I have always loved taking pics. I was a makeup artist for many years in Hollywood, primarily for b & w actor's headshots. I also worked with several companies on a regular basis, one Proctor & Gamble when they did their famous olympic stars cookbook. They were great to work with! Some say I have a fabulous eye, I guess I have always been very visual. It hasn't been until recently that I broke down and finally bought myself a decent digital camera. Now every weekend, I leave the family at home and go out for a little while to explore...I would really like to get very good at scenery first, then animals and then people. Who knows? Someone may pay me someday to do it daily, on a regular basis. All I know is that it makes me totally relax to go out and look around and explore and take pics. I love it so much when I come back and show my family what I have just done, and they get excited too! I am so glad I discovered flikr and have posted my new photos and have heard from several people on how they like them. That makes me very happy.