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~daniel21:icondaniel21:

Daniel  

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  • General Digital Photographer
  • Male/Australia
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  • Deviant since Jan 3, 2005, 9:41 PM
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Update: Feb 2008

Journal Entry: Sat Feb 16, 2008, 9:23 PM
  • Mood: Cheerful
  • Listening to: JJJ Hottest 100 2007, Beethoven
  • Reading: Digg
  • Watching: Dexter, Tiger Team, Juno
  • Playing: WoW, Team Fortress 2
  • Drinking: Tea (made with 2 teabags)
So I was updating my profile, looked at my journal and realised that its been a year since I've updated my journal. Oh dear.

I want to do more portrait work. If you enjoy having photos taken of yourself, volunteer, so I can be less rubbish at portrait photography! I'll buy you candy or a Porsche or something as a reward.

For Christmas, I was given a new tripod (cool!) but quickly realised by reading the box that it wasn't going to be anywhere near suitable for my camera (d'oh!). With a maximum weight of 2kg, and a camera that weighs a little over 2 on a good day and up to 2.5 with all bits tacked on, I needed to do the dreaded "heyyy.... can I have the receipt so I can return this?". I managed to essentially white lie to the guys at JB Hi Fi, and went to my favorite camera store in the city and paid the difference to purchase a shiny new Manfrotto 190. It should last me a very long time indeed.

Other stuff I need to grab when I can be bothered shelling out for it:

Remote release switch (If anyone knows where I can get an el-cheapo one for a 350D, please reply to this and let me know! I don't really want to pay $80 for something that costs $2.50 to make). I've seen the schematics, and they're dead simple, but I'm rubbish with a soldering iron.

Polarising filter: I do loads of landscape photography, and I don't have a filter. Very, very slack indeed.

As far as non-photography stuff goes, I finished uni, averaging a distinction. Yippee! Graduation is in a month, and I've ordered my tight threads for the occasion (regalia... I'll look such a tool).

So yes, everything is pretty much dandy. Hopefully I'll post another one of these in less than a year. :-s

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 22
  • Current Residence: Perth, Western Australia
  • Interests: Music, Digital Photography, the beach, computers, reading, writing, photochopping, motorsport
  • Favourite movie: Donnie Darko, American Beauty, Fight Club, Blues Brothers
  • Favourite band or musician: Check out my last.fm - http://www.last.fm/user/dan.t.man/
  • Favourite genre of music: Everything but Country
  • Favourite artist: Van Gough
  • Favourite poet or writer: T.S. Eliot
  • Favourite photographer: Ansel Adams
  • Operating System: Nifty Doorways + Mac OS X 10.5.2
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod+iTunes+Daniel = :-)
  • Shell of choice: OSX Aqua 'Blue'
  • Skin of choice: Apple skin. It gets stuck in your teeth.
  • Favourite game: Deus Ex, Half Life, Red Alert 2, Orange Box
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC or NES, depending on how retro i'm feeling.
  • Favourite cartoon character: Harvey Birdman
  • Tools of the Trade: Canon EOS350D, EF 17-40 F4 L, EF 50mm F/1.8, 70-200 F4 L, Speedlite 430EX + Diff, Manfrotto 190XPROB

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Devious Comments

~clarinetlovr:iconclarinetlovr: Mar 23, 2008, 8:49:44 PM
hi random deviant! :]

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“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…”
“What a stupid lamb.”
“What a sick, masochistic lion.”

-Edward and Bella, Twilight
~laceydiane:iconlaceydiane: Feb 29, 2008, 10:20:26 AM
Thanks =]
Yes the fog is nice but the wintery cold that comes along with it isn't very nice at all. lol
~blacklollypops:iconblacklollypops: Feb 21, 2008, 5:52:24 AM
hey thanks for ur comment, thanks 4 info regarding the spot, ive always wanted to take some 'country' shots, so hopefully ill check it out when i have some time, i totally didnt realize it was near suburbia

and with my hard drive im still using it :P, but ive got two, one main one and one back up

Keep doing what you do cus its fantastic

and with portrait models, jus find someone who wants some wicked photos of themselves on their myspace :P

<3

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We all dream of travelling the world, but isn't the world within us? We little know the depths of our mind. The mysterious journey lies inwards.
~laceydiane:iconlaceydiane: Feb 16, 2008, 11:13:06 AM
i must say your gallery is absoloutly amazing.
~blacklollypops:iconblacklollypops: Feb 16, 2008, 6:15:12 AM
Halo fellow perthian

