Retired individual who has always liked outdoor photography;and since aquiring a digital camera enjoy what I take even more.My main interests are music and photography,I play guitar and sing;have been in many bands through the years but now enjoy a get together jam now and then.When it comes to photo subject matter I prefer landscapes and nature studies.My greatest enjoyment is to share and view what so many others see through the eye of the lens,and the Flickr site is a great way to do that;I have met through contacts some like minded individuals who enjoy photography as much as myself and must say that it's a good feeling to know how many people enjoy this art of self expression. I would like to add an update 8/13/2012 I cannot begin to thank everyone I have met here who share and comment to each other in such a pleasant way;to have met people this way is truly a gift;which opens a whole new world to some of us less traveled.Conversing with aquaintences this way I believe helps to bring peoples of the world closer and with a common goal of not turmoil, but love and friendship;thankyou all who share in this site I'm grateful to have met you this way.