March 12, 2007
Welcome
Greetings to all on the maiden voyage of my photography blog. I have to admit that it probably wouldn't be here if not for the ceaseless nagging of my friend David Gidcumb - aka "The Gid."
I'll tell you the story behind it. My friends and family send me more junk through the email (a topic for another day when I'm in a curmudgeon-y mood). Being a photographer, I couldn't help but pass along the photos that I found amusing and/or amazing. Poor Gid - he become an unwitting extended family member. Soon I sank into depravity - my discrimination became tarnished and now resembles the old cars seen rusting in the fields. In short, I started passing along all those lame jokes pawned off on me via email.
Now Gid is a decent sort of guy and a fine Christian but I can't help but wonder if he doesn't have a mean streak in him somewhere. He started another blog to throw up my email indiscretions to the world in the form of OfficeSpam. It has now become the wall of shame for all the folks committing email spamming sins. But... the joke backfired. OfficeSpam. is a rousing success and has brought him much fame and fortune. Well - fame of a sort - and - the fortune is coming Real Soon, David - honest. ;-)
So you ask - what raises this site above the general noise level of a zillion blogs? That remains to be seen and depends somewhat on the folks stumbling in. I always seem to have questions and opinions which I tend to be liberal in my efforts to share. Please feel free to comment on the opinions and provide answers to the questions. Providing the former will gratify me and providing the latter will chip away at my vast ignorance. Thanks neighbor!
My first "real" blog entry will probably be a mini-review. I recently purchased an Alien Bees ABR800 Ringflash. I gotta tell you - this thing is too cool! Soon as I can pry myself away from experimenting I'll write something up with a few sample pics. My goal is to add at least one entry here per week. So please, drop by and visit periodically.
| By JonSmith | 11:06 PM