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Hello!
My name's Terry and I'm a hobbyist photographer.
I'm in my early 50's, but learned the exposure triangle back in my teens on my Dad's Pentax Spotmatic. I used it to shoot a few car shows, but lost interest when I discovered girls. 
After getting married, having kids, getting divorced, and the rest that comes with life, I decided to pick up a halfway decent camera again about 10 years ago. I'd been carrying point & shoot cameras for a few years, but nothing serious. That halfway decent camera was a Pentax X-5 bridge camera. My Dad talked me into staying with Pentax. After the X-5 came a Pentax K30 & a couple of lenses. I quickly realized Pentax didn't have the aftermarket support or lens selection that Canon & Nikon had. So, I jumped to Canon with the purchase of a used T2i & a couple of basic kit lenses. Shortly afterwards, I upgraded to a 7D Mark II & purchased 2 Tamron lenses - their 24-70mm & 70-200mm SP f/2.8 Di VC USD. With these I was hooked! I thought I'd struck it big and loved shooting with them.
When Canon introduced the RF mount, I traded in my 7D Mark II for an RP. I continued using my Tamron lenses using the EF to R adapter and loved the jump to full frame, but missed the speed of the 7DMkII. In February of this year, I decided to trade up to the R6. Wow! What an amazing camera! The subject detection & eye tracking are game changers. Shortly after that, I purchased the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary lens with their 1.4x teleconverter and started enjoying birding/wildlife photography. This is my "zen" now. One day each weekend - weather permitting - I'm out early in the morning with my camera walking trails and/or sitting by a pond or lake taking photos of whatever tickles my photographic fancy.
My most recent purchases are by far my favorite. The Canon EOS R7, the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM, and the Extender RF 1.4x. The 100-500mm my first RF lens and it's definitely the best lens I've ever owned. I've used it on both the R6 & R7, but love the reach the crop sensor R7 gives me when birding. I picked up a second camera bag specifically to carry my "wildlife setup" - the R7, 100-500, & 1.4x - and it goes everywhere with me now.
Now, my girlfriend, friends, girlfriend's friends, and the rest of my family know me as "the photographer"!
I've done a few shoots for family & friends - my granddaughter's newborn pics were one that I absolutely loved doing.
Even thought I'm far from being a pro, I almost feel naked when I don't have one of my cameras nearby.
So... I'm back at it and will continue as long as I can!
Thanks for reading...
- Terry

My name's Terry and I'm a hobbyist photographer.


After getting married, having kids, getting divorced, and the rest that comes with life, I decided to pick up a halfway decent camera again about 10 years ago. I'd been carrying point & shoot cameras for a few years, but nothing serious. That halfway decent camera was a Pentax X-5 bridge camera. My Dad talked me into staying with Pentax. After the X-5 came a Pentax K30 & a couple of lenses. I quickly realized Pentax didn't have the aftermarket support or lens selection that Canon & Nikon had. So, I jumped to Canon with the purchase of a used T2i & a couple of basic kit lenses. Shortly afterwards, I upgraded to a 7D Mark II & purchased 2 Tamron lenses - their 24-70mm & 70-200mm SP f/2.8 Di VC USD. With these I was hooked! I thought I'd struck it big and loved shooting with them.
When Canon introduced the RF mount, I traded in my 7D Mark II for an RP. I continued using my Tamron lenses using the EF to R adapter and loved the jump to full frame, but missed the speed of the 7DMkII. In February of this year, I decided to trade up to the R6. Wow! What an amazing camera! The subject detection & eye tracking are game changers. Shortly after that, I purchased the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary lens with their 1.4x teleconverter and started enjoying birding/wildlife photography. This is my "zen" now. One day each weekend - weather permitting - I'm out early in the morning with my camera walking trails and/or sitting by a pond or lake taking photos of whatever tickles my photographic fancy.
My most recent purchases are by far my favorite. The Canon EOS R7, the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM, and the Extender RF 1.4x. The 100-500mm my first RF lens and it's definitely the best lens I've ever owned. I've used it on both the R6 & R7, but love the reach the crop sensor R7 gives me when birding. I picked up a second camera bag specifically to carry my "wildlife setup" - the R7, 100-500, & 1.4x - and it goes everywhere with me now.
Now, my girlfriend, friends, girlfriend's friends, and the rest of my family know me as "the photographer"!


So... I'm back at it and will continue as long as I can!
Thanks for reading...
- Terry

