244: Hidden

244: Hidden, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Nikon D5100, Carl Zeiss Planar 50/1.4 @f/1.4

243: Card

243: Card, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Nikon D5100, macro extension tube, macro ring lights, Carl Zeiss Planar 50/1.4 @f/5.6

242: Down

242: Down, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Nikon D5100, Carl Zeiss Planar 50/1.4 @f/16

241: Clock

241: Clock, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

240: Tap

240: Tap, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

239: Dream

239: Dream, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

238: Fresh

238: Fresh, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

237: Path

237: Path, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

236: Pair

236: Pair, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Probably one of the most annoying photos I have ever taken.

235: Home

235: Home, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

234: Cool

234: Cool, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Yes, it's 80 degrees Fahrenheit in Virginia, balmy weather compared to my Army basic training in the sandy woods of South Carolina during August 1992.

233: Today

233: Today, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

Today is USPS anxiety day, I am eagerly awaiting a very overdue Helios 44-2 lens that I purchased through eBay from a guy in Ukraine almost a month ago. Ironically, I shot this with another lens I bought through eBay from a guy in Ukraine.

Nikon D5100, macro extension tube, Industar 50-2 50mm @ f/16.

232: Hole

232: Hole, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

231: Inside

231: Inside, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

230: Faces

230: Faces, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

229: Food

229: Food, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

228: Ready

228: Ready, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

227: Arrow

227: Arrow, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

226: Simple

226: Simple, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

This is a "ShedMonster" pet hairbrush.

225: Spoon

225: Spoon, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

224: Purple

224: Purple, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

223: Ring

223: Ring, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

The good news:17 years, 8 months and going strong.

The bad news: that's my pinky, the ring no longer fits in the proper finger so 99% of the time I carry it in my key chain. And (according to Ivette) I probably should have used some hand cream before taking the photo.

222: Messy

222: Messy, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

221: Glasses.

221: Glasses., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

The reflected lights are Newer Macro ring lights. They are very inexpensive and extremely handy whenever you need to take a tricky macro. You can either use the whole ring or turn off either the left or right halves. The power supply uses either AA batteries or AC with a provided adapter.

220: 8 o' clock.

220: 8 o' clock., a photo by pvera on Flickr.

219: Writing

219: Writing, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

218: Logo

218: Logo, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

217: Somewere you sat

217: Somewere you sat, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

216: Coin

216: Coin, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

215: One

215: One, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

214: Outside

214: Outside, a photo by pvera on Flickr.

August Topics list

Once again, courtesy of FAT MUM SLIM: