There were the analog decades with some darkroom printing, solo and group exhibitions and awards, a notable sitting for Imogen Cunningham (she shot me with a Polaroid camera that produced a negative), and then along came digital and flickr. My photographic thrills come from composing in the viewfinder, so there is not often a crop in post. The most frequent Photoshop adjustment might be an application of texture (to approximate a mezzotint) or a desaturation of color (to approximate tonalism).

Also thrilling here at flickr: the features that allow us to collect faves and curate galleries. I revisit these collections and am inspired by so many of your fine works.

Blessed with the "Cleveland Eye," my sister Donna has taken up photography and is also on flickr. Her images are often fantastically colorful and very popular. Check her out: www.flickr.com/photos/msdonnalee