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I wondered if moose would be allowed. I’ve been sick all week with a strep infection in my leg, so totally slept through this contest. Here are the photos from which I would have been picking.

and moose

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if you ever need someone to funnel old newsroom camera equipment onto ebay, you’ve got a friend in alaska.

I’m just saying.

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hey that’s great!

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the thing I don’t like about Pandora is I can’t indulge my collecting OCD while using it.

I’m now up to 350GB of mp3 files.

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We were trying to get something kind of like this picture of the model on the gravestone,

I can’t help but look at that photo over and over again, and each time still think that she’s about to drop a duece on that headstone.

so glad I’m not the only one. Seriously, that is classic “woman peeing in the woods” form there.

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as it wasn’t saltwater, it may be possible to revive what you have. I’d call Nikon support and ask.

Bummer all around, though. I have had vivid dreams where keeping the camera dry becomes more and more impossible.

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I think it’s more than that. I’ve tried multiple browsers and computers.

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mopsy, do you share your computer with anyone else with a fark account? fark has decided that my son’s and my wife and my account are all the same.

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/shit. this one was made for you.

I dunno, man. That damn pig is formidable.

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I hadn’t even started to slim down the entires. I was out from work Monday & Tuesday, and it just didn’t feel like Wednesday yesterday. here are a few candidates:

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dammit, I hate when I forget that it’s Wednesday.

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I’d stay away from zooms if you really want a macro lens. A good macro lens is designed differently than a zoom, for a truly flat field of sharpness, like if you’re doing 2-D macro shots. The shorter ones have a wider field of view, but some of them don’t actually reach a true 1:1 ratio of enlargement, where life-size is reflected on the sensor/film. The shorter the lens is, the less distance you will have between the end of the lens and your subject, so if you’re thinking of macros of bugs, for instance, you’re going to be a lot closer with your camera. I think the 90-100mm range is probably best, but a lot of people do like the 50-60mm range.

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the canon 100mm f/2.8 is outstanding. it’s a little outside of your budget, though. there is also the 60mm EF-S lens, which I’ve heard great things about.

I have a Tamron 180mm macro lens that I’m thinking of selling so I can get another copy of the 100mm canon. The 180 can be unwieldy due to its length. It also doesn’t focus nearly as fast as the 100 canon I used to have (that was stolen, dammit).

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Honestly folks, should I choose something else?

I don’t think so. The one I picked came in 15th in Blue, against stiff competition. It’s just one of my favorite photos and had hoped it would win.

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I love your entry, Elsinore. That must have been during my hiatus, because I don’t remember seeing it before.

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