 |
Mark Aksoy- maksoy@aol.com
Biography - I have spent most of my working life as a research
scientist - first as biochemist, and now a
pharmacologist working in the Pulmonary Division of
Philadelphia's Temple University Hospital.
My
interest in photography goes back to childhood when
my father let me click a few pictures with his Kodak
Retina camera on family vacations. It became
more serious when I purchased my first SLR (a Pentax)
and joined the Delaware County Camera Club in the
early 80's. I also bought a computer (a Commodore
64) about that time, but it never occurred to me
that computers and photography might someday
coalesce into one single endeavor. I did
marvel at my computer's immense 64K of RAM - more
memory than I would ever need, I thought!
Yet,
by 1995, my beloved Commodore was on the verge of
becoming an antique, and I bought my first PC - a
Pentium 90. For 6 months or so, I had the
fastest computer on the block! This, in turn,
led to my growing interest in digital imaging, which
continues to this day. I presently have a PowerSpec
4.2GHz computer, plus Microtek 4700 flatbed scanner,
Dimage Elite 5400II film scanner, and an Epson 1280 color printer.
I continue to use a variety of graphics
programs: Photoshop CS2 and plug-ins; Bryce
and Poser (for 3D work); plus Ultrafractal, Fractint
and Tierazon for fractal designs. When you have a
chance, drop by my online photo
gallery!
|