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My very first digital camera was a Canon A60. It had 2 Megapixels and a 1.5 inch display. I pick it up now and its heavy and bulky. It still works just fine.

When I took this photo and was very proud of myself. I look at it now and it's merely ok, but I don't think I've improved as much as I think I have. But I wouldn't do the photo any different, except maybe try to squeeze just a little more bokeh (blurriness) into the background. I would keep the framing and the color that was there, and of course the focus of the nail on the fence post.

Always have a camera with you

I love this photo. It had just snowed in Reno and Tahoe was getting tons of snow too. My goal in this road trip was to take a great photo of Tahoe. But living in New York I just missed the big mountains and the outdoors. Everything was so beautiful on my drive I was so happy to be driving. Even though we were in ski resort traffic. I was stopped waiting for traffic, and I looked up and just loved what I was looking at. I love the contrast of the blinding white snow, the dark green trees, the brilliant blue sky, so I snapped a photo, right from my car. The point of this is that even though I was on my way to take some photos I wasn't expecting this one, and it turned out to be the best of the whole day.

You never know when you'll have an opportunity to take a great photo.

Always take a camera wherever you go.

Mount Rose

This was the scenery outside my parents house. This is Mount Rose. The next day it was a blanket of snow. I love Reno.