Photo 365 - Day 192 (Greek Groove)

Day 192 (January 11th, 2011)
Title: Greek Groove

I love the Greeks, and not just because they created democracy, philosophy, literature, and like a million scientific and mathematical concepts.  I mean, its great that they did all those things too, but what I really love are the Greek Festivals!  If you have never had the pleasure of going to a Greek festival, I highly recommend it.  I mean, how can you go wrong when you have foods like: Dolmadakia, Spanakopita, and Baklava (just to name a few)!  Just imagine how many points you'd get for spelling one of those in Scrabble! 

Another great part of a Greek festival is the dancing!  Everyone dances in giant twisting circles - just grab someones hand, and your pulled right in to get your groove on!  One of the accessories (not required mind you) when dancing are colorful scarves decorated with coins (or metal discs) so they "jingle" when the groove hits! 

So, the next time you have a chance, get out there and visit a Greek festival and get your groove on!  Great food, great music, and great people!

Enjoy

Photo 365 - Day 74 (Groovy)

Day 74 (September 16th, 2010)
Title: Groovy

I was lucky enough to brought up listening to records (vinyl is the best!), and even to this day I still get a certain satisfaction listing to them.  While its true, digital music may be more "perfect" in its clarity and tonal range, but I don't believe its as pure as vinyl.  Besides, all the hisses and pops make oldies sound better darn it!

I was originally trying to get a close-up shot of the record spinning, but it just wouldn't come out well.  Second choice: the record grooves!  I think this came our pretty well, although in the full-sized photo you are able to see the specific grooves a lot more clearly and can actually see the angles and cuts. 

For this shot, I used my 100mm macro lens with a 1:1 macro adapter.  The settings were f/3.5 at 1/60th. 

Enjoy!

Ps: Sorry for the delay in getting the last few days posted - I took a few days off to celebrate our 9th anniversary!  But, I'll be catching up again soon!