I first got into photography back in college (1972). I had a Nikon F1 and a darkroom. It was expensive working with film,  developing negatives and printing pictures. In a way, it was fun anticipating what the photograph would look like after the negatives were developed and then burning it in Read more...

I first got into photography back in college (1972). I had a Nikon F1 and a darkroom. It was expensive working with film,  developing negatives and printing pictures. In a way, it was fun anticipating what the photograph would look like after the negatives were developed and then burning it in photo paper using darkroom techniques. The darkroom was soon abandoned and I shifted to Olympus OM1 (1977) then to Minolta Maxxum (1990). I got into digital photography with a Kodak Z7 something and graduated to the Olympus E520 and stylus Tough 8000 (2009). I gave the E520 to my daughter and kept the pocket cam now paired with a Canon EOS 7D.
I didn't get very far with my photography in all these years so I hope to catch up this time.
Digital photography is so much more convenient getting real time results and not being limited to the number of rolls I have in my pocket. I like the fact that I can shoot as much as I want without need to stop because I ran out of film.
I have yet to define my genre and story...

2015. I ditched my Canon EOS 7D and opted for a more handy pocket Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS40. Has its pros (Love the 60x zoom) and cons (zoom sharpness and controls) but will eventually level up to Canon EOS 7D Mark II and big lenses for more precision work. 

Stormsails. Because it is not the wind that will determine where you will go but how you manage your sails. Sailing taught me that using the right sail is the key to traveling the oceans. Life can have its storms and the only way you can keep going is to put up your stormsails when it strikes.

"it is not what happens but how you react to it that will determine the outcome" - Anon