I’m a blogger, editor, writer and slinger of web pages. Among other things, I’m the author of The Map Room, a blog about maps, and DFL, a blog about last-place finishes at the Olympics. When I’m not blogging, writing or correcting other people's grammar, I raise snakes, play the piano, and look through my telescope.
On Flickr you will frequently see me try my hand at astrophotography (in 2009 this has meant repeated tries at photographing the Moon) and identifying snakes in other people's photos.
I currently shoot with a Nikon D90; I also have a Canon PowerShot SD780 for when I don’t have my full DSLR kit with me.
I shot with a Nikon Coolpix 995 until December 2006 and a Nikon D40 until September 2008, but I’m so far behind on uploading photos that images from all three cameras will probably appear on my Flickr photostream for some time to come.
Current lenses:
• AF-S DX Nikkor 12-24mm f/4 G
• AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR
• AF-S DX Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
• Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM
• AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D
• AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 D
Telescopes at prime focus:
• Celestron NexStar 5 SE (125mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain)
• Sky-Watcher Equinox 80 ED (80mm f/6.25 apochromatic refractor)
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Groups (50)
- Just the Moon, Please 866 photos, 218 members
- Star Trails 5629 photos, 2518 members
- Tonight's Moon 1997 photos, 518 members
- MOON Shots 38965 photos, 11254 members
- Moon/Luna 24195 photos, 8088 members
- The Moon [*current* photos only] 14254 photos, 5999 members
- Canadian Museum of Nature 409 photos, 41 members
- Astronomy 17931 photos, 4091 members
- Deep Space Astrophotography 2662 photos, 738 members
- Astrophotography 19990 photos, 3980 members
- Nikon Digital Learning Center 278849 photos, 45188 members
- Nikon D40/x Users 119001 photos, 7190 members
- GeoTagging Flickr 38160 photos, 5077 members
- Nikon Digital 786640 photos, 34992 members
- Nikon D40/ D40x 25313 photos, 1239 members
- Garter Snakes 610 photos, 140 members
- model railways 1688 photos, 139 members
- All aboard! Trains - Real and Surreal 41943 photos, 2443 members
- Model Trains 5497 photos, 538 members
- Trains at night 2844 photos, 373 members
- I Love Trains 92222 photos, 7959 members
- trains 78602 photos, 6066 members
- Manitoba Sights 5440 photos, 314 members
- Northern Ontario Scenery 3538 photos, 180 members
- All Ontario Provincial Parks 3807 photos, 400 members
- Old Maps 1658 photos, 341 members
- Canada Day 1st July 1215 photos, 164 members
- Sciensational Sssnakes!! 363 photos, 5 members
- Canadian Rockies 12072 photos, 998 members
- Wild Herps 5966 photos, 401 members
- Railroads 60092 photos, 3610 members
- Railway 74006 photos, 2175 members
- Reptiles & Amphibians 49976 photos, 6981 members
- Cats in Sinks 896 photos, 529 members
- New Brunswick Photos 9380 photos, 481 members
- Nova Scotia 18749 photos, 879 members
- The Pontiac (Quebec) 164 photos, 10 members
- Cartography 1050 photos, 351 members
- Splendour of Mountains 26129 photos, 1664 members
- Maya, Goober and Doofus 175 photos, 2 members
- Science Fiction 6261 photos, 845 members
- Canadian Beauty 62347 photos, 2679 members
- Editors 54 photos, 42 members
- Winnipeg 12597 photos, 650 members
- Ottawa 36169 photos, 1911 members
- Herp Photography 24283 photos, 2037 members
- Creatures 27136 photos, 1631 members
- Macintosh 52363 photos, 16168 members
- Trains and Trolleys 49293 photos, 2416 members
- Hiking 43425 photos, 3289 members
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