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About me and the Website * About Me: The art of photography is an endless challenge, and an amazing art form to communicate and express one's self. Photography for me is the discovery of the outside world melding with the discovery of one's own inner world, finding clarity in complexity, and expressing your experience through this technical and visceral art form. I reside in Portland, Oregon, and grew up around the Pacific Northwest. After high school I went to Bellevue Community College and Washington State University. My interest in photography started with a Kodak Instamatic camera as a kid then moved on to a Nikon 35mm camera. I took a couple of B&W darkroom classes in high school and college, and out of school my interest in photography grew as I began travelling the world and hiking in the Great Northwest. Now in the modern digital era being able to share that experience is a great opportunity. I hope you enjoy your visit. Thanks to all who have been supportive. Sincerely, Gordon Wildman * About the Images: There is no cropping done to any of the images and all black and white images have been shot in camera. The experimental gallery is all done in camera as well. The images go through minor adjustments and that is about all. I shoot exposures and compositions to be as close to what I am trying to achieve in camera so less time is needed at the computer. The only software change of an image on this website that I occasionally enjoy is sepia toning. * About the Website: All of the links to navigate your way around can be found at the top of every page. A drop down menu has all the links to each of the galleries, and information pages. All of the links are alphabetical from top to bottom in each category. Gordon Wildman Photography is a link to the Home Page. This website is, has, and will be a work in progress. Having no training in web design, the process has been a learning experience. The changes are a continual process. Over time the look has been refined, and the photographs enlarged as more people gain access to broadband. There are over 1700+ images on this site, of which, around 98% are digital and have been taken in approximately the past five years. YouTube High Definition videos, slide shows, a Cooliris gallery, "how to", and historical photography videos have also been added. The Cooliris image viewer is a 3d wall of my images that presents a unique way to view slide shows or single images, try it full screen for full effect. * Website Settings: To view this site at it's optimum, set your display setting at it's highest resolution. A font setting of medium to large, or size 18-22 is recommended . If you want to change your settings go to your control panel and click on display, or right click on your desktop screen and click on personalize or properties, and then the display settings tab. Font settings can be controlled with-in your browser settings. * Website Comment: The images on this website are a representation of the final image. Keeping file sizes manageable and showing a quality representation of your image poses challenges. Everybody has a different computer each with different screen sizes, different settings, different colors, different contrast, different resolution settings, different font sizes, each computer has different download speeds, computing speeds, etc. Also websites need to work with mobile devices such as the Iphone and Ipad, as well. All these things effect how the images look and how well the website functions. The images and the website are configured to work well with as many differences as possible. |