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A Bit About Me:

I love to be in my garden...I've been gardening for 25 years. I went back to school when I was 30 years old as I was looking for a career doing something I really enjoyed. I enrolled at UConn to study Horticulture and Landscape Design. I'm a free lance writer and have published gardening articles in my local town publications and online newspapers. I taught landscape classes through our local adult ed program because I believe everyone should have a beautiful garden in their yard.

I love to take photos but I consider myself an amateur because I am self-taught and never took a class or received professional instruction although someday I might take a class!. My photos are usually posted the way the camera captured them with an exception to cropping or adjusting the contrast. I have a basic post-processing program that I dabble in but I'm not very good with it!

My earlier photos on Flickr were taken with a basic point and shoot Panasonic Lumix digital camera (3.2 mps). I received the best Christmas present from my husband in 2006, a Nikon D50 DSLR camera with an 18-135 mm lens! I read the manual from front to back then immediately started experimenting with it. I also purchased a Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8 lens to add to the D50. What a difference a good camera and lens can make! I added a Canon Power Shot A570 IS to my equipment in July 2007 because I wanted to upgrade the pixels of my point and shoot camera. It's a great camera for something small and simple plus it offers manual controls for shutter speed and aperture.

I joined Flickr in September 2006 and have met so many interesting people from all over the world. Three years later, I have uploaded over 1,000 photos. Take a look around at all the wonderful work you will find from my friends and contacts, too!

All of my photos are copyrighted © Cheryl Pedemonti. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. None of my photographs may be reproduced and/or disclosed publicly in any way, shape, or form without the written permission of Cheryl Pedemonti.

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