I thought it would be appropriate the start off by thanking a few people~no, I don’t think I just won an award!  But, since it’s mainly going to be my close friends and family that read this at first,  I thought I would take the opportunity to say my thanks.  🙂

First off, thanks Mom and Dad for your never ending support and wealth of knowledge on all things photography!

Dad-NOT blocking my shot-giving focal length lesson... (picture by Mom)

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Second, thanks Huz for your support in

a) not dropping dead of a heart attack when I quit my job in finance after 13 years to try my hand at this,

b) being ooooh so patient when I constantly have my camera in your face/stop on all our trips to take that shot, and

c) being ok in the short term with being a “photography widow”!  Sorry Huz!

Note-TWO silhouettes! Like mother, like daughter...

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Lastly, big thanks to Nancy and Oliver, who were my 1st guinea pigs when I initially got the bug to shoot portraits.  Ollie couldn’t have been a better first subject, as it is hard to take a bad picture of this cutie!

well, that is enough for now.  More later as I get all this down…