I am an amateur photographer and teach at a local college. I am returning to photography after a long time away. I used to shoot with a Nikon F (that is all I will say about my age....). The bug came back when a friend asked me to take a picture of him, his wife, and new baby. I was immediately "rehooked," and newly in love with digital....I also like to read, and I hike (very lightly), now taking my camera along.