-----///\\------Please

----///--\\\----put this

---|||----|||---on your

---|||-- -|||---profile if

---|||-- -|||---you know

----\\\--///----someone

-----\\\///-----who is living with, survived

------///\-----or has passed away from

-----///\\\----cancer.

----///--\\\---Thank you.

May 2010: Because of a malicious stalker, I am changing how I use Flickr and posting of my images. My present contacts, friends and family will have access to my images, but no one else. I am sorry I had to do this.

On 11/23/07, I started looking at photography seriously with the acquisition of a killer point and shoot: The Canon PowerShot S5IS. Four months later, I upgraded to a Nikon D40. On 8/2/08, I graduated to Nikon D300.

My Nikon kit:

Nikon D300

Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G ED

AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm 2.8D

Tokina 12-24mm F4, AT-X124 Pro Dx

Kit Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm

Nikkor AF-S DX VR Zoom 55-200mm

Nikkor AF 50mm 1.8D

Nikon Speedlight SB-600 with Stofen diffuser

Micro-Nikkor 55mm 3.5 AI

PK-13 Extension tube/ring

M2 Extension tube/ring (for future use)

Benro Monopod (carbon fiber) MC-91n6 (love it!)

Manfrotto Tilt head for monopod 234RC (works great with above Benro Monopod, easy to use, strong)

Manfrotto Carbon Fiber Tripod 190CXPRO (awesome tripod, light!)

Manfrotto Midi Ball Head for tripod 488RC2 (holds strong!)

DIY (homemade) tabletop light studio

DIY flash diffuser for sb600 hotshoe flash

Raynox Super Macro Conversion Lens DCR-250

(purchased originally for use with the S5IS, but works

great with the dslr lenses too)