I first became interested in photography on my honeymoon. It was July 8, 1963 and my wife Jo and I were in San Francisco enjoying the second day of our trip. We were at Seal Rock and I wanted to take a photo of Jo sitting on the retaining wall. Our camera was a Kodak point and shoot. The camera had a square format and try as I would I could not get the shot I wanted without cutting off some of her legs or backing up so far that she was too small in the photo and the background overtook the view point. What I didn’t know at the time was that I had stumbled over a couple of rules of composition. When photographing people, don’t cut them off at the knees and watch your backgrounds.
When we returned from our honeymoon, I took some courses in photography and in time upgraded to a single lens reflex camera with a couple of lenses and a flash. At the same time I joined a camera club which put me around folks who had the same interest in photography that I was beginning to have.
I enjoy photographing just about everything including birds, still lifes, people, and of course our granddaughter. I also shoot a lot on my travels which have recently taken me to Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and Hawaii. For years I used a Minolta, but in the last year I switched to a Nikon D200. I plan to continue to find ways to improve my photography and be around other photographers who share the same interest.
My images are not for commercial use, but if you want a copy or print, please contact me and we’ll work something out
