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    denise

    Gender: Female
    Location: Charlotte, NC
    Relationship: Single
    Orientation: Straight
    Children: Maybe Someday
    Body Type: Some extra baggage
    Height: 5'6"
    Religion: Christian - other
    Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
    About Me: I have been a training and development professional for about 15 years. I have trained countless numbers of professionals on any number of topics. But the one thing that does not change is the satisfaction that I feel when someone "gets it". I call it the light bulb affect. I can truly see the connection literally light up in their eyes. Quite frankly, I can't get enough of it. When I was attending college at Virginia Tech, my brother offered to sell me his Olympus OM-1 camera. He taught me a lot about photography and because of him, I began to love photography. About 10 years ago, for reasons unknown, I just stopped using my OM-1, which was now showing it's age. It wasn't until this past year that I decided to pick up photography again. However, I decided that the OM-1 with the rubber band holding the back on, should probably be retired. So, I invested in a Nikon and moved into the digital age. It felt great to be shooting again. Then I spent 20 unforgettable days in Alaska. With incredible guidance from Wayde, Scott and the rest of the crew, I expanded both my knowledge and my passion for photography. Now, I look for any opportunity to take my camera out and shoot something!
    Music: I absolutely love the Beatles! I am pretty much open to most music types. My favorite is classic rock.
    Movies: Drama - Terms of Endearment Animated - Who Killed Roger Rabbit Movies that just make you laugh - the 70's Airplane movies
    TV: M*A*S*H is my all time favorite The Carol Burnett Show is a very close second
    Books: Alaska by Michener I read this before going on my trip to Alaska.
    Likes: football game on a crisp autumn day, good friends, board games, a simple night of dinner and a movie
    Dislikes: obnoxious people
    Hobbies: photography cross-stitch stained glass hiking
    Vices: diet coke, chocolate
    Heroes: Jimmy Carter

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    Carolina Balloon Festival

    Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 07:34 PM [General]

    A couple of weekends ago, I drove about an hour North of Charlotte to Statesville where they were holding the Carolina Balloon Festival. When I first arrived, I must say there wasn't much going on and I was beginning to wonder if this adventure was going to be a bust. What I didn't realize was that the morning balloon lift had not gone off because of fog. Luckily, it wasn't too long before a balloon started to go up. I must say, it's a pretty daunting task to get one of these balloons up and flying....let alone 50 at the same time!

     

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    Joining In

    Sunday, November 4, 2007, 08:45 PM [General]

    Hi Everyone,

     This summer I spent 20 incredible days in Alaska. This where I met 11 equally incredible people. Even though we all were very different, we got along very well. I believe it was because we all shared a love for photography and a willingness to explore everything it has to offer.

    With Wayde's guidance I learned so much about my camera and about photography in general. He got me so excited about photography that I find it hard to go to work. I just keep thinking of all of the great places I can go shoot!

    I am happy to join this blog with my new photography friends!

    D-

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