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Well, the short story is I was born, raised, and currently reside in San Pedro, California, otherwise unglamorously known as the Port of Los Angeles. I work at the local Kaiser Hospital, making money so I can do the things that are REALLY important to me --- backpacking, hiking, bird-watching, photography, playing the classical guitar, computers, going on weeks-long road trips in my truck, and enjoying life in general. As an adjunct to land hiking, I'm presently (January 2009) in the last stages of building a stitch-and-glue mahogany kayak...in my living room. Once finished, I plan to take to the water with the same vagabonding spirit as I have on dry land. Thanks for taking a look at the world through my eyes!

If you'd like to get in contact with me, please feel free to drop me a line at sdw90731@sbcglobal.net .

And if you'd like to purchase an original, high-quality copy of any photo (up to 13 x 19), please e-mail me. The photos I've uploaded on my website have been downsized for Web viewing.

Featured Galleries

South Coast Botanic Garden, LA, Birds : This garden oasis, built on top of a former landfill, is in Los Angeles' coastal Palos Verdes Peninsula. The official website of the Garden is at http://www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org . And a great resource for bird sightings and walks in the South Bay/Palos Verdes area is the local Audubon Society -- www.pvsb-audubon.org .

South Coast Botanic Garden, LA, Birds

This garden oasis, built on top of a former landfill, is in Los Angele ...

Updated: Apr 27, 2009 4:28am PST

Birds With The Canon 500mm f/4L IS Lens : Purchased at Amazon.com in late March 2009, the "Big Boy" is rapidly becoming my favorite bird lens, which I use mounted on the BushHawk. Most of these shots are taken with the 1.4x TC, making an effective focal length of 700mm.

Birds With The Canon 500mm f/4L IS Lens

Purchased at Amazon.com in late March 2009, the "Big Boy" is rapidly b ...

Updated: Jul 03, 2009 9:34pm PST

Birds of Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains : The Chiricahua Mountains in extreme southeast Arizona have been called THE premier bird area in all of North America. Home to Coatimundi (a relative of the raccoon) and other species of wildlife that are found only in this mountain range, the Chiricahuas are a perfect example of a "Sky Island". Just their name rings down through the lore of the Old West, too; this is the ancestral home of the Chiricahua Apaches, whose names include such legends as Cochise and Geronimo. With its spectacular landscapes, abundant birds, and location off-the-beaten-track, it's the kind of place where I can repeatedly return to and never tire of its wonders. I've arranged the photos in the form of a travel journal of a trip taken in June 2008, but I've returned twice since then (September 2008 and May 2009) and have included photos from those trips also. A place I can highly recommend for lodging while visiting the Chiricahuas is Portal Peak Lodge; their website is here --- http://www.portalpeaklodge.com . If after seeing my photos you do decide to visit, tell 'em Steve Wolfe sent you... :o) The bird photos were taken with the Canon 40D DSLR and either the EF 100-400 f4.5/5.6L IS or 500mm f/4 IS lens, while the landscapes were captured with the Pentax K10D and a Pentax DA 16-45mm lens with a circular polarizer. A book packed with information on southeast Arizona, and its birds in particular, is Rick Taylor's "A Birder's Guide to Southeastern Arizona," published by the American Birding Association (http://www.abasales.com/index.php?main_page=pubs_product_book_info&products_id=493 ) It was my guide in the Chiricahuas, and a book I'd recommend for anyone visiting the area.

Birds of Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains

The Chiricahua Mountains in extreme southeast Arizona have been called ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2009 7:32am PST

Birds Etc. with the Canon 40D/EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS Lens : Using the Canon 40D/100-400 IS mounted on a BushHawk shoulder mount.

Birds Etc. with the Canon 40D/EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS Lens

Using the Canon 40D/100-400 IS mounted on a BushHawk shoulder mount.

Updated: Apr 24, 2009 3:20am PST

Gallery Categories

The Red-Tail Hawks of Kaiser Hospital, Harbor City, California

17 galleries with 499 photos

Updated: Nov 08, 2005 6:10pm PST

Birds-in-Flight (BIF) Photography

1 gallery with 180 photos

Updated: Feb 08, 2009 5:21am PST

Shoreline and Tidepool Photos

2 galleries with 64 photos

Updated: Nov 04, 2006 6:55pm PST

Great Basin Trips

2 galleries with 116 photos

Updated: May 07, 2006 8:52pm PST

A Kayak Named PITA

1 gallery with 17 photos

Updated: Jan 24, 2005 6:07am PST

Birds

13 galleries with 1136 photos

Updated: Jun 03, 2008 6:48pm PST

Landscapes

5 galleries with 140 photos

Updated: Aug 15, 2008 4:24am PST

Photography

2 galleries with 37 photos

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 8:36pm PST

The Panasonic TZ1

1 gallery with 17 photos

Updated: Jul 04, 2006 5:23pm PST

The Eastern Sierras with the Panasonic FZ30 and TZ1 August 2006

6 galleries with 149 photos

Updated: May 21, 2007 5:10am PST

Photography with the Pentax K10D DSLR

5 galleries with 371 photos

Updated: Apr 26, 2007 10:28pm PST

The Chiricahua Mountains, SE Arizona

1 gallery with 88 photos

Updated: Jun 10, 2009 7:32am PST

Eastern Sierra Nevada, CA

1 gallery with 62 photos

Updated: Aug 21, 2008 5:32am PST

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