My name is Wayne Wendel. I retired from the Houston Police Dept. in April of 2005. My love of the outdoors and nature led me into photography. I began nature photography about 8 years ago while on bow-hunting trips, taking pictures of animals, landscapes and birds. I now shoot with a 500mm lens instead of a longbow.
The Psalmist tells us that the "heavens declare the glory of God and the earth shows his handiwork." A nature photographer puts a frame around what God has already painted for us to enjoy. In every photograph I try to convey the beauty of God's creative genius. Limited by composition, exposure, and equipment, my photography attempts to reveal the beauty in the natural world. Whether landscape, birds or flowers. God's creation is revealed in every photograph.
Birds are the most abundant subject to photograph and a natural subject for the nature photographer. I got interested in birding so I could name all the birds I was photographing. Many of my photos were taken on property managed by the Houston Audubon Society and I have donated many photographs for their web site. You can see them at
http://www.houstonaudubon.org. I switched from slides to digital photography in 2000 and currently use a Nikon D200 digital camera with Nikon lenses and a Gitzo tripod topped with an Arca-Swiss ball head. My favorite lenses are 500mm f/4, 300mm/f4, 70-180 f/3.5 macro, an 18-200mm f/3.5 and a 70-200mm f/2.8 and 12-24mm f/4. I also use a Leica Digilux 3 in landscape photography and Canon G9 Sure Shot for snapshots.