New Member Here

[LEW]

Hello everyone. My name is LEW and I am a Nature Photographer in North Carolina. I use the Canon EOS 300D with various lens and the Sony DSC F717 for some MACRO shots of insects. I have been photographing since May 2003 when I realized I needed a hobby. It has turned into a passion and I now make a few dollars selling my work. I have won numerous Weekly awards and around 60 international monthly awards. My goal is to win Photography of the Year through Photography Unlimited an international contest out of Japan. I still consider myself as an intermediate photographer because with nature being my speciality, I am a beginner at people and still photograpy. I am retired from the U. S. Navy, serving 23 years ending that career June 1990. I am Married and still have two young children in the house. I also have a web site I won through Photography-Unlimited which you may view at http://collections.photography-unlimited.jp/mccloud which has 28 pages and over 300 photographs posted. Thanks for letting me join, and I look forward to learning more and providing input if I am knowledgeable of the subject matter.
LEW

[oostermeijer]

Welcome to our Site lew! I had a look at your website and work and must say that I enjoyed looking at your work. look forward seeing your work here too ;)

[Editor]

Welcome LEW. Glad you signed up. Congrats on winning the Photo of the week award...not bad for a noob.

Looking forward to more of your work. Stay active!

[Jack M]

Welcome lew. You'll find people here are very friendly and helpful. Hopefully we can get some more regular posters here.

[LEW]

Hey thanks for the welcome. Still feeling my way around in here. Thanks for the Picture of the week award. Suprised me. As I am becoming very active in the area I live with festivals and all coming up I got a lot of work to do to get my 16 X 20's made and 8 x 10's. Hope to sell a few. BOught a display tent so that the weather won't bother the pics. Heres a picture of it on the box, Haven't even opened it yet.

[delconchey]

I to looked at your web site. Excellent work. Welcome from Cheyenne, Wy

[LEW]

Thanks Delconchey. Now you live in an area that is ripe for photography. I have never been to your state but when the kids are grown I plan on traveling the western states to see what I have been missing. Thanks again.

LEW

[kevinrstruck]

Thanks Delconchey. Now you live in an area that is ripe for photography. I have never been to your state but when the kids are grown I plan on traveling the western states to see what I have been missing. Thanks again.

LEW


You must stop here in Colorado...Moved here from back east about 6 years ago...never going back!

[LEW]

Kevin, that is another state I dearly desire to see. The wildlife out west will be a goal achieved once I get out there and have it in a photo.

[delconchey]

Heading into the Snowy Range the 20th of Jun. Going to try and photograph some of the old mining ruins and line shacks I've seen through the years.

[LEW]

Thats sounds really exciting. Looking forward to seeing some of the rustic old mining facilities.