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Retired and I am enjoying this phase of my life to the fullest. I have a wonderful wife, four children and lots of wonderful grandchildren who bring much joy into my life. I have been a photographer most of my adult life starting the serious passion for this art form in High School. I worked in film for many years and moved to digital when I retired in 2008. I also enjoy music, both playing and listening. I really enjoy Classic Rock and Contemporary Country music.

One of the things that I have learned on flickr is that a lot of folks like to collect contacts. I am not one of those people. If I add you as a contact it is because I want to try to develop a back and forth relationship with you. I want to enjoy your images and get feedback from you on those that I post. If you would like to add me as a contact please do so with that thought in mind.

I hope you enjoy my photostream. If you do, please feel free to comment - I would love to hear from you.

Please don't use any of my images on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved.






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Week of April 19, 2010


"Photography is a transformation, not a reproduction." Ernst Haas

The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE.

~Ernst Haas - Comment in workshop, 1985

"When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. Following rules of composition can only lead to a tedious repetition of pictorial cliches."

~Edward Weston

"Photography is the ideal medium in which to challenge assumptions, because of all art forms, it is one people most expect to represent reality... The creative photographer grapples with these expectations, shaping or altering reality by the way he or she approaches a subject."

~ Keith A. Boas




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