Photography is my passion; it is a sort of release where I feel as though I can be one with my surroundings, and feel closer to my creator; as a photographer I am able to see beauty where others may just walk by. My love of the camera began over 45 years ago when as a child, a family friend gave me an old Olympus Pen rangefinder camera... I have been in love with the lens ever since. About 17 years ago, I was introduced to a strange contraption called a computer then soon after digital photography... and soon I learned just how much I could do with these fantastic...more