Photos by Jim and Ann Sims 
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Enjoy some of the views we have seen and photographed to share with our friends and you folks out there.  You are welcome to use them but please let us know where and when.

  We all take photographs some time or another.  You would be suprised how many times the shutter clicks and film is exposed before one comes up with a keeper. I remember a class I was attending when, perhaps one of the greatest still life photographers, Ansel Adams was lecturing and said "At times I have taken exposure after exposure, used sheet after sheet of film and repeated many sittings to get one photograph I was satisfied with.  Don't ever become discouraged for that perfect capture on film will be worth all your time and effort". 

   Using any kind of camera can produce amazing results.  Of course, more versatile the camera the more exciting the results.  Micro photography can offer the close ups of nature such as plants and ants.  The same goes for  wild animal photos using a long focal lens for those shots of a pet in the back yard or a grizzly bear in the wild.  We pack a pair of Nikons with a variety of lenses from 24mm to 1000mm. 

  Don't forget you can achieve amazing photographs for viewing and printing from your computer using your video camera.  There are several good video capture devices on the market.  Several photographs in this series were captured using an 8mm Sony Handycam.  We use the video camera this way for both work and play. 

  Click here to see some of our fall vacation photos. New England Fall Color

 Ann studied photography at U.N.L.V and Community Collage taking advantage of their fine facilities and instruction. 

 Jim owns and operates a management firm that often utilizes photography for construction and property management. The firm provides aerial photography for land development and advertising.