
I’ve gone entirely too long without posting a cute Mei pic. So, here you go: Mei looking all sleepy on the chair in the living room, sometime last month.
My first real 35mm SLR, purchased from my Aunt while I was in college.
This camera documented my last couple years in college (including two photography classes), our honeymoon, our first house, our first cat, and the X-Games in Cleveland. I saved up to buy multiple lenses and adapters, and used the X370s as my main camera until I got my first DSLR in 2005.

I’ve gone entirely too long without posting a cute Mei pic. So, here you go: Mei looking all sleepy on the chair in the living room, sometime last month.

Mei was unimpressed with the annual Christmas portrait experience, and refused to sit still until the self-timer would fire. Afterward, of course, she was content to lounge by the presents.
Edit:

Here’s an alternate version, with some artsy color tricks. Nothing fancy, but it adds a little something different. Skin tones still aren’t quite right, but… *shrug* Artistic license? Sure…
Looks like I need some more practice at full-moon photography, not to mention lunar eclipse photography. Not bad for a first try, though:

Found on a dorm room door in Anderson Hall, BGSU, 2001:
