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"My occupational hazard is, my occupation's just not around" - Jimmy Buffett

I'm a happily married man living in Haddonfield, NJ with my stepson, 2 Golden Retrievers, 2 cats, a bunch of fish and, of course, birds galore in the back yard.

It started when my wife replaced my stolen camera with a Nikon N80. That progressed to a D70, and then finally my current D200. And I'd like to think that I've progressed as my equipment has.

What started as more of a way to confirm IDs on birds became a passion for nature photography: birds, butterflies and dragonflies are my primary subjects, although anything interesting can catch my eye. I've tried some artistic stuff when the mood hits, but I'll leave the portraits to my wife.

[• current EQUIPMENT: •]

Nikon D200 « new!
Nikon D70
Nikon N80
Sigma 28-80mm AF D f/3.5 zoom macro
Sigma 70-300mm AF D f/4-5.6 zoom macro
Nikon VR 80-400 f/5.6 « my favorite lens!
Nikon SB600
Nikon VR 18-200*
Nikon 105mm*

*when my wife let's me borrow 'em.

I am using Adobe Lightroom and PhotoShop CS3 currently as my default image/photo editors - love 'em both, although the keywording in Lightroom needs work.

[• my PASSIONS: •]
I'm more of a stream-of-consciousness poster - I'll put up shots that I like, and occasionally go through and pull them down if I decide that they weren't up to snuff. Some of my current favorites:



Many of my shots will be birds, and I am keeping a photo record of my life list in Flickr. I'm putting together my visual lifelist based on a suggestion from Gini, so look for that soon. If you want to learn more about the warped musings of my mind, check out my blog, Fairweather Zealot.