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Dec 9, 2017 02:21:00   #
Dutchman1975 Loc: Post Falls Idaho
 
Howdy from Post Falls, Idaho,

I am the sixty six year old son of a US Navy photographer. As a matter of fact both of my parents were WW II US Navy veterans. My dad was sent to Pensacola, FL to naval photographer's school. He told me that he (and my mom) were stationed at Port Hueneme Naval Weapons Testing Center. After that, he told me, he spent some time at China Lake. My dad was Thomas Hylant Van Valkenburg and he married Wanda Mae Dorris-Van Valkenburg. Dad was from San Diego, CA and joined the Navy on his seventeenth birthday. I have been searching for military service records for both of my parents through Ancestry.com, but can't get any records due to some fire in 1956. I do have a clipping out of the base news letter from Pensacola; showing an award that he received for his micro/macro work.

I retired early this year, after driving 18wheelers in the "lower 48" and nine out of the ten lower provinces in Canada.Prior to that I was in law enforcement. I got my first lessons in photography at the police academy. When I started driving long haul, I used my camera to just take photos of my loads. My dad was always a sailor and a photographer till his death in 2011. He gave me my first "real camera"; a Canon DLSR , "starter kit". I now have a telephoto lense and a tripod. I am also into astrophotography. I have an old 144mm x 900mm telescope with a camera attachment for my Canon.

I live just down the street from a gentleman (87 yrs old-Navy vet) with law enforcement photography experience. I am trying to learn as much as I can from him before he's gone like my parents. My parents split up when I was six and I didn't know my dad until the last five years of his life. I have photography in my blood and wish to learn as much as I can in my retirement.

TH Van Valkenburg Jr

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Dec 9, 2017 03:41:48   #
Leicaflex Loc: Cymru
 
Welcome to the HOG.
Enjoy.

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Dec 9, 2017 05:41:46   #
selena18
 
Welcome to the Photography World.

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Dec 9, 2017 07:55:35   #
deer2ker Loc: Nashville, TN
 
Great story of your family background, you do indeed have the photo blood! Welcome and have fun with it!

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Dec 9, 2017 07:59:09   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Welcome to the forum.

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Dec 9, 2017 11:17:40   #
Nature_Shooter Loc: Chesterfield Missouri
 
Welcome! Looking forward to your posts and pictures. Happy shooting!

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Dec 9, 2017 14:33:25   #
d3200prime
 
Glad you're here and good shooting to you!

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Dec 10, 2017 09:06:06   #
MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay
 
Welcome!

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Dec 10, 2017 09:07:55   #
joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ
 
Welcome to the forum.

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Dec 10, 2017 11:18:32   #
ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Welcome to the Forum Van, enjoy.

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Dec 10, 2017 18:56:57   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Welcome to UHH Van, glad you joined us. That is quite a story, thanks for sharing with us.
Have fun, learn and enjoy the forum.

Don

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Dec 10, 2017 19:35:54   #
jpgto Loc: North East Tennessee
 
Welcome, enjoy the journey

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Dec 10, 2017 19:54:54   #
ReFlections Loc: From LA to AL
 
Welcome. Welcome.

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Dec 10, 2017 21:22:55   #
jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon
 
Welcome to the forum.

Jack

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Dec 11, 2017 00:36:39   #
Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY
 
Welcome to UHH.

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