For years I didn't own a camera. Most of my pictures came from other
folks who were good enough to make double prints after a trip. I'd
occasionally carry a disposable camera. Then in 2001 I bought my Canon EOS
300 and my photography addiction began. I'm not an expert by any means,
but I've read quite a few books and received excellent instruction from my
brother (thanks Brett!) so now I have the ability to take pictures that
generally turn out the way I want. My "Redlamp Headlamp" photo
took first prize in the 2002 COC/COE photo contest which was a huge thrill for
me (and I received some cool prizes). I've also sold one photo to COE for
inclusion in the 2005-2006 course catalog. Guess that $20 ends my amateur
photographer status.
Through November 2005 I was shooting exclusively negative film. This is not ideal since I lose creative control during the printing process. Most of the pictures on this web site dated 11/2005 or earlier were scanned from a 4x6 print on a cheap Visioneer scanner then corrected in Photoshop. I've considered shooting slide film, but I'd have to upgrade my scanner to support slides... and buy a slide projector... and screen... and lightbox... and still print my favorite photos. 24 hours before leaving for Africa in November 2005 I bought a Canon PowerShot S2 IS digital camera. Brought both the digital and film cameras to Africa. The S2 is a nice point-and-shoot with a 12x zoom lens and image stabilization. It is a bit too big to bring up rock climbs (one of these days I'll buy a small point-and-shoot for big routes). At the end of 2008 the S2 IS died and I replaced it with the Canon SX110. Almost all the features of the S2 IS (and a few more), yet only half the weight and bulk. Of course the S2 and the SX110 are not SLRs. I'm still drooling over a Canon 40D and a pair of L lenses.
If you care, I've got a complete inventory of my camera equipment online. It shows the ultralight tripod I built, and it has my thoughts on the Canon S2 camera.
Anyhow, the albums in this section are compilations of photos from the rest of the site. The first album is all of my best pictures. The ones I'm most proud to have taken. The second album is my favorite photos (which aren't in the first album). These are shots I really like because of the image they capture, but maybe they aren't technically spectacular photographs.
