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)

View my photos at bighugelabs.com

Buy my art at Imagekind!

Some of My Better Shots

Tree Thinker at Sunset
Tree Thinker at Sunset

Grand Canyon - South Rim, Desert View Watch Tower
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.

First Snowman at Sunset

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.
Cloud Thinker

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

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

My Backyard View in Oklahoma (a little HDR)
Infinity

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.
Thanks for Giving Me a Good Straw God

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

One of my favorite shots.
Playing In The Sunflower Too

My Honey's favorite flower; Lilac.
Sunset Lit Lilac

A Flamingo, shot at the Tulsa zoo.
Flamingo Twist

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.
Patient But Deadly

Horseshoe Bend, Page Arizona
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.
Kitty in a Drop

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



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    Joy's Snap Shots says:

    "I'm rather new to mbryan777 (Mike's) photostream, but I have to say how much I've enjoyed viewing his beautiful pictures! He gives credit to God for the blessings around him that he photographs and I believe that the Lord has given him a special gift in capturing them with his camera! I pray that God would continue to bless him and his family and I look forward to more of his beautiful pictures! Joy C."

    16th July, 2008

Name:
Mike
Joined:
September 2007
Currently:
Northeast Oklahoma, USA
I am:
Male and Taken