Nature photography

I am an avid hiker and nature photographer. I have been interested in wildlife and conservation most of my life and was majoring in wildlife biology when I was accepted in the College of Veterinary Medicine.  Joan and I have made numerous hiking and photography trips to the Grand Teton and Rocky Mountain National Parks.  In addition we have traveled to Glacier NP., Olympic NP, Red Woods NP, Saguaro NP, Yellowstone NP and Monument Valley.  Invitations to lecture in various countries have afforded me the opportunity to practice my photography on Islands on the Great Barrier Reef, Kruger and Pilanesburg National Parks in South Africa and throughout Western Europe.

Shown below are a number of my wildlife and nature images. Images were captured from 1999-2008 using either a Minolta Maxumm 7 35mm camera, Minolta Maxuum 7DI or Sony alpha 700. Images captured with the 35mm film camera were digitized by scanning the negative. Various lenses were used including Minolta AF Macro 100mm 1:28, Tamron 75-300 4-5.6, Promaster 18-200 3.5-6.3. and Sony 18-200 3.5-6.3. Minimal digital enhances were performed on some images using Adobe Photoshop.

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