Setting the date.

Well, I've officially taken some vacation days the week after Memorial Day (May 25), so I figure my start date for SoFoBoMo will be sometime between May 23-26. I'm leaving it open as I might have some family visiting that weekend and I don't know if I'll get a chance to start the project until afterward. I've been doing a lot of fiddling around with double exposures, trying- well, not exactly to perfect the technique, but at least get a better idea of all the challenges involved and maybe solve a few of the thornier ones before the project starts. Don't need anything getting in the way of hitting that magic number 35. Although, as Rachel noted in her comment on a previous post, I'm similarly inclined to not remain too worried about that number - I'd rather have the goal of having only as many images as interest me in that final PDF rather than as many as I need to make up the quota. I think overall I would be much happier about the project if I adjusted that particular goal.

I've also started sketching out some general ideas about different things I might like to try - different subject pairings, focal length pairings, focus point pairings, on and on. Writing it all down as my brain is much like a sieve nowadays and it's the only way to make sure an idea sticks around longer than a split second.

Also, I've decided to not restrict the project to any particular piece of equipment - I'll use any lens, or even go lensless - I really like that approach, it gives me a chance to explore the technique from however many angles my equipment will afford me. ...although it might make actually carrying the equipment a bit of a nightmare.

As May 1 approaches, I'm looking forward to reading the other SoFo blogs and seeing how things go for those inclined to be the early birds. But for me, I'll be bringing up the rear.