Vicki's recent photos http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/ I grew up in rural Monmouth County, NJ, before the housing boom of the late 60s and explored the uncharted woodlands long before hiking trails were commonplace. This gave me an appreciation of the wonders of nature. After a lifetime of taking "snapshots", I have finally returned to my roots and, camera in hand, am exploring again. Although my usual 'hunting grounds' are the back roads and parks of my native Monmouth County, my camera accompanies me on all travels and all subjects are likely to end up in my camera and on my website. Although I've always had the desire to create art, and channeled it in many directions, the idea of using photography for that purpose didn't manifest until the purchase of my first digital SLR camera. Shooting with my Canon Rebel XT, and later with my XTi, using various lenses, the journey of discovery in learning how to use it for different results and effects, have created in me a real need to capture the beauty in the world. My images have hung in various shows at Brookdale Community College and at the Middletown Public Library, with the Monmouth Camera Club (of which I'm a member). I'm a membef of the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury, NJ, and have been selected to appear in various juried art shows at that venue, as well as in the Belmar Arts Council. (About the photo: My brush with celebrity--Bruce Springsteen showed up at our 40th HS reunion and in between all the requests for photos with Bruce...I had a friend snap this one.) http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:16:35 -0700 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:03:19 -0800 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/photos/184517217_n82tC-Ti.jpg Vicki's recent photos http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/