I live in upstate NY, in the Corning area. I have a great wife of 19 yrs. and 2 wonderful children. My hobbies include, photography, camping with the family, enjoying nature, and taking long talking walks with my wife.
I've only just started into photography in 2004, but I've always loved and played with the idea of photography. I worked in the grocery industry for about 25 years and never had the time to get started into photography. I left the grocery business for medical reasons and went back to college to finish my Accounting Degree, now I work as a bookkeeper for a CPA firm and have weekends off. This now has given me the time to start learning the art of photography.
While in-between jobs I purchased my first digital camera, Olympus 4000, and started taking lots and lots of pictures. I found myself really enjoying taking photographs, and being outdoors sournded by the beauty of nature. I could practice alot without the expense of film. I also joined a wonderful web site, www.naturephotographers.net , where I have learned from the critiques of others (very helpful). I just recently puchased a new DSLR, Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D and have several lenses, tripod, plamps, cable release, 12" reflector and lite disc.
While attending college I worked as a part-time bookkeeper for a local florist. While there I stared taking photos of his flowers, (you'll notice a lot of flower images) then some of his arrangements, and then I took images of all his funeral arrangements. With all the images of his funeral arrangements, I composed a photo book for him and his customers, so they could view his work and to help them in the decision making. This is when I really knew how much I loved photography.
I love nature, all aspects of nature, and outdoor photography, as well as beautiful flowers. So I want to capture and present the beauty this wonderful planet, "Mother Earth", has to offer (large or small) through my images.
