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Grand Cycling Classic : Meijer Grand Cycling Classic, Grand Rapids, MI. August 8, 2009. Congrats to winner Tom Zirbel and the BISSELL Pro Cycling Team! Race summary at http://www.bissellprocycling.com/Races/2009/Meijer_Grand_Cycling_Classic.html

Grand Cycling Classic

Meijer Grand Cycling Classic, Grand Rapids, MI. August 8, 2009. Congra ...

Updated: Aug 11, 2009 8:19pm PST

Your Bio

Hello. I'm Dave Aupperlee and welcome to PhotoAup Photography.

Photography is my lifelong passion. I have had some sort of camera in my hands for a good portion of my waking hours since the age of 10. My dad and uncle ,avid photographers, passed on a good bit of photographic know-how to me. My grandfather and his father created images as well, albeit with brush, oil paints, and canvas. My kids all have cameras and have contributed gigabytes of photos to apartment walls, social networking pages, blogs, and even newspapers. It's a family thing.

I have always approached my personal photography and professional assignments as a story teller: Capturing the moments before, during, and after the main event. My environmental and wildlife work is always an attempt to lead the viewer outside of the frame of the viewfinder, leaving them with a sense of wonder and perhaps a motivation to do some exploring of our natural world on their own.

I hope you enjoy the images presented here. Check back often as this will be a work in process.

-Dave Aupperlee

daupp@comcast.net

Galleries

Sophie & Lucy : New to the Aupperlee household, Sophie and Lucy. 2 year old Old English Sheepdogs. Sophie is heavier bodied and has a Gene Simmons-like patch over her right eye, side of face, and ear. Lucy is taller, longer-legged and has more white on the face. Both have their own unique personalities. Sophie also has a white bunny tail.

Sophie & Lucy

New to the Aupperlee household, Sophie and Lucy. 2 year old Old Englis ...

Updated: Jan 30, 2010 11:28pm CST

Alan Rocks the Van Andel Arena :

Alan Rocks the Van Andel Arena

Updated: Jan 30, 2010 11:12pm CST

Sweater Scans :

Sweater Scans

Updated: Jan 30, 2010 9:50pm CST

Joseph :

Joseph

Updated: Jan 02, 2010 10:05pm CST

Andy & Julia :

Andy & Julia

Updated: Dec 20, 2009 10:22pm CST

JW :

JW

Updated: Dec 07, 2009 9:14pm CST

Mark's Luddington Shot

Updated: Dec 01, 2009 7:30pm CST

Four Generations :

Four Generations

Updated: Nov 29, 2009 9:42am CST

Dad's Old Slides v. 2 :

Dad's Old Slides v. 2

Updated: Nov 23, 2009 9:09pm CST

camorama :

camorama

Updated: Oct 04, 2009 8:32pm CST

Grand Rapids Art Prize :

Grand Rapids Art Prize

Updated: Sep 29, 2009 9:51pm CST

ID Mural at Lincoln School : BISSELL ID Department creates "Space Oddity" Mural at Lincoln Developmental Center School in Grand Rapids.

ID Mural at Lincoln School

BISSELL ID Department creates "Space Oddity" Mural at Lincoln Developm ...

Updated: Sep 13, 2009 9:16pm CST

Grand Cycling Classic : Meijer Grand Cycling Classic, Grand Rapids, MI. August 8, 2009. Congrats to winner Tom Zirbel and the BISSELL Pro Cycling Team! Race summary at http://www.bissellprocycling.com/Races/2009/Meijer_Grand_Cycling_Classic.html

Grand Cycling Classic

Meijer Grand Cycling Classic, Grand Rapids, MI. August 8, 2009. Congra ...

Updated: Aug 11, 2009 10:19pm CST

Alticor '09 Wildlife Calendar : Shots taken at both Amway World Headquarters and Spaulding Plaza

Alticor '09 Wildlife Calendar

Shots taken at both Amway World Headquarters and Spaulding Plaza

Updated: Jul 21, 2009 9:21pm CST

Les Cheneaux 09 : A beautiful week of camping in the Cedarville/Hessell area with the Grays

Les Cheneaux 09

A beautiful week of camping in the Cedarville/Hessell area with the Gr ...

