About
the Photos
The images on this site were captured digitally and constitute a
small sample of my photographic
work. Anyone interested in images of the type
shown here can contact me.
I took most of the
photographs displayed here at secluded, wilderness
locations in the Western U.S. accessible only by one or more days of
strenuous hiking or backpacking. Among my favorite back country areas are Wemenuche
Wilderness, east of Durango, Colorado; Bridger Wilderness in
southwest Wyoming; Big Bend National Park in far west Texas;
Yosemite National Park (specifically the relatively secluded,
northeastern region accessible from Bridgeport, California); and
Bryce Canyon and Arches National Parks, Utah. In addition, the Texas Gulf
Coast is a haven for many tropical and
semi-tropical birds and other wildlife. Alligators and many
striking birds, such as roseate spoonbills, ibis and herons,
can be seen in more accessible locations near Galveston, Texas. See the
wildlife gallery
for examples.
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This
twelve foot alligator lounged on a bank near a popular
walking trail in Brazos Bend State Park, Texas. Needless
to say, he attracted a lot of attention from passers
by. |
For
the technically inclined
From 2001 until October, 2004, I
used a 5 mega pixel, Sony DSC-F707
camera. Since that time, I have used an 8.3 mega pixel Canon 20D
with a collection of Canon lenses, including EF24-70L f/2.8,
EF17-35L f/2.8 and EF70-300 DO IS. (The 20D images are in the Coastal
Wildlife and the Big
Bend-2004 gallery.)
There are logistical issues in taking a large number digital
images in isolated areas on trips of a week or more. On a
seven to twelve day
backpacking trip, I carry multiple camera batteries. I routinely shoot three images of
each scene using exposure bracketing, and download images each
day to
each of two portable hard drives (Digital Wallet™
and Super Digibin-2™), creating redundant backups. I power the hard drives
with Powerbin-4000™ lithium ion external battery packs
designed specifically to connect directly to the Super Digibin-2.
To power the Digital Wallet™ with the Powerbin-4000™,
I constructed a simple, custom connector
cable from readily available, modular
DC power jacks purchased at Radio Shack™. I have also
constructed appropriate connectors that permit the Powerbin-4000™
to power the Sony F707 and the Canon 20D as an emergency in case
I run out of battery power from the proprietary camera
batteries.
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On multi-day
backpacking trips I transfer images from memory cards to
portable
hard drives. Here my clothing shielded me from the
hoards of mosquitoes that
infest the stunningly magnificent
Bridger Wilderness. |
Native
Files and Prints
The images on this site have a maximum dimension of
640 pixels to accommodate displays as small as 800x600. Most
images are uncropped with native resolution of 5 (DSC-707) or 8.3
mega pixels (Canon 20D). I
adjust Shadow detail and other parameters as appropriate using Photoshop CS. Larger
prints are interpolated
with Genuine Fractals™ for printing (see
Purchase Prints).
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