I owe my interest in photography to my father. He armed me with an Ansco SHUR SHOT at a very young age and encouraged me to have my camera at my side and ready to capture life's magical moments. I then moved on to Minolta's and then to Nikon. Most of my photography was driven by a profession in geology (of course, there were some landscape gems in this collection). About ten years ago, I started concentrating on composition, lighting, focus, and depth of field to enhance the transition to fine arts. I try to avoid excessive post-processing, but, at times,...more
