I guess my dad was who got me interested in photography. Sadly he passed away before I really discovered how much I ejoyed taking pictures and decided to get my own equipment. I remember a him hitting the brakes and stopping anywhere he saw a photo opportunity! I also have some video of him climbing on chairs to get the right angle to photograph my son at the hospital the day he was born. I purchased my first DSLR (canon rebel) about 4 years ago and have never looked back. I would not consider myself a pro by any means but my passion for photography has helped me improve greatly. I would like to become a good enough photographer to make a little money some day but I do not want to make it a career, I think that might take the fun out of it. Most of the galleries that are password protect have children playing baseball in them and I don't believe in showing pictures of children without their parents written permission. Everything else please cruise through and let me know what you think. Patrick McGown http://www.smugmug.com/img/smuggy64.gif http://pem.smugmug.com/ 2009-12-21T23:59:51Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug