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A beautiful female Black-chinned Hummingbird hovering nearby a red hummingbird feeder with yellow flowers.

In 1964 the high school I was attending had a photography class. I decided to try it out and I loved it. I became the schools best photographer until I graduated in 1966. I wasn't done and decided to join the Navy and continue my passion as a photographer on the high seas. Well that dream wasn't met in the beginning. My recruiter told me I would come out of boot camp as a designated Photographers Mate. Instead I came out as a Sonar Technician General. To make a long story short, two years later I passed the Third Class Photographers exam I and became a Third Class Photographers Mate. I was the flight deck photographer when we were out to sea and a public relations photographer on land. In 1970, Dupont offered me a half tuition scholarship...