Jon Smithers: Nature and Wildlife Photography

My interest in nature & wildlife photography started a very long time ago when my wife showed me some caterpillar pictures she had taken.  Later we went up north to the Lake Superior trails in Minnesota and took a lot of photos.  We had a 35mm Minolta XG9 and a 35mm lens.  Newly married and not having enough money to throw at the equipment, we set aside our interest in photography until recently, with the advent of the DSLR.  I had also been working with computers for many years & that helped in today's digital age.

The last few years my wife & I have been able to pursue hiking & camping again and we have become passionate about photographing nature.  It is an awesome feeling to come upon a local pair of eagles or a stunning autumn landscape and be able to capture that feeling & majesty to share with others.  It takes patience & persistence and a good sense of the weather, but the rewards are incredible.

Some of the photos I have been taking are stunning and are available online, in art galleries & fine art fairs.  Much of my work has been inspired by some of the great photographers like Craig Blacklock, Ansel Adams, Jim
Brandenburg & others.
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