Already an outdoor enthusiast, nature photography seemed fitting and another excuse to use to get away to the mountains and forests.  Surprisingly to me, I have spent more time along our coast lines in one year than I have my entire life before I started with photography. I would always rather be in the hills taking pictures but the water's edge offers a nice year round photo opportunity, especially in the summer time. Living in San Diego offers an excellent advantage to photographers, you can travel from the beaches to the mountains then the desert all in the same day. A lot of flexibility there.

  My father introduced me to photography several years ago. It's great to be able to spend hours in the field shooting with him.
Along with my dad, I also have my wife Sylwia and my cousin Chris as shooting partners. Sylwia likes taking pictures of the flowers she finds while the other 3 of us will spend our time stalking what ever birds or animals we can find.
 

Photos © Tim G. Vaclavek

                                             
Photos Left to Right
Shooting shore birds in La Jolla, Ca.
Heading back to the truck in Yellowstone NP.
Shooting Bald Eagles in Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico.