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://vickidevico.smugmug.com/photos/184517217_n82tC-Ti.jpg http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/popular/ 2009-11-28T00:47:34Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a> </p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Belford/3328348_EaJDo#185290643_9vDJy" title="Vicki's photo"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Belford/200707112215/185290643_9vDJy-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Vicki's photo" title="Vicki's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-10T01:34:28Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Belford/200707112215/185290643_9vDJy-Th-2.jpg 2007-07-11 09:18:22 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a> </p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Belford/3328348_EaJDo#185291700_8bhuM" title="Vicki's photo"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Belford/200707112295/185291700_8bhuM-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Vicki's photo" title="Vicki's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-10T01:33:05Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Belford/200707112295/185291700_8bhuM-Th-2.jpg 2007-07-11 09:36:58 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a> </p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/St-Augustine-February-2007/5775872_meuiq#357394762_TxLwQ" title="Vicki's photo"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/St-Augustine-February-2007/StAugustine07/357394762_TxLwQ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Vicki's photo" title="Vicki's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-14T07:28:00Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/St-Augustine-February-2007/StAugustine07/357394762_TxLwQ-Th-1.jpg 2007-02-18 11:37:42 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />view from the inn</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/3647655_cMBMr#213420227_TZbNR" title="view from the inn"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/047-view-from-the-inn/213420227_TZbNR-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="view from the inn" title="view from the inn" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T14:00:14Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/047-view-from-the-inn/213420227_TZbNR-Th-1.jpg 2007-10-06 09:04:46 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />jackson falls reflections</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/3647655_cMBMr#213383295_xH4XW" title="jackson falls reflections"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/046-jackson-falls/213383295_xH4XW-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="jackson falls reflections" title="jackson falls reflections" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T14:18:50Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/046-jackson-falls/213383295_xH4XW-Th-2.jpg 2007-10-05 17:43:10 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />Visions of Puerto Rico - San Cristobal</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/6779211_WTJeu#433046195_skMeQ" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - San Cristobal"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG6592/433046195_skMeQ-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Visions of Puerto Rico - San Cristobal" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - San Cristobal" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-14T07:27:05Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG6592/433046195_skMeQ-Th-2.jpg 2008-11-25 12:41:07 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />under albany bridge</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/3647655_cMBMr#213422005_T35zy" title="under albany bridge"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/082-under-albany-bridge/213422005_T35zy-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="under albany bridge" title="under albany bridge" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T13:54:38Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/082-under-albany-bridge/213422005_T35zy-Th-1.jpg 2007-10-06 12:54:51 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />Visions of Puerto Rico - Local eatery</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/6779211_WTJeu#433045404_6GTcm" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - Local eatery"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG6305/433045404_6GTcm-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Visions of Puerto Rico - Local eatery" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - Local eatery" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-14T07:27:04Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG6305/433045404_6GTcm-Th-2.jpg 2008-11-24 12:22:27 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />Visions of Puerto Rico - El Morro</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/6779211_WTJeu#433043990_gZopy" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - El Morro"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG5557/433043990_gZopy-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Visions of Puerto Rico - El Morro" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - El Morro" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-14T07:27:20Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG5557/433043990_gZopy-Th-3.jpg 2008-11-22 12:00:08 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />Visions of Puerto Rico - Almost there (really great cloud formations)</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/6779211_WTJeu#433043004_stawF" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - Almost there (really great cloud formations)"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG5007/433043004_stawF-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Visions of Puerto Rico - Almost there (really great cloud formations)" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - Almost there (really great cloud formations)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-14T07:26:53Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG5007/433043004_stawF-Th-2.jpg 2008-11-19 17:54:22 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />Visions of Puerto Rico</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/6779211_WTJeu#433042972_vQpNm" title="Visions of Puerto Rico"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/Beach-merged/433042972_vQpNm-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Visions