Who am I?
My name is David Salmon aka ultradave and I enjoy expressing my artistic vision through photography and illustration. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and started drawing my own characters at the age of 12. Tired of just copying other popular characters I began to create my own. I found myself constantly doodling and still do to this day. My first camera was a Kodak 110 when I was around 11 years old. I remember taking photos at Disneyland with that camera. In high school I took photography and bought a Minolta XG SLR 35mm camera for $100. It came with 2 lenses, although I don’t recall which ones, a sturdy camera bag, and a very flimsy tripod. I’ve always been very observant to details and so I really enjoyed this class, however, I wasn’t very fond of the instructor. I didn’t enjoy processing my own film either, nor did I like to wait to have film developed so I didn’t keep up with film photography after high school. But I did continue to create…
I am a father of 3 artistically minded children. 2 daughters and 1 son and they express their artistic vision through painting, illustration, sculpting, and photography.
Currently, my primary muse is Joshua Tree National Park. I have spent many hours there marveling at its beauty, especially the night skies. I enjoy landscape photography, astrophotography, and architectural photography and taking the occasional portrait.
I picked up my first DSLR in 2005. A Canon Rebel and that began my journey with digital photography. I have spent the last 2 decades taking photos for my own enjoyment and felt it was time to share my favorite photos with the world. Cheers!
CAMERAS USED:
Film:
Kodak 110, Minolta XG, Pentax K1000, and an assortment of point and click film and digital cameras that need not be mentioned, although they are quite popular with my kids.
DSLR:
Canon Rebel, Canon Rebel XT, Canon T2i, Canon 60D, Canon 500D, Canon 700D, Canon 6D, Canon 6D Mk II
Mirrorless:
Canon RP, Canon R10, Canon R50, Canon R6, Canon R5, Sony a7C, Sony a7c II, Leica Q (Typ 116)
