My Self-portrait entry

Late as usual I'm afraid, but here nonetheless, my image for the 'self-portrait' theme. This is a sort of tribute to Warhol, copying a self portrait of his that I saw in an 'Icon's' book years back. for the life of me I can't find the image on the net, so will have to trawl through libraries (if I have the time) to find it again.

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Just pretend...

Just pretend that I owned a camera with over 10 meagre(!) pixels, and just pretend that I had model releases in the bag for all the people... I am curiose to get your opinions as to the market potential, if there is any, for images of this nature. Bit tricky I'll admit and not really my style (style?..... hmmmm, we will have to let that one go by!)
Interested to get your thoughts.

Paul.

To introduce myself

Hi all,

To start, let me introduce myself: My name is Nick and I have been invited by Emil. 

I am an amateur photographer with a keen interest in wildlife photography. I shoot with a dslr since August 2008. I picked up some parts here and there from Emil's courses he gives for African Impact, and I have learned loads from him. With photoshop I am a complete rookie, but hope to learn more about that in the next couple of months. 

I have included some photos for you as an introduction and to comment on.  I took them in February this year in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park, and one from some Crocodile hatchlings at the St. Lucia Crocodile centre. I am keen to learn from you professionals, so don't hold back and tell me honestly what you think and where/how I should improve. I have seen many great shots at this blog from all of you, but am a bit reluctant to comment, given my amateur status and that I have not much experience with anything else than wildlife photography. So please forgive me for being somewhat silent, while still hoping that you will comment on my shots. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. 

Hoping to learn a lot from you guys, 

Nick van de Wiel

Keys Part 2

As Emil noted, these shots are aimed at Trevillion, Monsoon and Arcangel. I think Emil's third shot of the lone key is very much in the mood for these three libraries. I only shot one of these images with the Lensbaby - no guesses which one!