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[2006-11-12 00:20:05 +0000 UTC]
"Sam Martin"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 746; Deviations: 370; Watchers: 32
Watching: 41; Pageviews: 12330; Comments Made: 737; Friends: 41
# Interests
Favorite movies: Hard to narrow it down to just one, but I love Tombstone.Favorite bands / musical artists: I'd need pages to list my favorites.
Tools of the Trade: Nikon D60, Nikkor 18-55mm, Nikkor Macro 60mm, Sigma telephoto 70-300mm, Adobe Lightroom
Other Interests: Herpetology, Wildlife, Rustic furniture, Bicycles, Revolvers, Blacksmithing, Music.
# About me
Taken in the Caddo Mountains, AR, April 2009. Me with a Copperhead found during a survey of endemic salamanders.I'm a newcomer to all photography. Most recently I've been most interested in shooting birds. It's incredibly hard, especially with entry-level equipment, but an exciting challenge that I love. I have to improve in my technique not only in photography, but also in stalking birds and patience waiting for them to come to me (patience was never my strong suit!).
I build tall bikes, I learned to weld to build choppers. When they started selling them at Wal-Mart, it wasn't unique any more. I moved on to tallbikes; they're more fun anyway. Plus they're considered too dangerous for anyone to market to the public, which is a bonus to me. I ride mine to class daily, and I won't pretend not to enjoy the attention : )
I've been using deviantart for a long time to find art.
I'm very interested in wildlife and always just took pictures with my point-and-shoot. Recently I got a Nikon D60 to improve my photos and knowledge of the art of photography.
It's a learning process and I'm here to share my work and get constructive criticism. I have friends interested in photography, but none are into wildlife.
I did a lot of drawing and painting in high school, but don't really have the time any more. But I gained an appreciation for and basic understanding of those arts in the process.
I'm primarily interested in shooting:
Reptiles and Amphibians
Spiders, insects, and other invertebrate macros
Birds
Landscapes and sunsets
A select few object macros and artistic shots
I may try some more portraits and human shots in the future, but it's not my primary interest. I have the utmost respect for those who can make good images that way, but I prefer to shoot when I'm interested in the subject itself.
**There are also a few pictures in my gallery of knives I've made...they're not here for photo critiques, just to show off my handiwork.
Besides photography, I like building tallbikes, learning about reptiles and amphibians, making knives and swords, and watching westerns.
Current Residence: Oklahoma
Favourite genre of music: almost anything except country.
Favourite photographer: different artists for different subjects!
Favourite style of art: I like all kinds, but especially photography, drawing, and paintings.
Operating System: Vista (suckfest)
Wallpaper of choice: Wildlife macros or rustic bars.
# Comments
Comments: 73
Awesome macro work! How do you like the Nikkor 60mm macro? That's the next lens investment for me
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Thank you very much for the favorite and the watch, I greatly appreciate it!
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Thanks for all of the 
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Hello. I was looking at your gallery and you have some great work. I just wanted to let you know that there is a new room open for photography critiques. You can give critiques and be critiqued. Feel free to drop by.Hope to see you there! And tell others about this too please. We always welcome newcomers. Speak English please!
Photography Corner: [link]
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Thank you Sam for the Fave on Western Cottonmouth 02 [link]
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hello! we were wondering if you would like to join the club!
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Love the snake pics! will continue to love them. the zoo pics were cool 2.
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Thank you for the fav.
Nice shots here. 
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I have been sitting here looking at your gallery and I LOVE IT!!! Some great macro shots... Great coloring!
Gotta add you to my watch!
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Thanks a lot! I've been working hardest on my macro, it's my favorite type of photography at the moment.
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Thanks A Lot For The Watch I Really Appreciate Your Support.
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thanks for the fav man
you've got a pretty wicked gallery =]
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Thank you very much!
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Hey!
Just wanted to thank you for faving Call of Duty ! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
I really appreciate your support!
And I hope I don't sound creeperish, but I read that you build bikes and so I thought I'd also let you know that that sounds REALLY cool!
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Thank you very much for the
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