Gerben
Member

Date of Birth

February 23, 1950 (62)

About Gerben

Biography:

I'm an RN who no longer works as one but walks carrying the mail. I am a 100% stiefcup (sp?) Frieslander. You who know will understand. I bought my first real camera, a Pentax Spotmatic, in 1967 when I was 17 (and which I still own) and have been fascinated by the mechanics (but also the aesthetics) of photography ever since. I'm an ex-Calvinist Buddhist with all that entails. I spent 4 years in the Navy working on A3 Skywarriors on the flight deck of aircraft carriers during Vietnam. Any fellow Whalers out there? Am still very much interested in photography but find myself at this time very limited in my ability to do much due to the more than halving of our income due to the illness of my wife (funny how all the bills remain the same). Hoping to enjoy it vicariously through the enthusiasm and artistry of the other members of APUG which I just recently found on the web.

Location:

Rockford, Michigan

Interests:

Photography(!), my old Subaru, reading, the natural world, my Standard Poodlee

Occupation:

Letter Carrier for USPS

Shooter:

35mm