Updated: Jul 13, 2009 3:29pm CST

Muskegon State Park 2009 :

Muskegon State Park 2009

Updated: Jun 14, 2009 10:14pm CST

SmartShop

Updated: Apr 15, 2009 7:13pm CST

Easter @ Tubergen's

Updated: Apr 14, 2009 12:16am CST

MH final

Updated: Mar 31, 2009 9:30pm CST

MH

Updated: Mar 28, 2009 8:09pm CST

peeps :

peeps

Updated: Mar 19, 2009 7:23pm CST

Michigan Glaciers :

Michigan Glaciers

Updated: Feb 18, 2009 6:02am CST

Close Encounters of the Gobbler Kind :

Close Encounters of the Gobbler Kind

Updated: Feb 08, 2009 2:11pm CST

Iowa@MSU :

Iowa@MSU

Updated: Feb 04, 2009 11:33pm CST

Morning Walk in DC :

Morning Walk in DC

Updated: Jan 22, 2009 9:48pm CST

Misc. Holiday Pics :

Misc. Holiday Pics

Updated: Jan 11, 2009 7:47pm CST

Christmas in Ada :

Christmas in Ada

Updated: Dec 18, 2008 9:14pm CST

Gary, Shari, Alan :

Gary, Shari, Alan

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 6:25pm CST

Deercam '08 vol.2 : With the 'buck moon' behind us, this year's crop of visitors are coming into the feeder. So let's get to know them and give them some names. Also, I just got my Cuddeback Excite scouting camera back from the repair shop. It was acting up (after almost 2 years and thousands of pictures), so I sent it back to the manufacturer and they sent me a new updated version. That's what I call great customer service.

Deercam '08 vol.2

With the 'buck moon' behind us, this year's crop of visitors are comin ...

Updated: Nov 17, 2008 5:29am CST

Little Bird and Red Bug :

Little Bird and Red Bug

Updated: Oct 28, 2008 9:29pm CST

Jr. Audubon at Spaulding :

Jr. Audubon at Spaulding

Updated: Oct 22, 2008 9:51pm CST

Opening Day :

Opening Day

Updated: Oct 12, 2008 12:40am CST

Volunteer Day :

Volunteer Day

Updated: Oct 09, 2008 7:22pm CST

A Clean Boy : Getting rid of the camping grime...fun, fun, fun.

A Clean Boy

Getting rid of the camping grime...fun, fun, fun.

Updated: Oct 06, 2008 8:30pm CST

Covert County Park-Morning/Evening : Camping Labor Day at Covert County Park provided unique vistas....like the column of water vapor from the cooling tower at the Palisades Nuclear Plant which dominates the morning skyline.

Covert County Park-Morning/Evening

Camping Labor Day at Covert County Park provided unique vistas....like ...

Updated: Oct 06, 2008 7:53pm CST

Roomies : Albert Apt. roommates and friend at MSU v Iowa tailgate

Roomies

Albert Apt. roommates and friend at MSU v Iowa tailgate

Updated: Oct 06, 2008 6:50pm CST

Kzoo v Hope Soccer :

Kzoo v Hope Soccer

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 12:12pm CST

Alticor '09 Wildlife Calendar-KEEPERS :

Alticor '09 Wildlife Calendar-KEEPERS

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 9:54am CST

Alticor Wildlife Calendar '09-Nest box and banding :

Alticor Wildlife Calendar '09-Nest box and banding

Updated: Sep 18, 2008 8:32am CST

Alticor Wildlife Calendar '09-BioBlitz :

Alticor Wildlife Calendar '09-BioBlitz

Updated: Sep 18, 2008 7:41am CST

FHN JV Soccer :

FHN JV Soccer

Updated: Sep 10, 2008 4:36pm CST

Cedarville/Les Cheneaux Islands :

Cedarville/Les Cheneaux Islands

Updated: Jul 27, 2008 7:20pm CST

MACD Summer Conference Photowalk : After a brief indoor session, participants went outdoors to capture images along the shore of Center Lake. The photos in this gallery have been submitted by the photowalk participants. Nice job!

MACD Summer Conference Photowalk

After a brief indoor session, participants went outdoors to capture im ...

Updated: Jun 25, 2008 8:22am CST

Spaulding BIOBLITZ Photowalk : Photo Rules: 1. Adhere to "The Rule of Thirds" 2.Subject matter will be everything below knee level. 3.Try unique/odd camera angles. 4.Break the rules!

Spaulding BIOBLITZ Photowalk

Photo Rules: 1. Adhere to "The Rule of Thirds" 2.Subject matter will b ...

