James has been taking photographs for as long as he can remember, using everything from 110 cameras to Polaroids to the Kodak Advantix. He never really wanted to become a great photographer. He just wanted to take some decent photos.


“Around 1998 I got my first digital camera. It was a Sony 1.3 MP camera that used floppy disks for storage. Then I got a Casio QV3000. This was the first 3.2 MP camera. That thing was pretty cool. When I got the Sony F-707, that changed how I took photos. That is when I decided to get a DSLR. After a few months of playing with a used Canon D60, I was really taking some nice shots. Since moving to the Canon 20D, I am just at about the point where I want to be with my photography”


        -- James Benton

 

What you should know


Aliases:

Sotol Vista

Rockslide


Occupation:

Communications


Equipment:

Canon 20D, Canon 50mm f/1.4, Tamron 18-250mm, Sigma 50-500mm, Sigma 105mm f/2.8


Favorite Subjects:

Landscapes, Animals, Lightning


Favorite Vacation Spot:

Big Bend National Park


Personal Motto:

“I know enough to be dangerous!”



SAMPLE photos




Songs I Love To Shoot To

  1. 1.Metallica's Wherever I May Roam

  2. 2.Bob Marley's Jamming

  3. 3.Van Halen's Unchained

 

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