One of the things I have always enjoyed about
photography is the ability to 'freeze in time'
a little window of something beautiful and
interesting. To me photography is all year
round activity and the four seasons are all
unique and offer endless possibilities. Autumn
with cool, crisp days, coloring leaves and
pitch black nights as well as spring with
emerging new life are my favorite seasons. Both
are also busy time for me and I try to spend
time outdoors as much as possible.
I enjoy photographing a wide range of Mother
Nature's subjects, from small critters to vast
landscapes. However, the night sky, atmospheric
phenomenons and close-ups are the ones I prefer
most.
For low light and night sky photography my main
tool is Nikon D3 with 14mm f2,8, 35mm f2 and
50mm f1,4 lenses. The camera is unbelievable
and capable of producing stunning image quality
at high ISOs. For close-ups and macro work I
use mainly 60mm f2.8 AF-S and 105mm f2.8 AF-S
Micro Nikkors. Allthough I use wide variety of
lenses, 105mm f2,8 VR and AF-S 200mm f2 VR II
are my bread-and-butter lenses as a
professional photographer. Both are my main
lenses for photographing people, pets, plants
and everyday life.