Hi! I'm from the great beautiful state of Michigan. I'm in my sixth decade. It's a pretty good place to be.
The only camera we had when I was young was a Brownie that Grandma Bea loaned us for vacations. It went on all the "big" vacations and went to camp with me in 6th grade.
My friend trykemom threw me a surprise going-away party when I went away to college. The group got me a Kodak Instamatic that I absolutely loved! It was my camera of the next twelve years.
I switched to SLR when I was 30. My mom wanted me to use my dad's camera to take some family pictures. I was hooked. Olympus was the name of the game, and I had a pretty complete kit, plus a little point-and-shoot that went everywhere with me.
Now, the digital. I'm on my second. My first was a Sony f-75: the one where you could put floppy disks into it. Boy, I loved that camera, all 1.6M of it.
Now I have a Fuji, and I love that also. (Except in low light. Grrr.)
It's been two years with this one and now I'm getting the DSLR urge. Hmmmm.
Finally I gave into the DSLR urge, purchasing a Nikon D80 in May of 2008. Two zooms are what I have in play now, an 18-135 and a 70-300, both Nikon. Life is good.
In May of 2006 I moved to a 98-year-old farmhouse in the country that has been in the family for . . . 98-years. I love playing with my camera there.
About the name Aunt Owwee: It's not that I'm a strict person and made the kids say "Ow". Nope. One day they were burying me beneath a pile of toys. I kept saying ow and ouch, especially when they balanced the toy piano on my head. Hence the name.
Great Nephew was born in January, 2007.
Great Niece was born in October, 2007.
Yay!
You can find my blog here
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Testimonials (7)
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sujaco says:
"What can I say? Shirl is my friend whom I met online in 2002. We are the same age and more importantly, I like to think of her as the heart and the glue that keeps many of us centered in our ever extending blogging family."
26th September, 2008
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wash52121 says:
"Sister...
Thank you for staying on me to get into flickr...
You know....you just know....
thank you for being the positive role model that you have been to me for all these years....including Flickr and photography in general...
I can aspire all I want, but will not match your creativity, style or photographic prowess...
Every DAY, I see something in your work, you shot that is just so nice, so real, so right...I try to achieve the same in mine...
I could babble on and on about ya, I'll stop now, but thank you"22nd September, 2008
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jimtown says:
"In addition to Aunt Owwee's images always being a surprise and a delight, the thing I love the most about her is how she makes everyone feel so comfortable and included. The more I watch and learn, the more I see how country living agrees with her. I'm so glad I got to know Shirl a little better."
2nd July, 2008
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jsarcadia says:
"Shirl the Pearl. My flickr mentor. I appreciate the encouragement, Shirl, thank you. Love your photos too. The 'goose' is a masterpiece!"
30th April, 2007
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threed says:
"my friend shirl!
she's a pearl!
her flickr pics
make me a happy girl!
;)"31st August, 2006
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neovictorian says:
"Looking at her photos always makes me feel better. "A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, in a most delightful way.""
12th June, 2006
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trykemom says:
"Shirl is my longest running friend. And I have admired her photos almost as long as I've known her. When I moved to Florida almost 18 years ago, a wonderful photo of my daughter Shirl took went with me.
Fast forward to recent history. I rediscovered photography as I began to like Florida. But I have been spending much too much time with people who tell me all that is wrong with my pictures. Shirl decided I needed Flickr and sponsored me. What a great gift, I love it.
I also love seeing her photos of home. Love the farm Shirl. She is also very supportive of my photos."12th December, 2005
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