twenty-five.net is my attempt to capture a little of the beauty of the world. I'm inspired by water, mountains, meadows, and snow, all of which are plentiful near Kent, Washington where I live and work.
Hardware
Canon EOS 20D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Wishlist
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Software
Picasa
Photoshop CS2
References
My rating of the book is in parentheses.Challenges
The Art of Photographing Nature by Martha Hill and Art Wolfe. (5/5)
This book is hands down my favorite photography book. The focus is on seeing and framing a photograph well, not the mechanics. However, each photo includes the aperture size and shutter speed, which is invaluable from a mechanical point of view.
Photography by London, Upton, Stone, Kobre, and Brill (8th Edition) (3.5/5) I definitely enjoyed this book, and it's packed with useful information. However, it includes 10s of pages on film, and in my opinion is not worth the price for the digital photographer.
Nature Photography by John Shaw
The Living Wild by Art Wolfe (4.5/5) This book is nominally not an instructional book, but simply a book of photographs. However, at the end of each section, Wolfe includes a paragraph with notes about how he took every single picture. In addition, he includes the camera and lens used as well as the aperture, shutter speed, and the type of film used. Personally, I find looking at a great picture and then reading about how it was taken and why it was taken that way a great way to learn.
Photography Outdoors: A Field Guide for Travel and Adventure Photographers by Mark Gardner and Art Wolfe (3/5) I found this book far less useful than the other Wolfe book listed above. For the mechanical information it contains, I prefer the Shaw book.
Photofriday Noteworthy for The Great Outdoors
Tuesday Challenge for Fishing, Reflections, Perspective, Flight, Boat
Moody Monday for Disastrous, Irish, agitated
Shutterday for The Blue Hour, Arrivals and Departures, Stormy Weather, Zen, Flat