First of all, I hate to be ugly but I have to protect my work. I am very serious about the following.

Terms of use of my images are displayed on Flickr.

My works are copyright protected and must not be copied, altered, used in any form, re-sold or re-licensed.

The use of any of these photos without my express written consent is PROHIBITED.

However, if you wish to use any of my work, please contact me and we can discuss terms or permissions.

All of my photographs on flickro, unless otherwise noted, are copyrighted by me.

© All rights reserved.

None of these images may be used for any purpose without written permission from me. You are NOT allowed to download, blog, print, broadcast, publish, use in any form, use on a forum, distribute, change and/or manipulate any of my images for commercial, private or non-commercial reasons.

Now that I have that out of the way.

Like most of us, I started with a Kodak instamatic camera. I was lucky in that my father owned a drug store so I had access to film and having it developed. I was always amazed by professional and gifted photographers. I had the opportunity to travel in Europe during college with a SLR but did not really know how to use it - what a waste. On a trip to the Galapagos, I found myself very frustrated trying to "share" a camera with my husband. Soon he bought me a small Panasonic point and shoot. After a trip to California and some great pictures from a small camera there was no stopping me. I am now working with a Nikon D-90 and have a lot to learn about a great camera.

My love is outdoor photography - landscapes and nature especially. I am, like most of us, fascinated by light.