn it down to about 85% because that's what it seems my monitors at work are at about. Ugh frustrating to think some of the detail in the shadows are just not showing up.

Both of these are wonderful images, and SO different from each other. I get sick of my own images, yes. Sue

I was working on a mac for that image. I thought that because mac gamma is fairly bright compared to pc gamma, that detail would be lost, but it all worked out. Best thing is to tune your monitor to a pantone colour profile, work in a room that has NaturaL light bulbs, and to let your screen warm up for half an hour before doing any hardcore work.

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Especially love the "oldman-baby" shot Nathan, ...and yes, for sure, I get totally bored stiff of my efforts after a seemingly very short while! Maybe that's a good thing - keeps you lookin' for the 'great shot'?! :) Kind regards Mark

...I really dig both of these pieces. And funny, but I dont get sick of my photos. But what comes to those early days 3d-pics, I could kill myself. "wuuuaaa, lookatme, I'm Mr gfx-magnificiento, mr 3D-kingoftheworld, I can render glasballsfloatingoverwater, and nude chiks, I rule!!!111" .n