I was a Director of Facilities at a large local hospital for many years proceeded by a career in real estate property management after being a US Navy 10 year veteran. Prior to retiring at 66 years of age 10 months ago, I decided I would travel, do photography, and write during retirement. To that end, my goal is to start a website and blog soon to share what I accomplish. During the past few months, I have taken online photography and writing courses in preparation for achieving that goal. I photograph as much as I can in support of the courses and for the shear joy of it. My primary interests are wildlife, landscape, architecture, cityscape, and travel photography. However, I am attempting to learn it all. I recently upgraded from my Microsoft HP XP Laptop (still use) to Apple iMac and use Photoshop Elements 9, CS5, Lightroom 3 for post processing of my photography. I have even purchased inexpensive studio lights to learn portrait photography. I use a Nikon D90 as my primary camera along with an array of lens, filters, extenders, etc. I live with my wife Joann Reynolds in Lake in the Hills, Illinois which is located about 45 miles northwest of Chicago. I am the member of the Crystal Lake Camera Club and Elgin Area Camera Club (local communities), Nikonians.org, and BetterPhoto.com. My wife still works for GE managing a joint venture with a Germany company. We support our local Symphony Orchestra and a few other not-for-profit organizations. We both love to travel extensively within the United States and abroad.