Hello, My name is Mike and Wilton is south of Sacramento, CA. We are a rual community, so I have access to barns, farming equiptment, and livestock. The perfect things for for a black and white photographer such as myself. I shoot VERY little color. What I enjoy is the tones and texture that can be coaxed out of a negative. Being in a wet darkroom is much more enjoyable than sitting in front of a monitor doing my work. Although the computer chair is much more comfortable than my cramped dr, I would rather spend 2 hours in the dr doing the same thing I could do in 1 hour with a keyboard. I look forward to making many friends on this world-wide site.


Mike

Welcome, Mike!

Ah... a fellow after my own heart (tones & textures)! Welcome to APUG, Mike! What kind of gear do you like to shoot with?

Welcome to APUG!

Hi Mike, I agree totally with the attractions of the darkroom. Though I am lucky to have enough room to get an office chair in front of the enlarger!

Welcome Mike

Welcome from Canada.

Welcome from someone who grew up in Wilton, Connecticut. (Also lived in Sacremento in 1981-82)

Exciting info, huh? :D

Anyway, welcome aboard. Lot's of great folks hereabouts.

Russ

Welcome Mike.

Welcome to the group, Mike. You'll find that a lot of members/subscribers here, if not most, prefer B&W as well.

Welcome Mike, from western Massachusetts.

gene

Welcome to APUG from NYC. Oh, BTW, I shoot color as well as B&W. We're not "exclusive" here.

Welcome----your just south of me I'm up in Rocklin.

Hell of a rain n blow we had today.

Welcome Mike

Welcome Mike, I love photographing barns too.

B-Girl - 2 ¼ Bronica

Snallan - When we buy a house I’ll be able to build a bigger dr in the garage.

23mjm - We were lucky. We only lost one tree and power for 7 hours.

Mike

I had a look in my atlas but couldn't find a country called 'CA', Is this the local spelling? Wherever you are, welcome, and good luck with the black and white photography.

I’m 20 miles south-east of Sacramento, California. Although seceding from the States and starting our own country seems like a good idea at times.

Welcome to APUGland!:D