October 2011

Last year, October I did a bit of traveling.  It came just at the right time and was one of the best things I have done yet with my Mom!  We saw many beautiful things, did a fair amount of shopping, had a lot of laughs and experienced part of the Mediterranean and its temperamental currents from an obstructed view cabin on the Ruby Princess.  We were accompanied on the trip by my Grandfather, Uncle and his wonderful gal who all began to dread the sight of me and my camera often calling me the paparazzi.
"Come on guys" was all  had to say and they were immediately charmed  and succumbed to my incessant snapping.  (wink, wink)
While on board the ship, after an extensive tour of the Amalfi coast a passenger asked me if I was a photographer.  I replied, regretfully no but it is the way I see... and for the first time in my life I felt I was equipped with the necessary motive to begin to take my hobby seriously.
Photography for me has evolved into a passion.   I can almost go no where without my camera.  My Mom and dad gave me my first film camera when I was in single digits...I think it was a Kodak 110, looking something like this:

 And while I have no idea what ever happened to that camera, I can not remember a time when I did not have access to one. I have managed to acquire a collection of Canon's and more recently my first Nikon. 
Camera's are so much more complicated today with all of the digital options and abilities.  Getting acquainted with the Nikon for me has been like learning a new language, a very romantic language but none the less,  a new language!
More recently I have had some issues with my Power Book because I have no more memory!  Guess why...must be that darn Nikon.  With that said I have been MIA from the blog partly because I have been hoping to post a photograph a day.  Lucky me, I have a technically able husband who has created a work around.  So I am happy to say a photograph a day is on its way!