Self-Portrait--Celebrating 100 posts!

When it comes to having my photograph taken, I've begged, pleaded, and threatened my friends and family to leave me out of the shot. If I see a camera that I'm not holding, I run the other way. Before I got sick I was thin and fit. But due to Lyme Disease, a lagging thyroid, fibromyalgia, and the inability to exercise to any real effect, those days are far behind me. I never liked being photographed but in the past I'd at least suck it up and allow myself to be photographed at family gatherings and such. It doesn't help that I have a lazier-than-ever eye. I detest seeing photos of myself with that wonky eye staring off at who knows what.

But today I decided to experiment a little bit with photographing myself. I didn't take the time for proper makeup, to set up a good background, or arrange any good light, hence the graininess in a couple of these shots. Maybe next time. Mostly I was just playing. Does anyone know how to Photoshop away the bags under the eyes?

DANG! This is my 100th blog entry! Woot! What a perfect entry for numero cien!

Spofford, Texas, just a few miles from my Brackettville home.

I was in an old building with no roof in Spofford, TX this evening. The town holds parties and things there fairly often, including city council meetings. Apparently the last party was the Christmas party because an old, dead pine tree lay against one wall and these Christmas ornaments were scattered about the floor here and there. The giant wooden Santa sled was also a bit of a give away.

I shot this one ornament a LOT and couldn't get myself out of the shots unless I was way back from the ornament so I decided to consider them self portraits! All but the first and third, anyway.

I like the way the ornament reflects the sky, walls, and windows in this roofless structure.

See the entire Spofford Series.