Thanks, @bozz! Yeah. I love having the opportunity to convert some of these images to black and whites. They take on a life of their own sometimes. I've found that red images, or high levels of red and

Thank you, @chopiliart!

@stickupcurator thank you! Yeah. That's been what's paid the bills for quite a few years. They NOIR events I used to hold were always popular, especially in Hollywood. Thanks for the comment.

Thank you, @jenthoughts! This is my 23 year of shooting, which is hard for me to believe. I was terrible for the first 12, then slowly started to develop my style and voice.

Thank you, @tomiwah! I love that that's your favorite. It was the end of an era with a beautiful friend and model.

Yeah. It was quick. 45 minutes or less.

Thanks, @hivesuperman!

We are pretty lucky to have this community here, @bozz. @caffetto has really become an incubator for Hive alumni over the years. It's actually where I had one of my most influential blockchain discussions

Cool! Thanks, @losoni!

Yeah, @steevc! It's funny how some people just take to the platform and others linger and leave. This is the only social network I've found that rewards you for your contributions and it's increasingly

It was great to see you, @amberjyang, today as well. Come back to Minneapolis soon!

Thanks, @cransi! I appreciate the encouragement!

It's been bad, @bozz, but not as hard as 2017 - 2020. That was the worst for me. The worst of it was at the end which dovetailed nicely with the pandemic. A lot of good came through for those that didn't

Thanks, @skiptvads! Man, and I just watched BTC take a $2K hit. We're going to be feeling pain for quite some time, I'm afraid.

Thank you, @orinoquense!

Thank you, @triplug! The camera actually does help. This is my first mirrorless camera and I've been amazed at what it can do with exposures and focus. Also, some of the recent updates to Photoshop's Bridge

They are, @benk07! I've been really fortunate to work with so many professionals. Thanks for the comment.

Thank you, @pippo84!

Thank you, @an-man! We've been working on this project for over a year so we're all really excited about it.

I can see your distain for all of this in the first remark, @leoplaw. "Why not go all the way?", well, because I do value human inspired art and words and Hive has always been a therapeutic platform