I am married ( no children) and live in Florida ( this will be our 6th year here) as a retiree from General Motors Technical Center in Warren Michigan where I spent 38 years as a Mechanical Engineer, the first 25 for Fisher Body then I was transferred to Cadillac. My wife is a retired school teacher who taught Business at Troy high school in Troy Michigan. I started in photography in the late 50's while in school and joined my first camera club- Motor City Camera Club- (where I am still a member) in 1960. As a club we belonged to the Greater Detroit Camera Club Council. I made my own prints both B&W and Color ( directly from slides) in my home darkroom (they had basements in Michigan-unlike Florida).

I achieved Galaxy status in both B&W and Color Prints as well as in Slides and Advanced status in Nature as I only started doing Nature a few years before I moved from Michigan. Shortly after moving to FL. I started to enter Digital Images in Motor City. At Motor City served in every office from President on down- most several times!

At the Council I served as Print Director for several years and then as 1st VP just before moving to Florida. I first joined PSA in 1960 but was a member for only a few years as I had no contact with other PSA members and was lost as how to get started in any of the PSA activities. I joined again in 1980 and have been a member since. I was Secretary for a slide study group in the International Slide Study Groups for about 5 years. Henry Wyman was the Director and when he passed away I took over as Director for about 16 years.

I was active in several slide Folios and was 1st Vice Chair in the PJ Division for 1 term. I currently enter Digital Images in the Camera Club and all the rest of my 'entries' are in PSA Print Folios -both B & W and Color ( which I really enjoy) and also Digital Images on line in the EID.

As to current photography, I now enjoy Nature - lots of birds here in FL with the long lenses, Close-up of flowers, bugs, etc. with the Macros and Portraits. I shoot studio -portraits as well as beach/sunset images of the many young girls who want photos in return for their effort. I also enjoy Travel photography when out and about. I judge for the local clubs on occasion as I enjoy judging/commenting I did quite a bit of that for Motor City Camera Club and the Greater Detroit Camera Club Council. On occasion I also judge for Art Exhibits. I taught photo classes at Woodward Camera for both new camera users and for Darkroom advanced techniques.