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In the early 1960s I became interested in photography. It was always mostly nature that I photographed, except for a brief trial at wedding photography as a sideline in the early 70’s. I had my own darkroom during the late 60’s and into the late 70’s, and photographed mostly in black & white, except for slides on trips. In the ‘80s I used mostly color negative film to record family activities. Then I went back to color slides in the 90’s, and in 2000, after retiring from a career in chemistry, decided to make photography my main activity. I found the Focus Group Camera Club, which helped me immensely in deciding what equipment to buy, and what software to use. Most photographers at that time were scanning slides and printing digitally, and I became pretty adept at that. However, in 2004 I went completely digital, and now use a Canon 1D Mark II camera. An avid birder, about 60% of my photos these days are of birds, for which I use 600 and 300 mm lenses. I also enjoy photographing natural scenes, wildflowers, and other natural subjects, and use wide-angle and medium range lenses. I use Camera Raw, Photoshop CS2, and print using an Epson 2200. FGCC is a great way to share and learn about photography.

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