My interest in photography began more than 28 years ago with a Kodak Baby Brownie Special. I had little formal training -- a few photography classes at a local college -- but spent years practicing my craft in the field, learning through experience about lighting, composition, different lenses and films, and the best locations for finding birds, wildflowers, and scenics. I spent 11 years as staff photographer for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and had the opportunity to travel around the eastern U.S. to photograph unique flora and fauna. Some of my favorite sites for great subjects are Sanibel Island, FL, and the surrounding area (Myakka State Park, Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge); Michigan's Upper Peninsula; and Georgian Bay region, Ontario. I take advantage of all of the natural areas around northern Ohio, particularly in the spring and autumn. In the summer, I look for special events and festivals locally, for potential photo opportunities. And the Cleveland skyline, with the varied architecture, is always a good source for inspiration. My current gear consists of a Fuji S3 Pro and lenses from 17mm - 500mm. I use a Gitzo tripod with an Arca Swiss B1 ballhead for all my pictures, and use two main filters; a circular polarizer and a Tiffen 2 stop graduated ND filter. From the start of my interest in photography, I participated in local photo clubs. I enjoyed the camaraderie and took advantage of the opportunity to learn from fellow club members, who generously shared their expertise. And now I take pleasure in being able to pass on some of my own knowledge to other photographers. You'll find that photographers are some of the best people anywhere and we are ready to share ideas, teaching and learning from each other. I recommend SmugMug for photo sharing. If you'd like to sign up, you can save $5 on a smugmug subscription.<br> It's simple: enter my personal code "bmUzLWlWFcA4M" in the 'Referred by' field on the signup form and save $5! <a href="http://www.smugmug.com/?referrer=bmUzLWlWFcA4M">signup and save $5!</a> All images are available as prints or other objects like note cards, sweat-shirts, mugs, mouse pads etc. Daniel Flocke http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Pictures-of-Daniel/Dan-lakewood-arts-fest-3/105928978_7DxFH-Ti.jpg http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/ 2007-01-29T08:47:39Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Nature/Winter-Waterfalls-of-Ohio/2406212_nQJQ2">Winter Waterfalls of Ohio</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Nature/Winter-Waterfalls-of-Ohio/2406212_nQJQ2" title="Winter Waterfalls of Ohio"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Nature/Winter-Waterfalls-of-Ohio/Blue-Hen-Falls-2/126113577_Dw6mz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Winter Waterfalls of Ohio" title="Winter Waterfalls of Ohio" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-01-29T08:47:39Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Nature/Winter-Waterfalls-of-Ohio/2406212_nQJQ2 <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/122006-Christmas-Displays/Holiday-Lights/2261096_bbiFM">Holiday Lights</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/122006-Christmas-Displays/Holiday-Lights/2261096_bbiFM" title="Holiday Lights"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/122006-Christmas-Displays/Holiday-Lights/3315-Zoomed-5x8/118053736_aKxEC-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Holiday Lights" title="Holiday Lights" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-12-20T12:20:30Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/122006-Christmas-Displays/Holiday-Lights/2261096_bbiFM <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Gallery-Prints/2232574_TrgJv">Gallery Prints</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Gallery-Prints/2232574_TrgJv" title="Gallery Prints"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Gallery-Prints/Blue-Hen-Falls-2-Gallery-Print/116776751_gk3pG-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Gallery Prints" title="Gallery Prints" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-12-13T19:03:48Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Gallery-Prints/2232574_TrgJv <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Pictures-of-Daniel/2059373_eStqj">Pictures of Daniel</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Pictures-of-Daniel/2059373_eStqj" title="Pictures of Daniel"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Pictures-of-Daniel/Dan-lakewood-arts-fest-3/105928978_7DxFH-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Pictures of Daniel" title="Pictures of Daniel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-11-15T09:08:23Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Pictures-of-Daniel/2059373_eStqj <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/South-Chagrin-Metropark-Look/2131187_wQmvH">South Chagrin Metropark - Look About Lodge</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/South-Chagrin-Metropark-Look/2131187_wQmvH" title="South Chagrin Metropark - Look About Lodge"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/South-Chagrin-Metropark-Look/green-moss-2/110347902_PJnQN-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="South Chagrin Metropark - Look About Lodge" title="South Chagrin Metropark - Look About Lodge" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-11-14T07:18:57Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/South-Chagrin-Metropark-Look/2131187_wQmvH <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Triangle-Lake-Bog/2097690_5W2T5">Triangle Lake Bog</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Triangle-Lake-Bog/2097690_5W2T5" title="Triangle Lake