Retired Chemist, using a Nikon D300 with mostly old manual focus lenses. I enjoy experimenting with lenses and lens combinations. I like to push the limits of my "old school" equipment. I'd love to have some high$$ modern lenses, but I just can't justify the expense for my strictly amateur hobby. My screen name, "gauchocat" is a combination of the mascots for the two Universities I attended: The University of California at Santa Barbara Gauchos, and the University of Arizona Wildcats.

Current Equipment:
Nikon N90
Nikon FG
Nikon Coolpix 5700
Nikon D200 Digital SLR
NIkon D300 Digital SLR
Kiron 70-210mm 1:4 Macro Zoom
Kiron MC-7 2X Teleconverter
Nikkor N 24mm 1:2.8 (Ai'd)
Nikon Series E 28mm 1:2.8
AF Nikkor 35-70mm 1:3.3-4.5 Macro Zoom
Nikon Series E 50mm 1:1.8
Nikkor S.C 50mm 1:1.4 (AI'd)
Nikkor H.C 50mm 1:2 (Ai'd)
AI Micro-Nikkor 55mm 1:3.5
Nikkor Q 135mm 1:2.8 (AI modified)
Nikkor QC 200mm 1:4 (AI modified)
AIS Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm 1:4
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6GII
Reflex Nikkor 500mm 1:8
AI-S ED-IF Nikkor 300mm 1:4.5
AI-S Nikkor 300mm 1:2.8 ED-IF
AI-S Nikkor 105mm 1:2.5
AI-Nikkor 200mm 1:4
Vivitar (Kiron) Series 1 35-85mm 1:2.8 Varifocal
Vivitar (Kiron) 70-150mm 1:3.8 Close-Focusing Auto Zoom
Vivitar (Tokina) 28mm 1:2.8 TX Mount
Vivitar (Kiron) Series 1 105mm 1:2.5 Macro
Vivitar (Kiron) 20mm 1:3.8
Vivitar (Kiron) Series 1 70-210mm 1:3.5
Vivitar (Kobori) 80-200mm 1:4.5 Macro Focusing Zoom
Vivitar (Komine) Series1 28-90mm 1:2.8-3.5 Varifocal
Vivitar (Kiron) 200mm 1:3.5
Tamron AF 28-300mm 1:3.5-6.3 LD IF Macro Zoom
Tominon 105mm 1:4.5
Tominon 135mm 1:4.5
Tominon 75mm 1:4.5
Ponder and Best 50mm 1:3.5 Enlarger Lens
Industar 110mm 1:4.5 Enlarger Lens
Industar-51 210mm 1:4.5
Quantaray (Tokina) 19-35mm 1:3.5-4.5
TC-200 2X Teleconverter
TC-300 2X Teleconverter
Vivitar 2X Macro Focusing Teleconverter
TC-14B Teleconverter
Nikon SB-600 Speedlight
Sigma EM-140 DG Macro Flash
Nikon BR-2A lens reversing ring
2 Nikon PK-13 Extension Rings
Nikon K Extension Ring Set
Reverse Coupling Ring
Pentax Digital Spotmeter
Nikon PB-4 Bellows
Kodak Anaston 105mm 1:6.3 (Scavenged from an old Kodak Vigilant Six-20 Folding Camera, Adapted for use with PB-4 Bellows)

For most of my post-processing I use Nikon Capture NX2 , Gimp, and Arcsoft Photostudio X.

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    mrpansing says:

    "Wow, I got hooked on Glens images because of a couple of train picts he took. But since then he has he has just completely amazed with about every image he captures, especially the macro work. Just fantastic."

    1st August, 2009

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    southwest girl says:

    "Glenn's work is some of the best macro photography you will find on Flickr. I am honestly speechless as I view his images. His ability to see and capture the most intimate details is exceptional. I am honored to have Glenn as one of my Flickr contacts."

    17th June, 2009

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    ault says:

    "Take 10 minutes, get a favorite drink, and put gauchocat's photostream on slideshow. This is one of the true pleasures of flickr as his images are made to be seen large and on black. These bright, colourful and high-contrast shots are exposed and composed to such a high technical standard that at first you may find them clinical. You will soon be disabused of this impression - as you progress you will begin to get a feel for the artistry driving the technique."

    27th August, 2008

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    Theoda says:

    "I'm pretty much in awe of Glenn's macro work. I can't imagine even finding the minute creatures his work often features, never mind being able to capture them in such a crisp & artistic fashion. I also greatly appreciate the desert scenes he shares with the Flickr community as it is as different from anything I've ever experienced first hand. He makes everything look good, from a huge prickly cactus to the smallest insect. I always look forward to seeing his latest works and am happy to have found his photostream."

    27th August, 2008

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    kinoshaman says:

    "Glenn is an awesome photographer! I have had the pleasure of shooting with him and have learned something every time. He is a quiet but very competent man who is a pleasure to shoot with. I look forward to each of his wonderful posts and I am in awe of his macro work. I have to admit that I still don't understand the set up he uses, but the results are stunning. BRAVO to you Glenn. Keep posting these gems."

    16th July, 2008

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    Digit ● AL says:

    "Mr. Seplaks' work never ceases to amaze me! He seems to have the uncanny ability to catch nature in her most intimate moments; either he has the world's best timing or speaks to nature herself, regardless he is there to catch it for the whole world to see and marvel. Truly an inspirational photographer is Mr. Seplak to me!

    ~Digit_AL (Allan)"

    5th July, 2008

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    greypoint says:

    "I never get tired of seeing these wonderful pictures. The macros are amazing."

    24th April, 2008

Name:
Glenn Seplak
Joined:
January 2007
Currently:
Tucson, Arizona
I am:
Male and Taken