Hi everyone! Thanks for the warm welcomes. I am a beginner at photography and at emoticonistry, but I am interested in trying my hand at both. That's what you will see me posting here most often.

I hope you enjoy some of them. Feel free to offer constructive criticism and pointers. I hope to improve myself. You can leave compliments too.

I'll tell you a little bit more about myself as I go along. For now I'll just say that I am a 28 year old guy living in Portland, Oregon.

Oh and if you are looking for a cool place to hang out on the net, try the FF: [link] The most emotified forum on the Internet. We are swimming in smilies over there.

Later.