Introduction

Hello, I am an amateur photographer who lives shoots in the central Florida area. I am entirely self taught and proudly admit that I have much more to learn about this addiction. I am thoroughly enjoying practicing what I am learning and will be proudly displaying some of my work here. I have had a life long love of nature and the great outdoors. I was born and raised in Northwestern Pennsylvania farm country, where it was necessary only to step out the door to be in nature. I grew up hunting and fishing in their seasons before I was bitten by the camera bug. It came to my attention that the hunting seasons were too short and it was too long between them. Life and times changed for me and I found that I no longer had the time or inclination to hunt for many years. I have absolutely no problem with those who enjoy hunting and or fishing, and probably will go back to the blood sports at some time. The greatest advantage to photography is that it can be practiced year round, you don't go to jail for poaching, there are no bag limits and no closed seasons. I intend to post one photograph per day here. Should you fall in love with one or more of the images that will be posted here, you can email me at chrismercerimages@gmail.com and we will come to an agreement. Currently I intend to do a theme for each week . The first week is Alligator Week