Michael Schlachter

Michael has been photographing people, animals, and places since he was
very young.  At 12, he realized how much he enjoyed photography and sharing
his work with other when he brought back more than a dozen rolls of repetitive,
mostly uninteresting, pictures from a trip to see the Grand Canyon.  Although
his talent and equipment has matured and improved over
the years, his delight in recording the world around him and
sharing his vision with others has never changed.  Michael
firmly believes that if his work can influence even a handful
of people to change their behavior to impact the environment
less, he has achieved his mission.



Galeries

Chateau Galena Photography's work is currently on display at "Wind Water &
Light" in Mahomet, Illinois.



Equipment

We photograph our images on both digital and film cameras, depending on the
situation, and use a Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n and a Nikon F5.  Lenses are a
combination of Sigma EX and Nikon products.  For film, we use Kodak
Ektachrome 100 and Fuji Velvia 50.  None of our images are digitally altered in
any substantial form, although some images have minor exposure correction
in Adobe Photoshop -- when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity happens and
something goes wrong, digital tools can make sure that the image is as great
as you envisioned it.

Digital Equipment:  
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n
Film Equipment:  Nikon F5
Lenses:   Sigma 28-70 f2.8 EX Asp. DF
       Sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX APO IF HSM
       Sigma 170-500 f5-6.3 Asp. RF APO


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