Ok, I got my first pc, an old 266 that my then recently died brogther had at work..that pc was here in April 2000.
Got an aol(uggs!)thing going and got on the dial-up net. I somehow discovered "rosity by accident at about the same time I joined up some time after the pc was here.

My dad always did photos and had a makeshift darkroom in the old family home. I remember being there and the smells of the chemicals. He did lots of "tri-x" stuff. After that, I got my wife a Nikon "automatic" 35mm then a nice Pentax rangefinder after that. She did lots but I always wanted the camera in my hands. We have lots of shots and good ones from those times. I didn't know the difference in snapshot and "photo worth sharing" but somewhere inside there was a difference and I acted on that, as evidenced by the old images.

I suppose getting PSP and a Shutterfly image printing connect started lots of it. Then "rosity came in and I learned differences and more how to stuff. The viewing of images by the really good photogs here is the inspiration.

Summary of why? Maybe it is this: I am a creative person and a bit offbeat. The need to create has shown in my profession as a jewelry maker/designer'etc. but that is work. Privately this need has come out in woodwork, carving, small furniture making, and nutzo sculpture of any available items. These are items I like and not for the masses!

That all led me back to photography and the investment in more tools to do that work and be able to do it for the net, too.

Yes, I do like attention and good comments on images. I have learned to be more selective lately and do not accept "ratings" on gallery images, only comments. I know that improvement is always there as a goal..no particular genre of photography but "what is life around me" as it is presented and as I can capture it in memory and hopefully in image form to hold in these hands.

That is 'nuff said on this . I can talk too, too much.

Peace to all. This photography is a blessing to me. Tom.
Yes, it is a vibrant high and creative freedom while living in the world around me.

Message edited on: 06/02/2005 20:15