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I moved from a very large city in California to a small city in northeastern Oklahoma, USA. I am enjoying the slower lifestyle in Oklahoma and taking pictures of flowers, sunsets, sunrises, clouds, storms insects and hills. I have an engineering degree, but I minored in Biology so I really enjoy studying nature and how God engineered it. I've always loved photography but digital macro photography and weather photography are my favorites. Slowing down to study the small things, like flowers, has continually reminded me that God gives us many blessings that are simply for our pleasure and He is the designer of beauty.

Important things in life are:
*Loving God
*Loving family and Friends
*Searching for wildflowers
*Hearing water trickle from a brook
*Pink, purple and orange clouds as the sun rises
*Firefly's
*French Roast coffee watching the sun rise
*Flowers, Flowers, Flower
*Watching a child smile and playing peek a boo.
*Fishing, alone on a quite stream or lake (even if I don't get a fish)
*Getting to know Flickr friends from around the world
*The mist over a lake as the sun rises
*Meteors falling in the night sky

I hope you don't get too frustrated with me. I am not very consistent in Flickr, so there might be fairly long periods between the times I get on Flickr and visit my contacts pages. But I chose you as a contact because I admire your work and love to learn from you.

Equipment
Primary Camera: Nikon D300
Nikkor 18-200mm DX VR
Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Macro
Tamron SP AF 200-500mm F/5-6.3 Di LD (IF)
Tokina 12-24mm
Tokina 11-16mm
BR-2A (for lens reversing)
Kenko Extension Tubes
Backup Camera: Konica Minolta Dimage A2

First Camera: Nikon Ftn (bought it used in 1977 in high school. Still got it)



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Some of My Better Shots

Tree Thinker at Sunset


Grand Canyon - South Rim, Desert View Watch Tower


Jenna's First Snowman is the warmest Snowman Around

This photo won first place in the Snowman Label Contest and was featured on the label of Lizzy's Fresh Coffee, Snowman Blend.



This is my favorite shot of all time. It is my son sitting in a tree in Kauai at age 16. The limb hung over the water and he did not know I was taking the shot.


Celebrating 20 years with my wife, a mini honeymoon. THe Baths - Virgin Gorda


An Old Beauty I found on a country road near my house.


My Backyard View in Oklahoma (a little HDR)


An incredible creature. Hawkmoths are a wonder to watch. they are about the size of a hummingbird. Winner of Tulsa Garden Center - 2009 "Portrait of a Garden" Photo Contest, Best of Show Award out of 900 entries.


Spiral Delight
Winner of Tulsa Garden Center - 2009 "Portrait of a Garden" Photo Contest, First Place General Garden Award.


One of my favorite shots.


My Honey's favorite flower; Lilac.


A Flamingo, shot at the Tulsa zoo.


This guy was hiding in my tomato plant waiting for a warm meal. It was a hot day and I took so many shots to get the right capture.


Horseshoe Bend, Page Arizona


My first real experimenting with drop image photography. A water drop sits on top of a hibiscus flower with a reflection of my cat Sabby's face. Winner of Tulsa Garden Center - 2009 "Portrait of a Garden" Photo Contest, Peoples Choice Award out of 900 entries.


I just love this one. Shot with a really wide aperture.