I started taking pictures over 50 years ago with a Kodak Brownie and after joining the Navy I went through about 3 cameras, of which 2 of them were 35mm, before going to my 35mm Minolta Maxum.  While in the Navy, I was crew photographer in a P2V Neptune, even though I didn't go to school for it.  I Took many pictures over the Arctic Circle using a Navy camera with high speed, black & white film.  I took courses in Photography, as part of my Fine Arts degree at TCC in Virginia Beach.  That's when I built my own Dark Room.  I used the Minolta camera until digital cameras came out and never looked back.  I went through four compact cameras with long lenses before getting my compact Canon SX30IS, which has a 35X extended lens.  I'm sticking to compacts for now because I love telephoto work and can't afford the lenses I'd have to buy to get the same effect.
    I joined the Shutterbug Club about 5 years ago with my daughter Cheryl and Great Granddaughter Alexxis.  I like shooting flowers, animals and scenic landscape.

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Member Since:  2006

Photographing Since:  50+ Years

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Camera:  Canon SX30IS

Photography Interests:  Flowers, Animals, Scenic Landscape