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Pink Geranium "Welcome to my blog." I guess that's what everyone probably says in their first post, right? I've recently redesigned my photography website, but it's been a couple years since I've blogged, so I'm not really sure what to say other than "welcome."

A little bit of background: I've dabbled in photography for over 20 years. I mainly specialize in nature and landscape photography, but I shoot various other subjects as they grab my interest. I shoot with a Canon 20D as my main camera. Other cameras I use include a pocket-size Olympus, an iPhone 4S and a ContourGPS HD video camera mounted on my bicycle helmet.

I'm not really sure where this blog will go, but I appreciate you stopping by and I hope you'll come back.

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