My adventures with photography started with my Father. He gave me my first camera, an old Mimaya Sekor. After a few years and many distractions it began to collect dust. At last I picked it up again, dusted it off and began to pursue photography with a vengeance. Eventually I decided to go to the dark side and try out digital capture. It stared with a small basic DSLR but I soon realized that I wanted much better equipment. Faster, wider and longer lenses as well as better image quality. The Canon 20D allowed me to learn and explore digital capture. I have now added the New Canon 1D and 1Ds Mark 111 to the fold as well as many new lenses that allow me to finally capture the images as I had visualized.

I became involved with the photo workshops with Arizona Highways. It was here that I began to learn from Photographers whos images I had pondered and admired in the pages of magazines for so many years. I come back from these adventures with renewed enthusiasm and commitment to explore the world of photography. Developing photographic vision takes practice, hard work and in some cases a hefty wallet.

In an effort to learn as much as I can, I have to remind myself........

"It's important to take bad pictures.
It's the bad ones that have to do with what you've never done before.
They can make you recognize something you hadn't seen in a way that
will make you recognize it when you see it again."

      ........Diane Arbus

I have created galleries of some of the amazing places I been priviliged to visit and the images captured in an effort to save the moments in time that will never be exactly the same again.

I have learned so much from so many wonderful friends and great photographers who have been incredibly generous and patient- check out their sites under LINKS

The blog will detail recent adventures and endeavors as well as links to interesting sites, dowloads and tutorials and freebies as the mood strikes me!