Charlie Blume - Contest Winner Charlie is a member of the Sun Coast Camera Club in Clearwater, and The Photographic Art Society of St. Petersburg, Florida. He is also an NAPP member. In our continuing series of Hawk Mountain Print Contest Winners, here is some insight into our "Wildlife/Animals" category winner, Charlie Blume.
Charlie: I Started my interest in photography when I was in the Army in 1960. (I) h ad a darkroom up until about 1970 (and) shot a lot of sports in those days. (I) b ought my first digital camera, (an Olympus 3030) in the early 90’s. (I) c urrently use aNikon D-50. (I) started digital printing with the Olympus and an Epson 1520, (then) moved to the Epson 2200 (the 1520 died) in ‘o4 and the Nikon in ‘o5.
I’m retired and my photography is a hobby. I currently shoot mostly wildlife and landscapes. ‘Cruisin’ was a grab shot, taken at Fred Howard Park, in Tarpon Springs, Fl. It is a favorite of mine, even with the overexposed tail feathers!! Tech data: ISO 200, f6.3 at 1/1000 sec., shutter priority, 200 mm with the 55-200 Nikon kit lens.
I first heard about Hawk Mountain papers in a forum on www.photo.net and gave it a try. I use Sharpwing Lustre paper for color and have started using Grayhawk BW for my black and white and am very happy with both.
Charlie is a valued customer of Hawk Mountain Papers. We appreciate his business and contribution to our print contest and this newsletter. | 
