About Dave
Dave is a 28 year old professional web developer currently living in Leipzig, Germany.
Among others he worked for Panasonic, NPowerNY, eBay, Digitalzone and Dynamic Galleries. His interests include photography, hiking, information technology and formerly bike sports. He has been focusing on his photography for several years now and his passion is constantly growing. Dave was introduced to basic techniques through a fellow photographer and his interest simply took off. A keen landscape photographer, he enjoys scouting locations amongst wild regions and never gets tired of seeking the correct light for a shot.
Teufelsmauer, Harz National Park 2008 photo by Matthias Haltenhof (photo to the right)
Passion
The earth is an amazing place full of variety and beauty everywhere, but in my opinion it doesn't get much better than relaxing at a remote alpine lake or rugged beach far from civilisation noise, hecticness, stress and every imaginable distraction of our modern world. At those places surrounded by massive snow-covered mountains and breath taking wide views I really feel free. Nature is good for my soul.
One goal of my photography is to record and communicate some of those moments of paradise in nature. Further on I want to show the purity, grandeur and uniqueness of nature and perhaps inspire people to appreciate and respect the remaining wilderness for themselves.
Of course, I'm also a child of civilization, and I depend upon technology, computers, books, and digital cameras. I have responsibilities, assignments, deadlines etc. But I like to escape as often as I can, recharge my batteries, and enjoy solitude.
My photography takes me to spectacular places I might not witness otherwise and it also lets me see these moments with the right kind of eyes, often in weather conditions and at times of the day I might not usally prefer to be in without the motivation of taking photos. I hope to share my way of seeing these scenes with others through my web galleries and prints.
This is just what I really want! It's not just love for photography, it's my passion. It goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby, it's about a way of living. Photography is essential to my life.
Current Equipment:
- Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mk II
- Cable Release, Camera Armor, Hot Shoe Spirit Level, Cards
- Canon 17-40mm L
- Canon 24-105mm L IS
- Canon 70-200mm L IS
- Retro Adapter, 2x Extender
- 4x6 Singh-Ray Graduated Neutral Density Filters
- 4x6 Singh-Ray Reverse GNDs
- Hoya Polariser, solid ND8 (3 Stop), solid ND400 (9 Stop), R72 infrared
- Manfrotto National Geographic Expedition 2 + Hydrostatic Head RC5
- Manfrotto 718B
- Tamrac Expedition 8, Tamrac Expedition 5
- Eizo S1932 Monitor, Core i7 | 8GB RAM | 3 TB HD Drives
Dave kajaking and taking photos between Glaciers in Iceland, September 2008. Photo by Tony McKee. (photo above)
