Hi, my name is Dean. I'm a looking-for-work archivist in North Carolina, and these are some of the pictures I have collected on my travels. Photography is not my profession (as you can tell), but I enjoy it and am constantly trying to improve! In fact, I am relatively new to photography - the D40x was my first (D)SLR camera, purchased in March 2008.

I've only uploaded a couple of my keeper photos to Flickr at this point, so there are more are on the way!

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For anyone curious, my current gear usually includes:

Nikon D40x

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX 55-200mm f/4-5.6 VR ED

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 HSM DC EX

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 HSM DG EX

Sigma 150mm f/2.8 HSM DG EX Macro

Other lenses I have used include:

Nikon AF-S 18-55mm (Kit Lens)

Nikon AF-D 50mm f/1.8

Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4

Support: Manfrotto 055CXPRO3

Really Right Stuff BH-40 Ballhead

Other stuff I use

1 or 2 SB-600s (the second one technically isn't mine!)

Westcott Apollo 50" Softbox

LumiQuest Softbox III

Justin Clamps, light stands, assorted reflectors and diffusers...