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This is one of those times when a little ray of sunshine comes poking through a rather dark time.
Friday a few weeks ago, I lost my uncle suddenly and very unexpectedly. That evening I just sat around in a funk. I never felt the desire to go to bed� I would not have been able to sleep anyway.
At about 3am I decided that I needed to do something that felt more "normal" as well as something that tied back to my uncle, who had been involved with photography for many years and was a bigger influence on me than he probably knew (He is actually THE reason that I shoot Nikon). So I grabbed my camera, hopped in my truck, and went looking for something to do to occupy my thoughts.
After several hours it was time for the sun to come up so I figured I would get a shot of that. The only problem was that it appeared to be solid cloud cover which would have blocked the sun. But persistence and patience are part of the craft, and at the last minute there was a break in the clouds...

Photographer - Adventurer - Explorer - Artist I create beautiful landscapes, cityscapes, night time landscapes and night sky images to hang on your walls or to license for commercial uses such as book illustrations, advertising, travel industry, etc. The first memory I can recall of being fascinated with photography was when I was in the 7th grade in Art class. I had the opportunity to build a pinhole camera from scratch and then use it to make photographs which I developed in the dark room. Fast forward quite a few years and I am still fascinated with photography and excited about the ability to use it to create art that conveys the feeling, beauty and awe of the world, the way I see and feel it in person. I love to explore,...