Photography has been an interest of mine throughout my life, I am just now at a point in my life where I can throughly explore it.

Overall I just a guy who who is happily married with two children. I enjoy: camping, hiking, photography, bicycling, shooting, relaxing in our hot tub, good conversation, great movies, and .....

The Arsenal:

Canon 1D Mark III (Two each)

Canon 40D with BG-E2N Grip

Canon 400mm f/2.8 L Lens

Canon 300mm f/2.8 L IS Lens

Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS Lens

Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L Lens

Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L Lens

Canon 85mm f1.8 USM

Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens

Canon 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 II Standard Zoom Lens

Canon 50mm f/1.8 Lens

Canon 1.4 Extender

Kenko 12, 20, and 36mm Extension Tubes

Two Canon 580EX II Speedlites

Two Canon 550EX Speedlites

Two Vivitar 285 HV Strobes

Pocket Wizards: 1 ea. TT1 and 2 ea. TT5

Four "Poverty Wizards"

Three Britek PS-300H Studio Strobes

Numerous other small strobes, light diffusers, umbrellas, softboxes, and a DIY Ring Flash.

Manfrotto 55XPRO Tripod With 488RC4 Ball Head

Manfrotto 681 Monopod

Adobe CS3 and CS4

Adobe Lightroom 2.2

Photo Mechanic

Obviously I'm not lacking in gear but I am lacking in skill and vision. I guess that is where practice comes in.