Thanks for the honor. Thought I'd post a bit more about myself for those who are interested (the rest of you, just ignore this message and go look at the pretty pictures...)
I am happily married to the most wonderful women in the world - Cindy - for 23 years.
We have three children - two boys and a girl, ranging in age from 21 to 17. The two younger children have autism (1 boy & 1 girl), which has presented a number of significant challenges through the years, but also many joys. Just tonight, Matthew heard me coming up stairs and brought me a toilet plunger (used to unclog...well, you get the picture). Now that's communication!
I have worked in the field of Information Technology for over 30 years - started at Seattle Pacific University (College at the time) in 1976, and am currently working at OmniSource here in Fort Wayne, Indiana. So, if you will, a Classic Geek.
I was interested in "taking pictures" fairly early on, but photography really caught my attention while in college in the late 70's when my college roommate bought a SLR camera. I bought my first SLR - a Canon AE-1 shortly afterwards. After graduating from college, I worked for a while at a non-profit Christian mission organization, and became friends with one of their media gurus, who did a great deal to help me.
A photographic outing with my boss, his wife, and Cindy helped get us together (she discovered that I could actually have fun!).
My first foray into digital photography was Christmas 2003, with a Fuji pro-sumer camera, and after a few different models, and joining DPC, I finally got a true DSLR - my Canon T1i.
I enjoy shooting, and dpchallenge has really encouraged me to expand beyond "capturing what is there" to trying to see things artistically. There is a great group of folks here at dpchallenge. |
