Photo By: Dan McCarty

Website – http://flickr.com/danmccarty

Biography: Dan McCarty is a budding glamour and portrait photographer in the Houston, Tx area.

Image Description – Model Iveth making burlesque fashion look as good as it should.

Location - Houston, Texas

Photographic Gear – Canon 5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8

Image Editing Software Used: LR3 and CS5

By: Russell Scheid

Biography: Database Administrator and amateur photographer.

Website – http://www.flickr.com/photos/karmagroovy/

Image Description – Neighborhood iris.

Location – Portland, OR

Photographic Gear – Nikon D60, Nikkor HC-50mm reversed.

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS3

By: Mark Schueler

Biography:I am a restaurant manager who moonlights as a portrait and wedding photographer. I also like to take photos of most anything in good light.

Website – http://www.markschuelerphoto.com

Image Description – I caught this lovely light while enjoying an espresso with a violinist one afternoon.

Location – Raleigh, NC

Photographic Gear – Canon 1DmkIII + 24-70 f/2.8L

Image Editing Software Used – Adobe Lightroom 2

By: Shell Foeckler

Biography: Husband and wife photography team based in N. Wisconsin.

Website – http://superiorimageswi.com

Image Description – Lupines bloom in N. Wisconsin for only a brief time (about two weeks). They usually can be found along roadsides and add some beautiful color to a scenic drive along Lake Superior.

Location – Oakland Township in N. Wisconsin

Photographic Gear – Nikon D300; Micro 105 Nikkor lens

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop and Lightroom

By: Lauren Miller

Biography: I’m a macro photographer who lives out in the country in Texas.

Website – http://boxofzen.com

Image Description – Dandelions are magical from the time we are children, but can remain so through adulthood-

Location – Texas

Photographic Gear – Canon 40d & a canon mp-e 65mm macro lens

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop

Photo By: Jay Koeppel

Website – http://picasaweb.google.com/jaykoeppel

Image Description – Much of the Hoary puccoon was already in bloom but this was just as striking. Seen in the Spring Green Nature Preserve, aka the Wisconsin Desert.

Location – Spring Green Nature Preserve, WI

Photo By: Andrew Stockwell

Website – http://www.northeastlightphotography.com

Biography – I am an amateur photographer originally from Red Wing, MN. I am transplanted in Connecticut, currently in my 13th year in the United States Navy. I reside in Griswold, CT with my wife, formerly Katie Hoisington of Red Wing and daughter Kaylin. I am stationed at Naval Submarine School in Groton, CT as a Fleet Responsive Training Instructor. I have completed tours on three operational fast attack submarines. Most of my photos are from the New England area due to my current career that pays the bills. I still occasionally get home to Red Wing. I take my photos using a combination of a Pentax Digital SLR, a Pentax film SLR, I primarily shoot landscapes, nature, and some architecture.

Image Description – This was a 136 second exposure taken during morning twilight at Newton Rocks, near Narragansett, Rhode Island, Summer 2009. The light was really good, and the clouds were moving pretty quickly, so I was able to use a ND filter to slow the shutter down to get cloud movement through the shot.

Location – Newton Rocks, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Photographic Gear – Pentax K10D, SMC-DA* 16-50mm, f/2.8, 3-stop ND solid, 3-stop GND filter, tripod, cable release.
136sec, F/9, ISO 100, 16mm, Bulb exposure mode.

Photo By: Andrew Stockwel

Website – http://www.northeastlightphotography.com

Biography – Welcome to Northeast Light Photography. I am an amateur photographer originally from Red Wing, MN. I am transplanted in Connecticut, currently in my 13th year in the United States Navy. I reside in Griswold, CT with my wife, formerly Katie Hoisington of Red Wing and daughter Kaylin. I am stationed at Naval Submarine School in Groton, CT as a Fleet Responsive Training Instructor. I have completed tours on three operational fast attack submarines. Most of my photos are from the New England area due to my current career that pays the bills. I still occasionally get home to Red Wing. I take my photos using a combination of a Pentax Digital SLR, a Pentax film SLR, I primarily shoot landscapes, nature, and some architecture.

Image Description – This one of my favorite shots. Because since I took it, I have been back there numerous times, and haven’t been able to duplicate it. The mood, the light, the wave and sky texture. Everytime I set up to try to make the “magic” happen again, my feet get really wet. This shot was taken in the winter of 2009, at sunset, with a looming winter storm to the west. Watch Hill is a small “suburb” of Westerly, Rhode Island. This photo was taken from East Beach, a pristine public beach, with a great view of Watch Hill Lighthouse, and the Rhode Island Shoreline to the east.

Location – Watch Hill, Rhode Island

Photographic Gear – Pentax K10D, Tripod, SMC-DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 lens, ND .6 grad, C-PL, 2.5s at F/13, ISO100.