These eyes of mine

I've decided to start a photo blog, as a way to put to good use of the hundreds of photos (and the hundreds of hours spent taking them) that have been sitting in my laptop gathering digital dust and cobwebs. Though these photos may not be corrupted and forgotten that easily (touch on wood!), my biggest fear would be the fading of the memories and stories that go along with them will.

Well, here we go, I guess. Off into the unknown. Off to a new adventure.

Camera: Canon 60D

Lens: Canon EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6

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