Featured Galleries

Large Format Scans : These are digital scans of 4x5 film transparencies and negatives.  All (except the one of me) were taken in the 1980s with my Zone VI 4x5 field camera setup (RIP Fred Picker!).  The one of me was taken by a friend with his medium format Hasselblad camera.

Large Format Scans

These are digital scans of 4x5 film transparencies and negatives. All ...

Updated: Dec 11, 2008 5:41am PST

Eastern Sierra Fall Color : These images were captured October 4th 2008 at various locations in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains.

Eastern Sierra Fall Color

These images were captured October 4th 2008 at various locations in th ...

Updated: Oct 10, 2008 7:46am PST

Bodie State Historic Park : Bodie is a ghost town that is kept in a state of "arrested decay" by the California State Parks Department.

Bodie State Historic Park

Bodie is a ghost town that is kept in a state of "arrested decay" by t ...

Updated: Jun 18, 2007 5:34am PST

Yosemite High Country : Sites along Tioga Pass Road, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

Yosemite High Country

Sites along Tioga Pass Road, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

Updated: Jun 18, 2007 7:50am PST

Gallery Categories

Motorcycles

3 galleries with 54 photos

Updated: Mar 21, 2008 6:08pm PST

Landscapes

6 galleries with 93 photos

Updated: Jun 18, 2007 7:50am PST

San Francisco

5 galleries with 55 photos

Updated: May 27, 2007 3:38pm PST

History

1 gallery with 11 photos

Updated: Apr 18, 2007 4:02am PST

Flowers

1 gallery with 17 photos

Updated: Aug 02, 2008 1:44pm PST

Pets

2 galleries with 12 photos

Updated: Apr 18, 2007 4:11am PST

Animals

2 galleries with 13 photos

Updated: May 28, 2007 11:56am PST

Other

2 galleries with 27 photos

Updated: Jun 02, 2007 8:03am PST

Camping

1 gallery with 22 photos

Updated: Nov 24, 2008 5:29am PST

Music

1 gallery with 25 photos

Updated: Jun 06, 2009 8:20am PST

Your Bio

Although at one time I was deeply into photography as a hobby (had Zone IV and Sinar 4x5 view cameras, my own 4x5 darkroom, read everything Ansel and Fred Picker wrote), I was away from photography as a hobby for quite a few years, owning a series of point & shoot digitals that I mostly just made snapshots with.

A couple years ago I decided I wanted a DSLR, so I bought a Nikon D80 with the 18-135 kit lens. I added several more lenses, bags, Gitzo tripod, etc., and started trying to be serious about photography again.

In mid-2007 I became discouraged with my efforts at photography and sold all my Nikon gear. Bought a Canon G9 to use for snapshots.

In late July 2008 I bought a Canon EOS 40D, some lenses, and a tripod, gonna give it another go! I don't have any aspirations to become an artist or a pro, but I enjoy doing the best I can with my photography efforts. I make photographs primarily to please myself.

I can be reached via email at michaelnel@comcast.net