--- Where Am I Going With This? ---

(First journal entry anywhere in my life)

When I was about 10, ummmm that was in the 70's I was able to occasionally use my fathers Canon AE-1, which was a hot camera at the time. I was fascinated by it.

Eventually as time went on, I had the opportunity to see works of people like Ansel Adams, Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton, and others. They blew me away. Not that I necessarily liked all the subjects but the emotion and idea they conveyed by them and photography in general left an impression on me.

Had a Canon Eos-10s at the time, had a lot of fun with it, but it ultimately got stolen, it was a gift and there was no way I could replace it at the time. Then I got a Nikon Coolpix 880, which I still have, but mostly it is a a P&S, and early generation digital.

I am now waiting patiently, OK impatiently for my Nikon d40x in the mail. For me a big step in resolution and control, and the instant gratification I so desire in a digital format

I am older now, much less wise. Have some ideas, some may be decent ones.

Let's see where this goes.

Already have met some real good people on DA. I even joined!