About

Hello.

My name is Gregg Obst and this is my personal web site.    All writings and photographs you find here, unless otherwise noted, are my own and copyrighted under U.S. law and may not be used in any manner without the expressed persmission of myself.   Posts found here do not reflect the viewpoints of any employer I may have or organizations I may belong to.

I am a software developer working in a corporate IT environment by day.  At night and on the weekends I am usually pursuing my love of photography and exploring different places with an emphasis on wildlife,  nature, landscape and macro photography.

You may want to check out my Flickr photostream or some of my older work when I covered auto racing as a photographer for Area Auto Racing News.

I shoot primarily with Nikon digital SLRs including the D300 and D200.  I have Nikon and Sigma lenses.  My flash systems include those by Nikon, Norman, Lumedyne and Sunpak.   I use Gitzo tripods and monopods.  I tend to stick with the Lexar Pro line of compact flash memory cards because they work best with Nikon gear and they have never let me down.

I support several wildlife organizations including Ducks Unlimited and I am a member of the National Aviary, National Zoo, Lehigh Valley Zoo and Philadelphia Zoos.   Zoos are a great place to practice your photography for when you get out in the field and they provide a safe oasis for many endangered species of animals that most people would otherwise never get to see or experience.   If you haven’t visited your local zoo in the last several years, I encourage you to do so and help a worthy cause in the process.

When I am not at work or out photographing something, I can be found hiking, backpacking, camping or visiting museums and historical places.