About Mark Dalpe

I've been serious about photography since 1996 when I purchased my first SLR a Pentax K1000. In 2000 I enrolled in the full time photography program at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Graduated with Honors in 2001. I went Nikon (F100 w/AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D) in 2001, plus began a relationship with Sophie who would become my wife in 2004, busy year. I've usually had a side business ongoing in addition to my day job working in a camera store but now I mostly shoot for the joy of photography. I'm extremely knowledgeable about photographic technique and I am constantly refining and adding to that knowledge. Learning is one of my favorite activities and in photography there is always something new to learn.

Photography Equipment

My current equipment is:
Nikon D3
Nikon D50 (converted for infra red photography)
Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 G
Nikkor 24mm f/3.5 D PC-E
Nikkor 28mm f/2.0 AIS
Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 AI
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4 D
Nikkor AF-S 60mm f/2.8 G Micro
Nikkor 85mm f/2.8 D PC Micro
Nikkor AF-S 105mm f/2.8 G VR Micro
Nikkor AF 105mm f/2.0 D DC
Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G VR
Nikon SB-800, 600 and R1C1 Kit
20" Imac w/3Gb RAM intel core 2 duo 2GHz
Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, sometimes Nikon Capture NX and Lightzone.