The second day of my summer vacation to Atlanta the unanimous decision was made to have some mud-crawling, crack-squeezing, tunnel exploring fun at PettyJohns Cave in the northwest corner of Georgia. We picked up a couple of disposable cameras for the adventure, donned our gear, and ventured into the depths.

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For my 2009 summer vacation I spent a week in Atlanta visiting my cousin and his family for a week filled with climbing and other adventurous activities. After getting into town late Friday night, we decided to hang around the house on Saturday and do some climbing on the rock wall Chris built into his rec room.

An image from my March 2006 snowboard trip to Austria. I’d almost forgotten I had a folder full of images from that trip, and this was probably my favorite of the bunch. Not bad for a Canon Powershot camera from 2002! I still have this camera, too.

Macro photography is something that has interested me for a long time. However, to even consider oneself an amateur macro photographer requires a small investment in the right equipment, something I had been unable to afford… until now!

I prefer to buy Nikon lenses for my Nikon D80 (for a number of reasons that I won’t get into here), and had narrowed my search for a macro lens down to 2 that Nikon offered: the 60mm Micro-Nikkor and the 105mm Micro-Nikkor.

I went to Ace Photo (the only local photography shop that seems to know what they are talking about), hoping I could look at both of my options. They had unfortunately sold out of the 60mm lens, but I was able to try out the 105mm lens. In short, I had to have it, and since I hadn’t splurged on any camera gear for nearly two years, I decided to break the bank and purchase the AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (and 62mm UV filter).

I haven’t gotten much of a chance yet to really learn the lens inside and out (work piled up and I’m moving in a week!), but I’m really looking forward to putting this lens through its paces and seeing what it is capable of.

Spent some time on Saturday creating a lightbox to take photos in. It is constructed entirely of white foamboard and glue, and allows me to use four lights to light a subject. Here are some of the (better) resulting photos.

After learning how to create my own Wordpress theme, I decided it was time to re-design this website based on the Wordpress platform. The end result is a photoblog which is easier for me to update, allows for you to leave comments on photos you see and articles you read, and easier for you to keep up with where my photography has been and where it may be going. Thanks for stopping by!