Hi! My name is Mary Ann and live in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. I take pictures to express my love of the things I photograph. My mother gave me a SLR camera when I graduated from college in 1978 which overwhelmed me. Thankfully my boyfriend knew how to use one and showed me how. I got my first digital camera (Fuji Finepix F10) in 2006 mostly to take pictures of cats for a rescue group I was volunteering with. I felt ready to move on to a DSLR (Canon Rebel Eos Xsi) in May of 2008. I've been taking some pictures for Maddie's Fund for 2 years now. I know I still have a lot to learn. I'm also wondering if it is time to upgrade but there seems to be so many more choices out there now that it is overwhelming!

My name is Lowell, I have enjoyed photography since I was a youngster, my first camera was a Kodak Brownie as a teenager visiting San Diego I bought an old folding camera for $8, one of the best pictures I have ever taken was with that old camera,a couple of black kids fishing through the cracks in the dock where the navy boats were parked, I had no idea what I was doing, back then Kodak had some some exposure instructions printed inside the film box. They worked quite well. Later I took some classes at the local community college and Nikon had a weekend class that traveled to Salem and I took that. Somehow along the way I lost interest, but now at 73 I am again excited about photography. I have a Pentax MX and some extra lenses. I like film, especially black and white. The digital cameras are fascinating but I will not be able to afford one. Whoever coined the phrase "the golden years" was either a doctor or pharmacist. sorry for the long post, I will post some pictures soon.