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At 32\u00ba Fahrenheit (0\u00ba Celsius) something magical happens to water: it crystalizes. Of course, we often don\u2019t\u2019 see the individual crystals; we just see snow, ice, hail and wintery mix-and it\u2019s often annoying. However, if you look closely, it\u2019s beautiful. One of my favorite things to do with cameras is to look closely, very closely. With winter about to set in here I thought I\u2019d share some snow and ice on this page. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have a lot of really strange gear for looking closely. The most normal lens I use is a Nikkor 60mm f2.8 micro. The others include a Vivitar 90-180 Series 1 flat field lens, a Medical Nikkor, two Zeiss Luminars (the 25mm and the 63mm) and a bunch of microscope lenses. I also have bellows, extension tubes and a pile of adapters, so I have the tools to look at the very small. I used to use large format cameras to do this work, but new digital cameras, particularly the Nikon D-850 make the work easier and better! If you\u2019re interested you can find an article I did, some years ago, on photo microscopy using this link: www.siskinphoto.com\/magazine\/zpdf\/microscope.pdf<\/a>. I really enjoy the challenges of using this gear and hope that will enjoy the images I\u2019ve found. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As you might imagine I\u2019d prefer that these pages don\u2019t get filled with a great deal of text. If you\u2019d like information about a specific image, please e-mail me at john@siskinphoto.com<\/a> and I\u2019ll let you know what I know. Of course, if you have specific requests about an image you\u2019d like to purchase please use the same address. If you\u2019d like to go ahead and purchase an image, please use the Paypal link below and give me the browser link to the image and your shipping address. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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\n\"\"<\/form>\nI am also trying a couple of things that will give people an opportunity to support this work. While I am fortunate to have enough money to continue to do this work, some things are pretty expensive. For instance 11×14 film is hard to get and costs about $300 for just 25 shots and a 120 roll of Ilford Delta 400 is close to $9.
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A few links<\/p>\n

Siskinphoto.Home<\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction Page<\/a><\/p>\n

Monument Valley<\/a><\/p>\n

Taos Pueblo<\/a><\/p>\n

Night Sky<\/a><\/p>\n

Lightning<\/a><\/p>\n

Flowers<\/a><\/p>\n

Monastery Road<\/a><\/p>\n

Petroglyphs<\/a><\/p>\n

Rock<\/a><\/p>\n

Ice and Snow<\/a><\/p>\n

Tsankawi<\/a><\/p>\n

Sugarite Campground<\/a><\/p>\n

Churchs<\/a><\/p>\n

El Morro National Monument<\/a><\/p>\n

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I did a large show when I was still in Indianapolis called Courting Chaos<\/a>. The link will take you to the pages which describe the work and its evolution. These images are, well, chaotic and many of them are nudes. I hope you\u2019ll find it interesting.<\/p>\n

Links to my books, still available at Amazon!<\/p>\n