Love your gallery,
where do you go to take your 'country' shots?
Your style is awesome

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We all dream of travelling the world, but isn't the world within us? We little know the depths of our mind. The mysterious journey lies inwards.
*loom1t:iconloom1t: Aug 5, 2007, 5:37:56 AM
your gallery is so great! :heart:
~saini75:iconsaini75: Jul 8, 2007, 9:46:44 PM
hi..u've got a nice collection.
~theinfinatesadness:icontheinfinatesadness: Jun 13, 2007, 1:21:53 PM
hey, thanks for the fave! i think ive seen some of your stuff before. o.O
catchya round.

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And now for something completely different.
~Scotty-Dollin:iconScotty-Dollin: Apr 3, 2007, 5:08:52 AM
Cheers for the return watch, i cant wait to see what you keep coming up with...should be good :D
~gurustu:icongurustu: Feb 9, 2007, 12:00:33 AM
cool gallery. :thumbsup: :D

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it is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger or you miss all that heavenly glory :meditate:
*eyeseewell:iconeyeseewell: Feb 5, 2007, 4:52:54 AM
hey, you have a great gallery here...its always good to see more photographers from perth that actually have something respectable on their page.
keep it up.

come check out my gallery :)
*ridethespiral1:iconridethespiral1: Jan 23, 2007, 11:14:53 PM
thanks for the friend add :)

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So crucify the ego, before it's far too late
To leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical,
And you will come to find that we are all one mind
Capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.

Tool - Reflection
~royalbooi:iconroyalbooi: Dec 20, 2006, 9:59:28 AM
than you thank you thank you so much Daniel :hug:
~royalbooi:iconroyalbooi: Dec 19, 2006, 11:04:11 AM
nice pictures ! wonderful gallery :+fav:
~NocturnalVampire:iconNocturnalVampire: Nov 12, 2006, 5:50:15 AM Mood: Joy
The WASO subscribers were hillarious! Went to the Bens rock Australia tour, and you should have seen the looks we got when we started singing the horn section from Army!

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350DLovers The Canon Club

I used to be sane, but I got better.
~UnLeashed210:iconUnLeashed210: Oct 22, 2006, 5:42:13 AM
thanks for adding me to ur friends :D really appreciate it :)

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The Greatest thing you will ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return :date::hug::butterflytwo:
i :heart: my KEIRAN!
~Schoomdaddy:iconSchoomdaddy: Oct 16, 2006, 6:04:31 AM
:laughing: Well they sure do now. There so should be a little Ben Folds doll to sing one to sleep. Although I may be getting ahead of myself, heh :)
~daniel21:icondaniel21: Oct 16, 2006, 5:56:08 AM
I did have a bit of a giggle at the WASO subscribers who really "had no idea who this Folds guy was".

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-There are no good cameras, only good photographers.
~Schoomdaddy:iconSchoomdaddy: Oct 16, 2006, 5:29:53 AM
Haha, it was marvellous. Many people didn't know the words though, I was disappointed. But at least he made a worthwhile contribution Perth song :P
~daniel21:icondaniel21: Oct 16, 2006, 4:52:25 AM
The Folds concert was indeed the awesome.
It was hard to beleive how good he was live!

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-There are no good cameras, only good photographers.
~Schoomdaddy:iconSchoomdaddy: Oct 15, 2006, 6:22:49 PM
Hey, excellent gallery here fellow Perthy. I think I may watch you :) And I notice your a big Folds fan! Awesome :) Did you see him in the Perth Concert Hall this year?
~daniel21:icondaniel21: Oct 9, 2006, 6:32:33 AM Mood: Triumph
For teh win!

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-There are no good cameras, only good photographers.
~NocturnalVampire:iconNocturnalVampire: Oct 9, 2006, 12:24:49 AM Mood: Pride
DUDE!!! 1000 page views!!!!

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350DLovers The Canon Club

I used to be sane, but I got better.
*kafeidetour:iconkafeidetour: Sep 6, 2006, 4:18:27 PM
You gallery is excellent, your work really shows your individual flare.

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Forever and anon, we dance the endless waltz of centuries,
All is laughter as we fall to the endless sound of rain...