A work in progress! Hi!  My name is Melinda.  I am happily married to the love of my life and we have a daughter who is in college. I live in Southern California and  I am an amateur photographer.  My husband bought me my Kodak P880 for Christmas in 2006.  I looked at it and thought I'd never figure it out!  I've only taken regular every day snapshots and never looked through the lens in a "creative" way.  Then in March 2007 someone introduced me to Renderosity.  In May,  I became brave and decided to upload my first photo... I haven't been able to put my camera down since!  LOL.  I still have a lot to learn, but I sure am having fun doing it.  I  have come a long way though.  This time last year, I couldn't even put a photo on the computer!  Now I have started to research DSLR cameras ... Who knows what the future brings! Update:  I now have that DSLR :)  Was the best Christmas (2008) gift!    I did the research and picked it out and Santa put it under the tree.  It's a Canon Rebel Xsi .

May 9, 2014
I have a new DSLR, the Canon 7OD.  A gift from my husband for Mother's Day. So much to explore!