Updated: Jun 24, 2008 10:28pm CST

Alticor Spaulding BIOBLITZ : Alticor employees and their families team up with professional biologists to explore and catalog biodiversity at the Spaulding campus. See Wikipedia for more history on the BioBlitz concept: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioBlitz

Alticor Spaulding BIOBLITZ

Alticor employees and their families team up with professional biologi ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2008 3:42pm CST

HTGOC Groundbreaking

Updated: Jun 20, 2008 9:28pm CST

birds : I love birds! Their wide range of adaptations make for endless viewing and photographic opportunities.

birds

I love birds! Their wide range of adaptations make for endless viewing ...

Updated: Jun 11, 2008 1:26pm CST

Muskegon State Park :

Muskegon State Park

Updated: Jun 11, 2008 1:25pm CST

Michigan : All things Michigan

Michigan

All things Michigan

Updated: Jun 11, 2008 1:23pm CST

Picnic at Gary and Shari's : Wishing Grandpa Hoort well before his heart surgery.

Picnic at Gary and Shari's

Wishing Grandpa Hoort well before his heart surgery.

Updated: Jun 10, 2008 6:59am CST

people : Doing things and being themselves (or not)

people

Doing things and being themselves (or not)

Updated: Jun 05, 2008 7:13am CST

Holy Week 08

These photos were taken in preparation for the "Holy Week 2008" photob ...

Updated: May 30, 2008 10:05am CST

The World On Time : FedEx Cessna 208 that crash landed in a field near our house

The World On Time

FedEx Cessna 208 that crash landed in a field near our house

Updated: May 11, 2008 10:27am CST

Sports :

Sports

Updated: May 05, 2008 2:09pm CST

Calvin Rugby :

Calvin Rugby

Updated: Apr 27, 2008 9:00pm CST

the barn : What could more of a photog magnet than an old barn...especially when it is in your own backyard!

the barn

What could more of a photog magnet than an old barn...especially when ...

Updated: Apr 22, 2008 7:43pm CST

Bahamas

Updated: Apr 16, 2008 1:36pm CST

Portraits : Posed or informal. Lights or not. Getting a glimpse of who people are, not just what they look like.

Portraits

Posed or informal. Lights or not. Getting a glimpse of who people are, ...

Updated: Apr 14, 2008 4:53pm CST

Dad's Old Slides : Kodachrome transparencies, taken by my father, Andrew J. Aupperlee. Probably all were taken with his Argus C3 camera (I'm holding it in my Bio pic), loaded with Kodachrome 25 or 64 film. All were meticulously labeled with the pertinent info. and stored in metal and plastic boxes. The condition of the slides was good, considering that they are 50+ years old! Thanks for preserving the memories, dad.

Dad's Old Slides

Kodachrome transparencies, taken by my father, Andrew J. Aupperlee. Pr ...

Updated: Apr 03, 2008 2:10pm CST

flowers : Who can resist?

flowers

Who can resist?

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 1:46pm CST

butterflies : During the heat of the day, these creature come to life. I never realized how quickly butterflies move, until I tried to photograph them. This is a relatively new pursuit, so some of these may be mis-identified.

butterflies

During the heat of the day, these creature come to life. I never reali ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 1:39pm CST

insects : They were here before us and will be here long after we're gone.

insects

They were here before us and will be here long after we're gone.

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 12:53pm CST

cats : We have always had "barn cats". Recently, two of them moved indoors.

cats

We have always had "barn cats". Recently, two of them moved indoors.

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 12:44pm CST

snow and ice : Michigan winters provide ample opportunity to study frozen precipitation...

snow and ice

Michigan winters provide ample opportunity to study frozen precipitati ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 12:25pm CST

maggie : This Old English Sheepdog is our family pet. What more can I say?

maggie

This Old English Sheepdog is our family pet. What more can I say?

Updated: Mar 28, 2008 6:32am CST

sky : I am trying my hand at photographing celestial objects. Stay tuned for more.

sky

I am trying my hand at photographing celestial objects. Stay tuned for ...

Updated: Mar 27, 2008 6:32pm CST

color in winter : Cloudy Michigan winter days turn our vistas monochromatic. Very 'artsy', but after a few months it gets a little old. Here is my search for color, natural and man-made, on a cloudy, snowy Saturday morning.

color in winter

Cloudy Michigan winter days turn our vistas monochromatic. Very 'artsy ...

Updated: Mar 27, 2008 6:25pm CST