at how did you get this photogrh? thomas: there is an observation area near the golden gate bridge. had my nikon d3-x, and i had a telephoto and i use that to take that picture. brian: what are you looking for when you take photography? thomas: something that makes an interesting scene and when i see it, essentially take it. sometimes i preplan by looking through old pictures of looking at yellowstone national park, i looked before i went there. i thought to myself, i could take it better than that. when i went there, i set it up and i think i did take a better picture than that. my wife tells me i was there for two hours. fortunately she brought along a large book to read as she does on these occasions. i was amazed when she said it had been two hours, because i took pictures from every conceivable position with every conceivable camera. brian: how long have you been married and where did you meet your wife? thomas: i have been married 36 years and i like to say that i got my wife is because of affirmative action. i had written an article about affirmative action, which she read in