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About Me Member Deviously Deviant Jon Parsons22/Male/Australia Recent Activity Deviant for 6 Months
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monochrome and the incurable GAS..

Fri Jul 24, 2009, 4:55 AM
No. I'm not talking about flatulence, but something much more serious. Gear Acquisition Syndrome, something that affects hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.
It drives them to by that latest bit of kit, new lens, better camera, new toys etc..
Coming from being a chronic guitar buyer and stepping into the world of photography has opened up a whole new level of GAS.
You may notice my gallery is filling with monochrome, and this has to do with my new found love of historical photojournalism. The good old black and white snaps of history.
So I'm delving deeper into the world without colour, and this brings on thoughts of gear to suit. A nice 50mm lens perhaps? I'm not sure.
I'm getting my filter kit built up though, so working those into my shots should be a bit of a learning curve.
I'm fighting the urge to splash out on a new camera as well. I really don't think I've outgrown the D40x, so maybe I'll stick with it a bit longer. Who knows..
Too many things to consider, too little time to actually take photos. I should get out more.

  • Mood: Lazy
  • Listening to: the rain
  • Reading: 2 Samuel
  • Eating: fingernails
  • Drinking: maccas orange juice

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Australia
  • Interests: music, woodwork, geometry
  • Favourite movie: green mile
  • Favourite band or musician: Paul Simon
  • Favourite genre of music: folk, rock, anything really
  • Favourite artist: Michael Leunig
  • Favourite poet or writer: Michael Leunig
  • Operating System: MAC
  • MP3 player of choice: don't own one. unless you count my computer!
  • Tools of the Trade: Nikon D40x, Nikon 50mm f1.4, Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6

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:iconcomefosse:
Nice gallery Man.. i put you in my :+devwatch:

Cheers :-)

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:iconmal-aime:
i really appreciate your interest in my work :) thank you muchly!
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:iconlubplz: T h a n k y o u f o r t h e f a v e :iconlubplz:


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:iconukhan50699:
you have a very cool gallery =D

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:iconmal-aime:
Thankyou very much :)
:iconilimel:
thanks for the fav!

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Check out my gallery! [link]
:iconwaxmanjack:
Hope you don’t mind but, you have been featured in my Journal.

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:iconmal-aime:
oh, wow! thanks heaps! i really appreciate this :) its in among some fantastic work!
:iconwaxmanjack:
Welcome to DA! Your gallery is a treat. Hope to see more of your work soon.

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"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus".~Mark Twain

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:iconmal-aime:
thankyou very much! I'm slowly building my understanding of what makes a good picture. there will be plenty more to come! cheers :)

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