About

Ever since I can remember I was taking pictures. I know my parents never liked it at first because I went through rolls of Agfa 50 quicker than toilet paper. A roll of film cost about $30 to develop back then. My curiosity with cameras lead me to tinkering around with old ww2 Nikon hand-me-downs and I even got my hands on the first Nikon F camera ever made.  At age 16 I got my first camera, a Nikon n60. I was instantly hooked!

I learned to develop my skill by reading two books in particular, John Shaw’s Nature Photography Field Book, and Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson. I soon read every other book published by John and Bryan. Although not my primary profession there are few things I'd rather be doing than traveling and capturing the beauty of the natural world.

“It can be a trap of the photographer to think that his or her best pictures were the ones that were hardest to get." – Timothy Allen

Equipment

Camera bodies:

Nikon D300, with Really Right Stuff L brackets

Current Underwater Setup - Canon G12 with Canon Underwater Case

 

Lenses and filters:

Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 DX

Nikon 105mm f/2.8 VR

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM ( Which I'm rather unhappy with at the moment )

Nikon teleconverters

Nikon circular polarizing filters

 

Accessories:

Walt Anderson's Better Beamer flash extender

Nikon SB-800 + off camera cord Nikon remote releases

Photoflex LiteDisc diffusers and reflectors

 

Macro:

Nikon 70-200mm f2.8with a closeup filter or Nikon 105mm f/2.8 VR

Tripods:

Gitzo 3540XLS carbon fiber model Really Right Stuff BH-55 ball head complete with an Arca-style quick release Really Right Stuff Quick Release plates for all lenses and cameras

For Panoramic work I use a Really Right Stuff PCL-1 Panning Clamp

 

Links

4 Great Photographers and Photo Bloggers that I follow:

Charles Miller - http://www.braingiants.com/photo/

John Shaw - http://www.johnshawphoto.com/

Shane Mielke - http://www.terraspirit.com/

Dario Endara - http://www.darioendara.com/

 

Misc Links:

Nikon - www.nikon.com

Think Tank Photo for great camera bags and belts www.thinktankphoto.com

Gitzo Tripods www.gitzo.com

BH-55 ball head, L-brackets, and custom lens plates www.reallyrightstuff.com

The Flash Extender is available from Nature Scapes www.naturescapes.net

Lowepro Travel Backpacks http://www.lowepro.com/protrekker

 

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