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I have a couple of Nikon F's, a Nikon N70, an Olympus E-20N with teleconverter, and an Olympus D-550. For lenses, I have a AF VR-Nikkor 80-400mm, a Tamron AF 80-200mm, and a couple of 35mms for the F's. I only use the F's for night shots: stars, the moon, Northern lights kind of stuff. I use Pelican cases for all of my gear. I have found that even when I take a tumble on/off my bike, my gear is safe and sound inside the case. Additionally, they are waterproof and will float.
I used to have a lot more equipment, but in the late 90's I sold everything. I didn't think I would ever use it again, so I purged it. I don't regret selling everything, but I do miss some of the little goodies I used to have around like a selection of gels and 4 different length lens. Better to let it all go than to hold on too tightly.
Update: In March of '05, I picked up a Sigma 50 - 500mm lens and another small Olympus digitla camera. I took a number of photos with the new Sigma lens, but I haven't seen the results yet.
First off, I wanted to share some of the things I have seen. I have traveled a bit, always with some kind of camera with me. Peru, England, Canada, Alaska, the Badlands, Yellowstone, the Southwest, Florida, I have images of all of them somewhere around here. If only I could track down the find the really good ones and get them posted for you.
Secondly, I built this site as an exercise in PHP programming. I had used PHP at work, mostly doing repairs to broken sites. Not having had the pleasure of building a complete site from the ground up, I knew I needed to learn more about this technology. PHP is closely related to Perl, which as you probably know is my preferred programming language. The site started out with 3 or 4 pages: home, galleries, images, and photographers if I remember correctly. I got everything up and running, then forgot about it. That was sometime last year (’03).
After taking some time away from personal site development, I returned to digitalFilament.net ready to get another rebuild started. “But how should I do it? Should I continue using my own perl software which is showing the limitation of the original design and will require a total rebuild? Are there any other options?” I searched for a while looking for a content management system (CMS) that would suit my wants/needs. I never found one I really liked. So, I am back to rebuilding my own software, which is not a problem. I just know it will take me about a week to get the code running that way I want it to. “Beyond the build process, what else do I need to do?” Balkanize! I have grown tired of having a single look-n-feel for all of the different topics/areas I am covering. I want to create a cluster of sites, each one with a unique look-n-feel, using shared libraries whenever possible. This points me back to PHP and my ‘test’ site. So here we are.
More than you wanted to know I am sure.
Being a rather private person, I am not interested in telling you anything specific. If you want to learn more, look through the images I have posted and read through the other sites I have up and running. That will give a reasonably good picture of who I am and what things I find interesting.
Not enough for you? TSOL. I don't really think I want the pleasure of identity theft.