Bog"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Triangle-Lake-Bog/Tamrack-Trees/108252128_Y8CHG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Triangle Lake Bog" title="Triangle Lake Bog" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-11-08T10:09:21Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Triangle-Lake-Bog/2097690_5W2T5 <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Bruce-Peninsula-Ontario/2073966_kCbBK">Bruce Peninsula, Ontario</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Bruce-Peninsula-Ontario/2073966_kCbBK" title="Bruce Peninsula, Ontario"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Bruce-Peninsula-Ontario/Iris-3/106840558_nK77n-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Bruce Peninsula, Ontario" title="Bruce Peninsula, Ontario" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-11-04T13:23:06Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Bruce-Peninsula-Ontario/2073966_kCbBK <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/The-Cleveland-Zoo/2077931_Ujokf">The Cleveland Zoo</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/The-Cleveland-Zoo/2077931_Ujokf" title="The Cleveland Zoo"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/The-Cleveland-Zoo/Pbbttt-11x14/107316498_iyxFe-Th.jpg" width="118" height="150" alt="The Cleveland Zoo" title="The Cleveland Zoo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-11-01T11:42:35Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/The-Cleveland-Zoo/2077931_Ujokf <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Hinckley-Lake-Metropark/2078746_SuJW8">Hinckley Lake Metropark</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Hinckley-Lake-Metropark/2078746_SuJW8" title="Hinckley Lake Metropark"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Hinckley-Lake-Metropark/Hinckley-Lake-Sunrise-3/107129502_6m2f2-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hinckley Lake Metropark" title="Hinckley Lake Metropark" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-10-31T18:38:29Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Hinckley-Lake-Metropark/2078746_SuJW8 <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Cleveland-Harvest-Moon-Rise/2066286_aLzqG">Cleveland Harvest Moon Rise</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Cleveland-Harvest-Moon-Rise/2066286_aLzqG" title="Cleveland Harvest Moon Rise"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Cleveland-Harvest-Moon-Rise/Downtown-Cleveland-2/106334488_Y2cyt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Cleveland Harvest Moon Rise" title="Cleveland Harvest Moon Rise" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-10-29T07:28:39Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Cleveland-Harvest-Moon-Rise/2066286_aLzqG <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Beaver-Creek-State-Park/2048857_wkkji">Beaver Creek State Park</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Beaver-Creek-State-Park/2048857_wkkji" title="Beaver Creek State Park"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Beaver-Creek-State-Park/Pine-Trees/105266875_axg7D-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Beaver Creek State Park" title="Beaver Creek State Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-10-29T01:28:42Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Beaver-Creek-State-Park/2048857_wkkji <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Michigan/2027168_SEuSM">Michigan</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Michigan/2027168_SEuSM" title="Michigan"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Michigan/Another-section-Upper/106083261_FWsWN-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Michigan" title="Michigan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-10-28T22:41:50Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Michigan/2027168_SEuSM <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Cuyahoga-Valley-National/2048846_MnTkX">Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Cuyahoga-Valley-National/2048846_MnTkX" title="Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Cuyahoga-Valley-National/Blue-Hen-4/106058280_ZnWds-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area" title="Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-10-28T12:14:19Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Cuyahoga-Valley-National/2048846_MnTkX <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Hale-Farm-The-Drums-of-August/2058626_ZTZem">Hale Farm - "The Drums of August"</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Hale-Farm-The-Drums-of-August/2058626_ZTZem" title="Hale Farm - "The Drums of August""><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Hale-Farm-The-Drums-of-August/General-2-Sepia/105882067_Xom4W-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hale Farm - "The Drums of August"" title="Hale Farm - "The Drums of August"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-10-27T15:41:05Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Hale-Farm-The-Drums-of-August/2058626_ZTZem <p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com">Daniel</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Stan-Hywet-Hall-Antique-Car/2050740_4SmgR">Stan Hywet Hall - Antique Car Show</a>'</p><p><a href="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Stan-Hywet-Hall-Antique-Car/2050740_4SmgR" title="Stan Hywet Hall - Antique Car Show"><img src="http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Stan-Hywet-Hall-Antique-Car/56-Ford-Town-Country/105396622_7neDU-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Stan Hywet Hall - Antique Car Show" title="Stan Hywet Hall - Antique Car Show" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-10-25T09:55:19Z Daniel http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com http://danielflockephotography.smugmug.com/Photography/Stan-Hywet-Hall-Antique-Car/2050740_4SmgR