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Bryan Ramsay “BJ”, Volunteer Photographer for the
Smithsonian Institute
He is currently a full time Navy employee (the Navy pays
enough to put food on the table so his pictures don’t have too, which has allowed
him to really explore his photography). As
a volunteer photographer to the Smithsonian Institute and the American Orchid
Society he has multiple several published photographs. He is also the president
of the St Mary’s Camera Club and an occasional lecturer.
BJ started shooting at an early age (primarily landscapes)
with 120 film in a brownie instamatic, followed by a Yashica and a Bronica (he
is still a huge fan of Ansel Adams). He
did his own darkroom work all the way through HS, then beer and life got in the
way and his photography slowed way down. He dabbled a little in underwater work
with a Nikonos II/III and some aerial photography with a 35mm Canon SLR and
slides but nothing serious until he picked up a Sony 727 digital point and
shoot. All of a sudden he could do his
own “darkroom” work again, and even print in color. With that his photography
started to explode. He now shoots with a D800E almost exclusively but will
occasionally pick up the D7000 depending on the subject/location etc. Somewhere along the way Bryan picked up a
passion for orchids, primarily as great photography subjects, and the rest is
history. He is now an accredited AOS judge (6 year in the training) with a
passion for photographing orchids around the world.
Meeting Information
May 27th, 2015
Chaplegate
2600 Marriottsville Road
Marriottsville, MD
