Wayne Angeloty

I've been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to join this photography community for education and enrichment.I've shot photos since the 1970's and have deleted images since the 1990's.I was captivated by photography as a senior in high school in order to join a club in the YMCA because camping and cooking were taken!I took photo classes at local community colleges and attended onsite workshops while studying pre Physical Therapy coursework.The workshops were primarily in Fl. and Ca.Ding Darling Nat.Wildlfe Refuge and Corkscrew Swamp really helped to develop my interest in identifying and shooting birds. Trips to Yosemite and Eastern Sierra in the fall provided positive experiences with nature and landscapes.I won a few local and national contests but did not quit my day job as a physical therapist.I managed to join a local camera society in the San Francisco Bay area to get me out of the clinic for several times a month.Found the critiques from judges in the local and state chapters to be extremely insightful and helpful.Made some lifelong friends at meetups and conferences.I retired from private practice 6 years ago with my wife Holly.We have grown kids in the Seattle area.While sheltering in place in Pismo Beach,Ca.during the pandemic,I practiced intentional camera movement with my Google android phone. I know some of the images broke the rules of composition and exposure to some degree.It was difficult to replicate the settings and predict the results because of the nature of long exposures.I hope that some members of the group are familiar with androids so I can learn some pointers. I will welcome feedback from the group regarding future images.My goal is to turn ordinary images into extraordinary photos.I shoot a mirrorless Canon R7 for telephoto shots but pretty much use my google pixel 6 pro daily for abstracts,nature and scenics.I'm looking forward to learning about post processing raw images on phone.I returned recently from an expedition cruise to Norway and Svalbard in June.I'm looking forward to sharing my images and participating with this active group.