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2011 was a year of good changes in my photography.

After 3 years with the revolutionary Panasonic FZ-18, it was time to get back into the SLR world. My previous experience was with a Canon EOS Rebel II 35mm that I purchased in 1995 for $420, along with a basic 80-200mm lens for $180. Fun and easy to use, it served me well for many years, but was eventually replaced by a Canon Power Shot A80 with a whopping 4 MP resolution! Now I'm shooting with a Pentax K-5 attached to a Tamron 17-50/2.8 for most situations, and I continue to be impressed with the abilities of this camera. When more zoom is needed, I switch to a Tokina 80-400.

Photo processing also evolved from Picasa to Photoshop Elements 9 to Adobe Lightroom 3. During the evolution, I also switched from JPG to JPG+RAW, and now I shoot only RAW. The work flow in Lightroom was key in the final change to RAW only.

I hope you enjoy my photographs. I have not been very good about tagging my photos, especially the costumes. Feel free to add a helpful tag if you recognize a particular costume or person. Comments are welcome. Please be respectful.