I have practicing my photography skills since I was 14 years old. I started out not unlike most, experimenting and failing a lot. But once I got to know better what I was doing, more and more images found their way into my 'keeper' files and less went into the trash can. Trial & Error is a cruel, but effective instructor. Early in the year 2003, and after a lengthy hiatus in taking pictures, I happened across and purchased a used medium format camera set-up on the cheap. That opened a whole new world for my photography. Since then (and still...more