I'm a semi-profressional photographer originally from Big Chimney, just outside of Charleston, West Virginia. I started shooting when I was 18 with a Canon film point and shoot that belonged to my mother. Picked up an SLR shortly after with the kit lens in college. Used it on several backpacking trips and then moved to another Canon film point and shoot for weight issues (when you live in the woods out of a bag for a week every ounce counts). I didn't take many pictures or progress very much until I got my first digital in Aug 04, a Canon A80 4mp. I felt I reached the limit of what I could do with a digital point and shoot and knew I needed to go back to an SLR. So I picked up my first Digital SLR the Canon 30D in Jan 07. Ready to learn as much as I can.

I have a deep interest in outdoor photography including landscapes, animals, and macro. I shoot weddings, senior pictures, and family photos to pay for my equipment. I have a website coming soon to display my "professional" work as I still want to use Flickr as a place to share non-portfolio worthy photos with my family.

Note: I know a lot of people here only post their best images for the public. I choose to post most of my images here so I can easily share them with friends and family. Maybe I'll get another account for portfolio reasons, but yes, you will have to sift through tons of images to find my best.

Gear

Cameras: Canon A80 | Canon 30D | Canon 20D (backup)

Lenses:

Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II (Film Kit Lens)

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II (Digital Kit Lens)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS - Sept 2007

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L

Flashes:

Canon 580EX II

Vivitar 285HV

2x Alien Bees 400watt

Triggers:

Cyber Sync

Receivers

Cyber Syncc

Backpacking Gear

Osprey Atmos 50 Backpack with ultralight airframe

Marmot Hydrogen 0F 950+ Fill Power Down Sleeping Bag

Therm-a-Rest Prolite 4 Self Inflating Mattress

MSR Missing Link and Hubba Tents

Hennessy Explorer Ultralight A-Sym Hammock

Marmot Precip Rain Jacket

Petzl Tikka XP 1 Watt Headlamp

Pur Hiker .2 micron Water Filter

All wicking high performance clothing

MSR Titan titanium kettle

Primus Technotrail Yellowstone Self igniting stove

Platypus water bladders with hoser

Highgear Summit Altimeter watch with thermometer

Merrell Chameleon XCR Gortex Lowcut boots with Vibram soles

Leki Ultralight Ergo Titanium Trekking Poles

.....tons more