christoFur's home of photographs

Welcome to my collection of photographs! I update this page often, so please visit often.

Hi! I'm Chris Campion, a scientist living in Southwest Florida. I have a diverse and varied background consisting mainly of the natural sciences. My interests include organic chemistry, plant sciences, horticulture, aromatherapy, western herbalism, biomimicry and sustainability issues. This website was created to provide a place for me to post my photographs and writing as well as a vehicle to deliver information about me and the different skills I have available.

I look forward to communication and criticism so please feel free to email me from the "contact me" page. I am an amateur photographer who uses a Fuji FinePix S5700. I am always open to suggestions that will help me make my photography better. I have particular problems with purple fringing and getting exposure settings right. I have been gaining a great deal of experience working with the GIMP and am really happy to showcase some of that artwork below. Out in the field I like to use blue-sky and circular polarizer filters. As far as subject matter goes, I have a fondness for flora and fauna, however I try to sneek in the artsey shot now and again. I suspect that as I grow more comfortable with my camera and what it can do, those artsey photos will become more frequent.

To all who visit these pages: peace.

Oh, and a note on topics. In very rare instances I will use a photo taken by someone else, I endeavor to give credit via footnoting. If I have mistakenly omitted credit, please let me know. So, unless otherwise noted the photos on this page are all of my own taking. If you would like a full size version of any of the photos, simply email me and provide me with the photo's numerical name: (ex. the pink passiflora below is 10101) and your email address. Remember these photos are fairly large so specify any e-mail size restrictions you may have and if you wish them to be in a particular aspect ratio (ex. 4x6) for your printing plans. Of course I reserve the right to refuse any requests based only on my own whim, although, I am generally not a turd. Under no circumstances may these images be used for profit.

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upright passiflora, pinkish color, from Marie Selby gardens in Sarasota

Honey, squinting

Flame scallop, who lived with us for a while

My step-dad's bee-hives, Christmas 2005

A small Florida frog on Jason's fingertip, Winter 2007

Ganesh with candle (an attempt at an artsey photo

A Marie Selby buddha "floating" on the surface of the water, cat orchid in its palms

The Winter Rose of Wilcox park, Westerly RI. Christmas 2006

A butterfly on a flowering shrub at the 2006 pumpkin festival

Another artsey shot I call Contemplative Sunset

Passiflora in our garden fall 2006, plant later ravaged by Gulf Fritillary larvae

A march of turtles on a log in Big Cyprus Swamp, southern FL

Gulf Fritillary larvae who ate the passifloras!

Artsey shot: Buddha and the Irreverent Jason

Sandwich terns at Tarpon Bay Road Beach on Sanibel Island

Artsey shot: German Justice is NOT blind

Gull eating out of Shannon's hand, cookie cookie birdy birdy. Not one of my photos, but fit in very well with the subject matter at hand!! Thanks Shan!!
Photo: Shannon Donovan