CAMERA I purchased my very first Digital SLR, a Canon Digital Rebel XT, in January of 2006 after being a very happy owner of one of the very first Canon Rebel 35mm cameras for over 16 years (I purchased my 35mm Rebel about 2 months after it was released on the market)! I have been wanting a digital SLR for several years after borrowing a family members Canon Digital Rebel (300D) at a wedding. My digital camera photo tool box now includes the following items that I take everywhere with me, for that hopeful "once in a lifetime" shot!      - Canon Digital Rebel XT ( 8.0 Megapixel - SLR )      - Canon 18-55mm Telephoto Zoom Lens ( 35mm equiv. 28.8-88mm )      - Canon 75-300mm Telephoto Zoom Lens ( 35mm equiv. 120-480mm )      - Rokunar 2x Tele-Converter Lens      - SanDisk Ultra II 1Gb Compact Flash Memory ( This holds almost 260 Large/Fine JPEG photos )      - Promatic FTD5600 Wide-Telephoto Flash      - Bogen Manfrotto Tripod with Bogen 3030 Manfrotto Head ABOUT THE IMAGES All of the images/photos displayed on this site are posted without any image corrections such as color balance, contrast settings, etc. All images are cleaned up and corrected prior to printing! All images on this site are property of DiamondArt and may not be reproduced in any way without the expressed written consent of Chris Diamond and DiamondArt. All images are © DiamondArt and Chris Diamond (photographer) and shall remain the property with full and exclusive rights to the images. Anyone purchasing a copy of one of the photos only has the rights to display the image in their home or place of business. The images may not be altered, reproduced, copied, scanned, faxed, or any other form that makes a duplicate or portion thereof of the image. The images are downloaded straight from the camera and reduced in size only for displaying on this site. Any image may be cropped and resized when a copy is purchased as the price of the print includes these options. ABOUT ME I have always been fascinated by photography as I have always loved art and drawing. I began my real photo career when I joined Exploring ( a division of the Boy Scouts of America ) by becoming a member of a unit (aka Post) that specialized in Photography/Cinematography. I purchased my very first SLR camera while in the post which was a Canon Rebel and started taking photos everywhere I went. Where ever my travels took me, my camera was there as well! From Maine and Canada to Florida, from St. Louis to Hawaii...my camera has been there with me. I have been wanting a digital SLR for several years as the technology got better, but the price was always just out of reach. I purchased my first digital camera, a Canon S100 point and shoot and took it everywhere with me, but it was not the same as an SLR. I used it until I actually wore the motors out in it! I then purchased an HP M22 digital point and shoot camera to replace the Canon so I could have a camera that we could easily take with us. Both of these were/are nice cameras, but they just don't have the same qualities as an SLR camera with lenses. I am a graphic designer and a ColdFusion web programmer in the St. Louis area where I live with my wife of 6 years. We purchased a 120+ year old home and have been slowly restoring the home. We also have a 3 year old Bloodhound/Chesapeake Bay Retriever K-9 named Susie who we have trained to do Trailing for Search and Rescue work, for the team that I am the Ground Team Director for. We are expecting our first child in January of 2007!