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I am the wife of Michael, whom many of you know as A Walk on the Wild Side Nature Photography, www.flickr.com/photos/nature_shots/ , and the proud mom of Gage, now aged 15.(My profile photos are a few years old, Gage is now WAY taller than mom :-) . I have been the single hold-out in this talented family of photographers (our nephew, Craig, is also an experienced "shooter") for many, many years. My previous experience with photography has been limited to $8.00 throw-away cameras with which I was prone to cut off the heads, and sometimes feet too, of my subjects. After years of following my passionate husband around on his photo shoots (sometimes with our good friends James and Blake Shadle) and waiting hours, and hours, and hours, and hours, and..............well, you get the idea :-)
I finally decided I might as well get in on the action.

I am the proud recipient of a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 18-200mm lens (as of 2011, I am also using a Nikkor 80-400mm lens), which I used for the first time on January 10, 2009 . I am posting some of my feeble attempts. I hope that you will enjoy them, (or at least not laugh too hard)--after all, I expect to get better. I'm not sure I will ever understand the ins and outs of the settings required of "real" photography, but who knows, I'm feeling brave in my old age!

I still remain the social half of the wild side team, so you will see me around Flickr in both my personas, but this site is the one where my work will be displayed.

Thanks for visiting, now get out there and start clicking. The natural wonders provided for us by our Creator are just waiting for you. (JW)

But always remember to have respect for all the "wild things" we love to watch and photograph. This site gives some tips and reminders for all nature photographers:
www.naturephotographers.net/codeofconduct.html

私たちの愛する兄弟姉妹、私たちの世界中の兄弟姉妹たちは愛とともにエホバに祈っています。エホバがこの試練の時に保護と慰めを与えてくださいますように。This is a message for my friends in Japan who have been affected by the earthquakes and tsunami

''My dear brothers and sisters, the worldwide brotherhood is praying for you with much love. May Jehovah give you protection and comfort during this trial. ''

"If you truly love Nature, you will find Beauty everywhere." Vincent Van Gogh




Administrator of these groups: World Nature and Wildlife Group, World Nature and Wildlife Hall of Fame, Images of Excellence, and Better Than Good Levels 1-5


A day in the park--Denali National Park, AK July, 2006






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