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<p><font face="Times New Roman">I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, USA. So, the love of the outdoors came naturally and photography has been a part of my life since high school when I took some photography classes. I became one of the school's photographers in my last two years of school. The school's equipment was a 4"x5" press camera with state of the art flashbulbs. Boy, those were the days when you carried flashbulbs in your pockets and burned your fingers when you had to change flashbulbs fast to get the next picture. Of course we did all of our own developing and printing in a space under some stairs in the basement of the school (our private little hideaway).</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">My first camera was a 35 mm Voigtlander Vitessa which I purchased in 1955. It had a fixed lens which popped out of a fairly small metal body which made it great while mountain climbing, skiing or other outdoors activities. Of course it did not have a light meter, so I either carried one or used the "sunny 16" rule. In 1973 I purchased my first SLR, a Konica Autoeflex T2 with through-the-lens (TTL) metering and a full assortment of fixed and zoom lenses. This was where I really started photography as an art form. Many of my images were published in ski area brochures and displayed at ski shows in Washington, Idaho, British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. In the late 1990's I upgraded my camera body to a Konica FT-1 because of the collection of lenses I already owned. In 2001 I took the plunge and upgraded my total system to a EOS Canon system. As you might guess, I have never been one to chase technology. My theory has been that it is the person who makes the photograph, not the equipment (to a point).</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">All of my work is done on 35 mm color slides. My films of choice have progressed from Kodak Kodachrome 25, Extrachrome 64, Fuji Velvia 50, Provia 100Fand now Velvia 100F. I think I like the Fuji Velvia 50 the best, but also like the extra f-stop I get with Velvia 100.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">When I need digitized images, I scan my slides with a dedicated film scanner into Photoshop. So, I am working my way into digital photography, but have not taken the final plunge for a digital SLR. However, that is in my future, I am sure.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">Over time, people have requested copies of my photographs and one thing has led to another, which brought me to developing this website to share with others my passion, or should I say obsession.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">My subjects are mostly of the outdoors, around the western United States and Canada. These images run the gamut from wild flowers, trees, mountains and landscapes to rock formations. My passion is for things of beauty in nature.You will find a few images of things that do not meet these criteria, but they will be few and far between.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">Of course all of these images are for sale in archival inkjet, Lambda (LightJet) and Quad Tone Carbon ink in sizes of 8x10 inches to 20x30 inches.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">I do hope you like some of these images. If you would like more information about any of these images, or prices, please E-mail me. <a href="mailto:Bill@LaFeversWeb.com">Click here to send me an E-mail </a></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">Bill</font></p>
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