of Puerto Rico" title="Visions of Puerto Rico" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-14T07:26:55Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/Beach-merged/433042972_vQpNm-Th-2.jpg 2008-11-20 10:50:40 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />Visions of Puerto Rico - Almost there</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/6779211_WTJeu#433042952_YjDLC" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - Almost there"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG4990/433042952_YjDLC-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Visions of Puerto Rico - Almost there" title="Visions of Puerto Rico - Almost there" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-14T07:26:58Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Puerto-Rico/MG4990/433042952_YjDLC-Th-2.jpg 2008-11-19 17:51:17 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a> </p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/St-Augustine-February-2007/5775872_meuiq#357394805_9au6f" title="Vicki's photo"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/St-Augustine-February-2007/StAugustine08/357394805_9au6f-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Vicki's photo" title="Vicki's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-14T07:28:04Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/St-Augustine-February-2007/StAugustine08/357394805_9au6f-Th-1.jpg 2007-02-18 11:37:58 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />driftwood</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Sandy-Hook/3723249_Zwxxx#213645412_q2K7p" title="driftwood"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Sandy-Hook/MG9151/213645412_q2K7p-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="driftwood" title="driftwood" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T12:02:50Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Sandy-Hook/MG9151/213645412_q2K7p-Th-1.jpg 2007-10-09 12:30:45 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />ruins at fort hancock</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Sandy-Hook/3723249_Zwxxx#213639949_hvMWq" title="ruins at fort hancock"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Sandy-Hook/MG8790/213639949_hvMWq-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ruins at fort hancock" title="ruins at fort hancock" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T12:06:35Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Sandy-Hook/MG8790/213639949_hvMWq-Th-2.jpg 2007-10-09 09:58:21 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />fall fern</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/3647655_cMBMr#213421593_D2Arv" title="fall fern"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/073-fern/213421593_D2Arv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="fall fern" title="fall fern" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T13:53:49Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/073-fern/213421593_D2Arv-Th-1.jpg 2007-10-06 12:31:16 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />jackson falls</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/3647655_cMBMr#213381856_obLqX" title="jackson falls"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/033-jackson-falls/213381856_obLqX-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="jackson falls" title="jackson falls" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T14:19:43Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/033-jackson-falls/213381856_obLqX-Th-2.jpg 2007-10-05 17:38:14 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />diana's baths</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/3647655_cMBMr#213379203_mL3BL" title="diana's baths"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/016-dianas-baths/213379203_mL3BL-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="diana's baths" title="diana's baths" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T14:18:39Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/016-dianas-baths/213379203_mL3BL-Th-2.jpg 2007-10-05 15:00:05 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />leaves on cathedral ledge</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/3647655_cMBMr#213378206_LQUwS" title="leaves on cathedral ledge"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/006-leaves-on-cathedral-ledge/213378206_LQUwS-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="leaves on cathedral ledge" title="leaves on cathedral ledge" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T14:18:29Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-New-Hampshire/006-leaves-on-cathedral-ledge/213378206_LQUwS-Th-2.jpg 2007-10-05 13:26:11 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />leaving Vermont...Ft. Ann, NY</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Vermont-2007/3646770_kjHTX#208051777_czXUy" title="leaving Vermont...Ft. Ann, NY"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Vermont-2007/2007Sep233717/208051777_czXUy-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="leaving Vermont...Ft. Ann, NY" title="leaving Vermont...Ft. Ann, NY" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-06T09:11:50Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Vermont-2007/2007Sep233717/208051777_czXUy-Th-2.jpg 2007-09-23 15:07:09 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a><br />pink swirl</p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Vermont-2007/3646770_kjHTX#208049611_Z6xmV" title="pink swirl"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Vermont-2007/2007Sep233224/208049611_Z6xmV-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="pink swirl" title="pink swirl" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-06T09:11:01Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Travel/Vermont-2007/2007Sep233224/208049611_Z6xmV-Th-2.jpg 2007-09-23 12:31:52 <p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com">Vicki</a> </p><p><a href="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Belford/3328348_EaJDo#185294771_Z3fUX" title="Vicki's photo"><img src="http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Belford/repairing-the-nets/185294771_Z3fUX-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Vicki's photo" title="Vicki's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-10T01:37:08Z Vicki http://vickidevico.smugmug.com http://vickidevico.smugmug.com/Jersey-Shore/Belford/repairing-the-nets/185294771_Z3fUX-Th-2.jpg 2007-07-11 09:57:29