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My artistic
philosophy is to create images that most closely reflect the actual
scene that I visualized at the instant the photograph was made.
No digital manipulation beyond minor corrections of contrast and
color balance are performed. I currently use a 21 megapixel Canon
1Ds Mark III Digital SLR with a 16-28 mm wide-angle, a 24-70 mm telephoto, a 100-400 mm image-stabilized telephoto, and a 500 mm f/4 IS supertelephoto. I also carry a Canon
1.4 and 2x extender, 2.5 cm macro extension tube, Hoya UV and circular polarizing
filters, and a Gitzo G1228 and GT3530 carbon fiber tripod. For underwater photography,
I use a Canon G5 in an Ikelite underwater housing with a DS-125
substrobe. |
My love of photography
dates back to my first experience with a camera, a point-and-shoot
Minolta my parents gave to me for my 12th birthday. My interest grew while experimenting with
the camera while on long summer camping trips throughout the west. The eager anticipation
of waiting for my pile of processed slides to come back in the mail
after we got home is a joy I will never forget. Over the years the hobby became more
serious as I transitioned from point and shoot to 35mm SLR's to medium format, from
mail-in processing at the supermarket to a home made color darkroom,
and finally from film to professional quality digital imaging and
printmaking. Photography has become a true passion for me, and a great part of that
enjoyment now is sharing the beauty of nature with others.
