[EdHamlin]

Good morning,afternoon or evening as to where you are in the world,
My Name is Ed,

I have been into photography since the sixties, ah but I was only a youngster then. My Father was into photography and owned Kodaks version of the rangefinder. I am not sure when but he bought me my first camera as he didn't want to give up his and get a new one. When He gave me my first camera, a vivitar, I was disappointed, I really wanted a nikon, well about six months later i ended up getting a Nikon with a coupleof big lenses, then I picked up a pentax and then a canon. Now I am not going to say which one I liked better when it came to functionality, but I now own two nikons and I am looking for another when I can bundle the $$ together. I love digital though, I can delvelope my own work and have total control over the results all the way through printing!
I strarted out shooting black and white since that is what my dad taught me how to develope first. MY photos were of the Serra Nevadas and aircraft. Mostly WWII stuff. Well I Got to the point where I shot so much film that I couldn't afford to develope it. Never really thought about pursuing it professionally.
Well after a career in the US Air Force and having traveled almost around the world I have shot some interesting photos with a varierty of P&S flm cameras too. I have found digital an intersting challenge. I am pursuing Photography as a full time profession more so on the artisti side yet I am also looking at commercial as a support side to allow me to still travel and pursue the artistic side.

Well I can be long winded as that is the writer in me. Hope to hear some awesoem crits on photos and I am working on honing my skills. Have a Blessed Day. Oh and if there are typos forgive me as I spend a lot of my time editing manuscripts and when I get to writing here my brain if almost fried.