So - why did I add photography to my web pages? Several reasons. First and foremost - I like photography!
I enjoy looking at pictures and sharing pictures with others. Also photography and web pages go together like soup and sandwiches. For example the spinning globe is nothing more than a series of globe shots rotated in place in short order. Also the crawling spider is nothing more than an amateur attempt at stop motion photography applied to the web. I went out and bought a toy spider and moved its legs and shot the pic again and again, and so on. Then I just use time to select the pic to be displayed. All of the above is done in HTML or Javascript. Also if a client likes one of my pics and wants it in their web pages - it gives them a catalog to select from. By the way, anyone is welcome to use any of the pics in my photography section for Personal Use; as long as they follow the copyright rules listed below and do not use them for commercial or profit purposes without my consent.
I use one of three cameras to take the pictures you see on these pages.
1. HP Photosmart 720 for the skiing pictures. I like it; because, it fits in my ski jacket pocket. It is small, lightweight, shoots 25 pics in 3.3 megapixal mode and also has a nice AVI movie mode. It is a nice camera to risk in the hostile environment that moisture offers and ruggedly built to withstand the blows caused by my falling down all the time. I use this camera when ever there is risk of damage to the camera in the activity I am shooting.
2. Konica Minolta A2 for all other pictures except underwater. It is a digital 8 megapixal camera that I have used in deserts and mountain tops. It has never failed me and I just love the ease of use and the picture quality.
3. I have two Nikonos III's that I have had for close to 30 years. All the underwater pictures are shot with these. I have Oceanic 2000 strobes as well as a SEA and Sea Yellow Sub YS-300TTL.
While I am not a professional photographer, I am available if someone wanted to risk missing out on truly great pics by a professional.