Welcome to the natural world through MY eyes! I bought my very first Canon 35mm camera and lenses back in 1980 and slowly taught myself basic photography. My love and passion for this hobby brought me to various places throughout Europe, Canada and all over the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. After shooting film and slides for over 25 years, I finally gave in and purchased my first Canon DSLR with various lenses and learned from scratch on using a digital camera. I soon discovered that I used much of my old 35mm film camera techniques when shooting with my DSLR...more