I used to be a competitive photographer. I belonged to the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and won lots of recognition with my nature photos.

But over the years, music took over our lives and my photography was pushed aside. Sure I would take grab shots with my cellphone camera, but nothing to brag about.

Recently I’ve missed my old hobby.

The camera I used to use when I was at my best was a film camera. Now everything is digital. I do have a Panasonic DMC-FZ18 Digital which has some capabilities but it has a steep learning curve.

Rather than try to relearn a dated camera, today I bought a fairly simple to use Nikon. It is supposed to be one that is good for someone like me, who doesn’t want to take forever to accomplish the skills for lovely pictures. My new camera is a Nikon D3500 DX-Format DSLR with two lenses, a Nikkor 18-55mm and a Nikkor 70-300mm. I hope it’s as easy to learn as they describe. One thing good about learning today is the online aspect. Youtube has lots of tutorials so I’ll have help.