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26-MAY-2005 Robin Reid

May 26: Reflections on Aging

Rancho Bernardo, CA


You ask, “Robin, what did you do on your birthday?”

Well, besides answering several happy birthday phone calls, being touched by some very nice e-cards, and reveling in the wonderful online comments on Pbase, I spent most of the midday trying to get this shot right!

“Is that a little bit of full Monty in that picture on the wall?”

Why yes it is. I had promised to show it a year ago and many of the viewers complained that ***the shot *** I posted was not a full Monty. And my response to them then, as it is now, is they better have their eyesight checked.

“Are you just going to babble on about digital nudity, or are you going to tell us why it took so long to set up the shot?”

I kept breaking the rule of keeping the image simple. I had too many distracting backgrounds etc. in my earlier efforts. So when the sun finally came out and I had some great natural light in my living room, I pounced on that opportunity knowing that my wall and couch are white and plain.

“So what have you learned about aging?”

It happens.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/80s f/4.0 at 17.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time26-May-2005 13:14:56
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time1/80 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (4)
Focus Distance

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CJ Burianek29-May-2005 02:17
Happy Belated Birthday!
Excellent attention to all of the details!
don nieman28-May-2005 12:36
Hey, where do you get the AARP hat? I want one! This is an excellent composition.
virginiacoastline28-May-2005 02:01
HABBY PBASE BIRTHDAY!!!! And you DO have the same expression . . on purpose, no doubt!!
brother_mark27-May-2005 20:48
You're right, the light is really nice at this time of day in your living room. Happy Birthday. I see a lot of resemblance in the face. Is it real or is it photoshop?
Guest 27-May-2005 16:31
Great shot! This is perfect. Happy Birthday to you a day late.
Hope it was fantastic!
Leo Charette27-May-2005 15:46
Oh this is a classic Robin.... this is what it was like before Huggies? ;) Fabulous composition with just the right amount of detail to tell the story.... I'm not sure about the pink mirror, though. Happy Birthday Robin, though a bit belated. Nice hat. ;)
Kenneth Zimmerman27-May-2005 10:47
P.S. I turned 5 in February and was asked to join AARP too.
Kenneth Zimmerman27-May-2005 10:46
What a great shot, well done!
I wish you a very Happy Birthday and many, many more.
I really appreciate the many comments you have left on my images.
I still want to get a PBase convention going, preferably in San Diego inthe wintertime!!!!!
Stu27-May-2005 09:34
Happy belated birthday, Robin... why so glum!!!
Gary Winters27-May-2005 06:04
I got this in under the hour. It's 11:03 p.m. on your birthday. I hope it was everything you wanted it to be, Robin. Keep on regaling us with amusing and skilled photoshop images. You are da man!
Guest 27-May-2005 03:59
Happy Birthday! Good job on this shot. You're right - it happens. Love the AARP cap.
Guest 27-May-2005 03:58
NIce job. I hope you had a great day!!
Robin Reid27-May-2005 03:40
@Jeremy and Snootydog... your suggestion that I be lying out on the couch a la the baby photo is brilliant.... blush ... never even entered my mind .... and don't worry, I'm not going to re-shoot it, but I've learned something here. Thanks.
snootydog27-May-2005 03:34
What is most interesting to me about this photo is that your mouth looks identical today to the way it looked lo those many years ago. While I think this is an excellent photo overall, I am wondering if perhaps it might have had a bit more impact if you were lying down on your sofa instead of sitting up and if, perhaps you had on nothing more than a diaper.

Okay, knowing you, you will try that. I encourage you not to.

Now then, is your shirt stained or does your sensor need cleaning?

cheers Batman, and happy birthday once again.

liza
Mindy McNaugher27-May-2005 03:32
Great shot! Happy Birthday!
Di27-May-2005 03:04
Very creative. Hope it was a great day.
jypsee27-May-2005 02:50
Yoiks!!! you're born on the same day as my ex-husband; but, happy birthday anyhow :^)
Elaine (etfitz)27-May-2005 02:35
Happy Birthday!
JeremyGood27-May-2005 02:26
This image would have been perfect if you had posed exactly the same as the baby pic. That would be something to see!
Guest 27-May-2005 01:55
Happy Birthday!
Larry Ahern27-May-2005 01:08
It happens alright ... and you are taking it well :) Happy birthday!
Guest 27-May-2005 00:50
Happy birthday, Mr. Johnson! And many more.

(A pink mirror?)
James Lundy27-May-2005 00:12
Fun reflective shot. The AARP hat makes it. Happy Birthday!
scott clarke26-May-2005 23:44
You are a strange man Mr photoshop. Have a greatttttttt day.
Karen Leaf26-May-2005 23:17
You're too funny Robin!
Hope it was a special day after your exertions for this one
Many more happy ones.
Joseph Brennskag26-May-2005 23:05
Great shot Robin! You haven't aged a day!
Gary Blanchette26-May-2005 22:41
Well Robin, I hope you at least treated yourself to some sort of endulgence today...
Pepe Zyman26-May-2005 22:32
OMG child pornography!
Great idea to save on diapers :^)
Congratulations with my best wishes!
You are a great guy!
Zak26-May-2005 22:18
Happy Birthday!!
Gail Davison26-May-2005 21:37
Happy birthday Robin.... you've hardly changed at all (except for the trousers!).
laine8226-May-2005 21:26
Age is just a number...You don't look a day older then yesterday. Dat's a vwewy cute photo, Wobin :>)
Coleen Perilloux Landry26-May-2005 21:15
You haven't changed a bit. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Guest 26-May-2005 21:11
Happy Birthday Robin! Can't stop laughing at you looking in the mirror - you nut!!
northstar3726-May-2005 21:10
Happy Birthday!
Gayle P. Clement26-May-2005 21:09
Happy Birthday, dear Robin!