Judging from this webpage, it's obvious that I enjoy taking pictures.
I took the photo pictured to the left on my 14th birthday with my first 35mm SLR. I still use this Pentax K1000.
Today, I rarely use film. I'm spoiled by the instant gratification that comes with using a digital camera. I never go anywhere without my Canon Powershot.
My Dad is responsible for instilling in me a passion for photography and the joy of finding and collecting old cameras. I've always thought of cameras as little time machines that help us hold on to the past.
A day without taking a picture is a day lost forever. - Glen Vigus
In addition to collecting old cameras, I also collect stereoscope cards.
Virtual reality is nothing new. Stereophotography was of great importance in the mass production and distribution of images in the 19th century.
From time to time, I get the urge to create my own stereophotographs. To do so, I use a Nishika N8000. This camera wasn't designed for stereophotography, but it works.
For as long as I can remember, I've always loved the moon and the stars. In fact, "Moon" was the first word I spoke as a child. Wherever I travel, I just look up at the night sky and gaze upon the moon, the stars and the constellations. To me, they are like childhood friends who follow me wherever I go.
When I was in high school, I designed and built a 10" Newtonian telescope (pictured below). In February of 2004, I finally got my dream-machine, a Celestron NexStar 11 GPS telescope. With this scope, I am taking my first steps into the art of astrophotography
I'm a Pepper, and I collect Dr. Pepper stuff. Through the years, friends, family, coworkers, and students have given me all kinds of Dr. Pepper memorabilia. Now part of my office looks like a miniature Dr. Pepper museum.
I love going to the movies!
DVDs are nice, but to me, there's nothing like seeing a movie on the big screen.
I also enjoy spending time with friends at festive, social events and clubs.
I love going Geocaching. It's a game of sorts, played by people around the world. It requires the use of a handheld GPS device.
To begin, a person logs onto geocaching.com to acquire latitude and longitude coordinates of places or objects located and/or hidden nearby. The player then enters these coordinates in his or her GPS device to locate the cache.
The first thing a player does when they find a cache is to make an entry in the geocache's log. Caches usually contain items that can be taken by each player. It's proper etiquette to leave something if you remove something from the cache. The type and value of these items vary. Other objects found in these hidden containers include what are called "Travel Bugs." These objects are moved by players from cache to cache and tracked via the Internet.
