attics of my life

More blizzard pix are up here.

I just put up some pix of the blizzard of 06, here. Hopefully, we'll be able to get out of the house today and take some more.

I thought I would post a little about how I take the macro shots in case anyone is interested. The gear is:

• Nikon D70S body
• Nikkor 60mm micro lens

I usually try to shoot macros at a very low ISO, 200 usually. I usually use an f/stop between 2.8 and 5. And I usually use the bracket function that is available on the D70 set at 3 frames 1/3 stop. This way I get a range for depth of field.

I just put four new pix up in the B&W Macro gallery. I was experimenting with the Depth of Field on each picture. They are all of the same flower that I found just down the street.

New b&w photo gallery.. This will probably be shots from hiking expeditions, etc.

The National Photo Awards website does contests on weekly, monthly, and annual basis. The awards are just for fun up to $1000.

I've noticed that when I'm taking pix whether walking around or around the house that I tend to listen to certain types of music and that the music seems to effect the outcome of the pix.

Has anyone else ever noticed this?

Some of my favorites are:

• Van Morrison
• Anne Sophie-Mutter
• Dave Matthews
• Grateful Dead
• Thelonius Monk
• Miles Davis

What do you listen to when you are working in the studio or on the road?

Black and White magazine has opened submissions for their Portfolio Contest 2007 The awards are as follows:

• 30 spotlight features - in the monthly magazine
• 15 excellence awards to be published in the Special Edition
• 60 merit awards to be published in the Special Edition

If you're an aspiring B&W photographer you may want to enter. The odds of winning is 1 in 10. All the details can be found in the October issue. Deadline is November 15, 2006.

I just added a new image to the b&w macro gallery.

I've decided in an effort to keep things separated from coding and photography to start a new blog that will relate to all things photography.