My name is Tara, and I was born and raised in Washington State.
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In 2010 I married Bill (bmac62) and retired ... two of the best choices I ever made! :)
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In March, 2013, we sold our home in Washington and went on the road in our RV full time. What a blast! There is so much world out there to see!
After traveling around the West for a few years, we got rid of the motorhome and are now spending winters in deep-south Texas and summers in Washington State. Spring and fall finds us visiting whichever place strikes our fancy at the time!
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If I’m missing from Renderosity from time to time, I’m busy having fun elsewhere.
Thanks for your interest in my work, and for stopping by to learn more about me!Â
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Tamron 24-70mm f2.8
Canon 70-200mm f4.0
Zeiss 50mm f1.4
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Photoshop CC
WACOM Intuos 4
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Comments (43)
cmolsen2002
What a great pic! I love those smiling eyes!
whaleman
Great shot of an obviously nice person!
jascorpio
he has a warm & welcoming face, he seems to be a good friend. by theway, he is handsome too!!!!
beachzz
This is such a great foto of Mark--his smile lights up the world and his soul shines right through--GREAT shot!!
Katraz
Great shot.
Meisiekind
So, this is the man behind the words!!! Wonderful image of Mark dear Tara! He shines compassion!
mariogiannecchini
Ottimo ritratto, bella espressione ! Excellent portrait, beautiful expression!
cfulton
Wonderful portrait, I like the soft lighting. Expressive. Cheers, Clive
lizzibell
Nice portrait...
durleybeachbum
Superb portrait....he looks like he IS.
helanker
OH MY Goodness!! That smile could melt a stone. What a wonderful portrait this is, Tara. Thank you for sharing it. FAV !!!
romanceworks
A warm and embracing smile reflecting such heart and soul. CC
babuci
Like a thight crop, he is a happy man for sure.
casmindo
Looks like you make Mark SMILE! Nice potrait
bmac62
A reMARKable fellow:) Excellent portrait!
anaber
OHHH!!!Bright smile and smiling eyes...:)))His heart and soul running around...in the air!! You managed to capture all this,Tara!!Congratulations!!Superb portrait!!And i agree totaly with Helle,his smile could melt a stone:))) Happy to meet you Mark...now,i can see why your art sends us so much light!!
MrsRatbag
Another wonderful portrait, Tara; well done!
PD154
Good image, portraits are not easy, you did well
Faemike55
Nice, warm portrait!
frankie96
Hi Mark......
awjay
nice portrait
Sea_Dog
Wonderful portrait - so expressive.
cannonn
so much wonderful!!
anahata.c
I didn't even see this till now (and I was online when you posted it!)...Tara thank you for such a loving portrait, I feel your care in it the way I feel it from you in person (& the way everyone else does, the way you look out for us wherever we go)...the few times a terrific photographer has actually done a picture of me I've always done a double-take, I mean I 'recognized' myself but I didn't recognize myself, and I feel like you photographed something inside of me, it's so uncanny. You captured my happiness but also my quiet and even my recession, my pulling into myself; it's all there, and you did it lovingly with the touch of a true friend & someone who really cares. It's hard to leave my usual talk about light & composition, lol (I mean it's me up there, not easy to do an analysis!), but with all that you do you caught inner & outer parts of me all at once & I feel 'seen', and having talked about that with your portraits of others, it's uncanny to talk about it with mine! It makes me feel truly grateful. You're one of my favorite people too, Tara, I got to see how you looked-out for everyone, even in the way you smiled when they turned around or were there when they didn't know it, being sure they were ok, etc etc; thank you so much for putting that into your portrait (your portraits hug people!) Lots & lots of thanks, I feel seen & hugged at the same time. I'm not faving 'me', I'm faving you & what you did with me. A real gift, thank you so much tara...
emmecielle
Excellent portrait! :)
flavia49
fabulous portrait!!!!!!
elfin14doaks
Wow great portrait of Mark. You totally captured him 100 %.
orig_buggy
what an excellent dedi ...and I can you see you two truly care!
elfin12u
Well met and well taken! For me, Mark was the surprise of the weekend, being totally unaware of his posts, but familiar with some of his comments, Cheri explained to me who he was on the way down. I think you explained it best, on Sunday, while chatting with Cheri, how everyone turned out to be real, no pretenses or facades, we all really were who we are. It was so wonderful to actually meet some of my favorite people here on this site, and actually talk in person,......and laugh, there was a lot of that too! There's something about this particular man I can't quite put my finger on, I realize that we had met for the first time on Saturday, but the feeling is more like I've known him forever. I find this most interesting and intriguing. You have captured the essence of Mark so well in this, it's not often ones photo is so well done that what's presented also brings out the inner being too!
novelist
A touching caring portrait of a giving, caring, spiritual and joyful person. Even though I've never met Mark, I can feel the essence of his personality in this portrait. You've captured the unique person that shines through in his writing, comments, and art work. I'm glad you all had such a great time. Chicago is a wonderful city and it looks like you had the perfect weather for photography while you were there.