PHOTOGRAPHY
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For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by photography and the ability that a well rendered photograph has of evoking an emotion in the mind of its viewer. Just as I use my poetry to reveal the majesty of God through word and rhythm, I use the photographs on this site to reveal the majesty of God through colour and form. Our God is a God of wonder whose beauty is revealed in every blowing leaf, every singing bird and every child that calls "Mommy!" or "Daddy!" It is my hope that the images on the following pages will enhance your appreciation for our God. As everywhere else on this website I encourage you to use these images as you see fit as long as you honour God by your use of these materials.
Thank you Lord,
that Your world
is such a place of beauty
reflective of Your own
that the wonders that surround us
are mere echoes of the wonder
that is You
At one time I would get discouraged visiting various photographic sites on the Internet and knowing that I could never be as good as the photographers whose work I was viewing. Then I remembered that photography is for me like the poetry I write. Even though I'm not the best poet or photographer in the world I keep at it, knowing that as long as I'm trying to glorify God, enjoying and sharing the gifts He's given me, then I am doing well. It doesn't matter whether I stand alongside Rober Frost or Ansel Adams or someone who doesn't know semi-colon from an f-stop, as long as I please Him I am doing well.
These images are my gift to my visitors, shared in the hope that God will be glorified and you will be blessed through them. Enjoy!
Equipment & software used to create/manipulate these images include:
- Vivitar PS-35 - 1978 - 35mm point & shoot (won in a high school raffle, here is the only picture from this camera on this website)
- Minolta X-700 SLR - 1985 - (Options: 50 mm, f2.4; 70-210 mm, f4; 360XP flash; Fuji 100 ASA film)
- Print images have been digitized by one of the following methods:
- Acer 640p flatbed scanner
- Canon Pixma MP150 all-in-one
- Directly to CD at development
- Photographed with digital camera
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-F7 - 2002 - (2 Mp;1600 X 1200) - This was a Christmas bonus from my office and was a very delightful introduction to digital photography. It now sits around the house as a camera the children can use on school trips & etc.
- Canon PowerShot S1 IS - 12/2004 - (3.2 Mp; 2048 X 1536) - I purchased this camera (with a Christmas bonus from my office) because I was unable to take the pictures I wanted to with the Panasonic. It is now my wife's camera but still takes wonderful photos.
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 with HVL-F32X flash - 12/2006 - (10.3 Mp; 3888 X 2592) - I bought this camera because I really, really, really wanted a more capable camera (larger sensor, higher resolution & greater control) that would allow me to return to the type of photography I once did with the Minolta X-700. In my opinion, the DSC-R1 is the finest non-dSLR digital camera in existence. It is rugged, easy to handle, a delight to hold and takes some of the most beautiful pictures I've ever seen. Combining it with the HVL-X32F flash has resulted in some excellent portraits (I'm helping my church, Westney Heights Baptist, create a new members photo-album).
- Nikon CoolPix S10 - 9/2007 - (6 Mp; 2816 X 2112) - The Nikon S10 was bought as my walk-around camera. It has its permanent home in my computer bag and as such takes pictures I wouldn't otherwise have been able to (the R1, after all, is quite large). For an ultra-compact, ultra-zoom the output is exceptional. At moderate print size (up to perhaps 8 X 10) there is nothing at all to be ashamed of. Noise and Purple Fringing are well handled and the quality of the lens is awesome considering what I paid for it (it was on sale at Best Buy for half price and I bought it in anticipation of a Christmas gift from my mother-in-law).
- Computers
- Toshiba Satellite 2520CDS - 5/1999 - (Windows 98, 64Mb, 300MHz, 800 X 600)
- Compaq Presario 1700 - 5/2002 - (Windows ME, 128Mb, 700MHz, 1024 X 768)
- Toshiba Satellite Pro M10 - 2/2004 - (Windows XP Pro, 1Gb, 1.5GHz, 1600 X 1200)
- Dell Latitude D830 - 10/2007 - (Windows Vista Ultimate, 2Gb, 2.4GHz, 1680 X 1050)
- Image Processing Software
- Picasa