Lived half my life in Los Angeles, and half in the San Francisco Bay Area (half of that in Silicon Valley, half in Oakland), so I identify as Californian more than anything else.

Am interested in a great many things - especially cars, movies, history, and architecture - but never really had a hobby until I started taking photographs in earnest in the Spring of 2005 (promptly starting a Flickr account to learn). In the years since I've become obsessed, to a large extent because there is so much to learn - and I love learning.

To the extent that I have a style, it is based on my work in computer graphics: I strive for clarity, transparency, and impact. I also use Flickr for general photosharing and to blog random stuff I find amusing.

This is the most convenient place for an index of the photo equipment I've used:

Cameras
Ricoh FF9 (? - Spring 1996)
+ Kodak DC210 Zoom (December 1997 - present)
Canon Digital Rebel (April 2005 - March 2008)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35 (March 2008)
Canon Powershot SD450 (April 2008)
Fujifilm FinePix F100fd (April 2008 - Aug 2009)
+ Canon EOS Rebel XSi (April 2008, May 2008 - Aug 2009, Jan 2010 - present)
+ Canon EOS 5D Mark II (Aug 2009-present)
+ Panasonic DMC-GF1 (Oct 2009-present)

Lenses
+ Panasonic LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
+ Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
+ Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II
+ Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS
+ Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L
Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6
+ Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II
Canon EF 28mm f/1.8
+ Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
+ Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 II USM
+ Opteka 800mm f/8 Mirror Lens
+ Samyang 14mm f/2.8
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM
Tamron SP28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF)
Tamron AF70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2
Tokina AT-X 107 AF DX Fish-Eye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5
Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX 11-16mm f/2.8

+ means a lens/camera I own and which still works

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Joined:
May 2005
Hometown:
Canoga Park, CA
Currently:
Oakland, CA, USA
I am:
Male
Occupation:
software engineer
Website:
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