A native of the state of Kansas, Eric now resides in rural central Illinois with his wife, Mary Kay. He describes himself (in order of importance) as a husband, father, fisherman, photographer, and software support professional.Eric initially got into digital photography as a way to share his love of fly-tying and fishing with others in the early days of the internet. However, after moving from the Pacific northwest back to the midwest he found much less need to tie flies because of the lack of the places to fish them. So, once he tied had enough flies to last the rest of his life, he put...more