Hello and Welcome

I'm a software developer. I needed a hobby. A friend of mine is a photographer and was willing to teach me about photography and it sounded like a good idea. You be the judge.

I love to learn and, as such, this blog will be a learning experience for me. I want this to be a hobby I enjoy because it's interesting, fun, fulfilling and maybe even productive. Ultimately I want the ability to take great photographs of anything I find interesting whether it's a get-together with family and friends, a family vacation, the local zoo or candids of the kids and dogs around the house.

With each photo I post I intend on including as much relevant technical information as necessary. I am interested in all kinds of constructive feedback that will make be a better photographer. I want to know what I'm doing wrong as well as what I'm doing right. I want to fail as much as possible and as early as possible.

To get started, I purchased the following:

• A used Canon 20D
• Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM standard zoom lens
• An extra battery - Canon BP511A
• 2 SanDisk 4GB Extreme III Compact Flash cards

We'll see how it goes...