Welcome to the site of my other passion - photography! I enjoy my life as a musician, but I've always loved photography, moving from film cameras back in the 70's (Canon AE1 and F1), to digital (Canon G5, 20D, G11, and my favourite now, the Canon 5D mark 2). After thousands of hours (4 decades!) honing my craft on my trombone, I enjoy the new challenge of trying to be more consistent and artistic with my camera. Having some really good lenses and camera bodies help of course, but as the most virtuosic musicians will tell you, the best instruments don't make a noise - it's the player behind it. When I look through photography books, or some of the great photos from others on this Zenfolio photo site, I am humbled by the technical and artistic talent these photographers possess. I have been fortunate to get some nice shots as well, sometimes a scene that's so perfectly composed and lit it's hard not to screw up, but many of my other photos required patience and the experience of hundreds of thousands shutter releases to pull them off. The learning never ends...