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    Name: Mark Johnson Age: 48
    Username: hopelessoptimist
    		 Gender: M
    Type: Registered User Location: Los Angeles
    Cameras: Nikon D800
    Canon PowerShot G12
    Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
    Nikon Coolpix 990
    Nikon D300
    Nikon D70
    		 Lenses: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
    Lensbaby Muse
    Nikon AF Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G IF-ED DX
    Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
    Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
    Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
    Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
    Tokina AF 100mm f/2.8 Macro AT-X M100 Pro D for Nikon
    Registered: Mar. 4th 2005
    Referral link: https://test.dpchallenge.com/subscribe.php?ref=hopelessoptimist
    Contact: Private Message
    URL: http://www.cobaltstar.com
    Biography: The essentials...Born in Denver, Colorado. Live in Los Angeles. Bachelor's degree in Physics from UCLA with a minor in Philosophy. Engineer at a major television provider.

    Sorry about all the watermarks on the portfolio photos. It is much less work uploading images I've already processed for the website than to compress new ones. If I add any of these to the Prints page, the watermark will not be there.
    Signature: My Web: Cobalt Star.com

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    Color Portrait Outtakes   Individual Photograph Discussion  274 months ago
    wide angle lens: Nikon, Tamron, or other brands?   Hardware and Software  275 months ago
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    do you use transfer software?   Hardware and Software  275 months ago
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