http://www.lightstalkers.org/melaniec Evolutionary biologist, currently doing a post-doc in genetics at UCSF. I started taking photos last year and quickly got pretty serious about it, but it isn't (obviously) my career. When I first started taking photos I concentrated on learning how to use the two cameras my father left behind, a Leica M3 and a Rolleiflex 2.8F. Now that I feel like I kind of know how to use these things, and have even branched out to other cameras (including ones that take batteries) I am more interested in learning about _photography_ as opposed to using cameras. A site full of professional photographers seems like a good place to do some of that, so I hope you don't mind that I'm here. en-us <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388956/noparking_contrast_web_small.jpg' /><br />no parking demon<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388956'>no parking demon</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:02:29 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388956 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388953/contessa_web_small.jpg' /><br />Contessa goes out for coffee<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388953'>Contessa goes out for coffee</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:02:20 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388953 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388950/woodgate_web_small.jpg' /><br />gateway<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388950'>gateway</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:02:14 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388950 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388947/bart_1_web_small.jpg' /><br />BART station, downtown Berkeley<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388947'>BART station, downtown Berkeley</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:02:08 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388947 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388944/dino_web_small.jpg' /><br />better stronger faster dinosaur<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388944'>better stronger faster dinosaur</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:02:02 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388944 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388941/family2web_small.jpg' /><br />the family<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388941'>the family</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:01:56 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388941 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388938/wed34a_web_small.jpg' /><br />always a bridesmaid<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388938'>always a bridesmaid</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:01:50 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388938 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388935/halloween06_3_web_small.jpg' /><br />where does he put his pitchfork?<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388935'>where does he put his pitchfork?</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:01:43 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388935 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388932/battlecry_031007_1_web_small.jpg' /><br />battlecry<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388932'>battlecry</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:01:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388932 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/388929/gayindian1_web_small.jpg' /><br />we want you!<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388929'>we want you!</a> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:01:24 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/388929