Have you seen the PORTFOLIO page?

Hi everyone,
I received a lot of feedback via email after my “official” launch. MANY thanks to you all.

BTW, have you poked around? The PORTFOLIO page has some of my previous slideshows that you might find interesting and even entertaining.

I’m also looking forward to your online Comments; do you have an avatar yet? It’s the tiny thumbnail photo that will appear next to your Comment. You can upload your own photo via Gravatar.com. If you participate in other blogs, Gravatar automatically uploads your personalized avatar for you. Pretty cool.
Bob

Geek Fest

Recently, my friend Scott invited me to witness a special event for privileged participants. Sensing a great story, I asked permission to bring my camera and voice recorder to document what he calls Geek Fest. What a treat this experience was!

The common perception—or misconception—of overly indulgent computer enthusiasts (commonly known as geeks and nerds) as isolated misanthropes, is challenged for a few weekends every year when a small gathering of dedicated computer gamers convene for Geek Fest.

This is no casual crowd of computer clunkers, but an assembly of highly skilled game players (about 8 to 12) who play via online networking throughout the year and then congregate to socialize in the first person nearly non-stop for the entire three day festival. Geeks and nerds they openly and affectionately call themselves.
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Greetings, Friends!

Welcome to my site dedicated to showcasing the natural (as well as the urban) wonders, beauties, histories, and the lives found in the greater Sacramento area, through insightful photography and slide shows, interviews, and meaningful storytelling.
Breakfast paper in North Beach bakery -- Copyright © 2008 by Robert McClintock
If this website finds success, it will be mainly because of people as yourself who are curious about our world: outdoor, indoor, and down-the-street, and who are curious about its peoples—our neighbors.
Environmental portrait of Paul Estabrook -- Copyright © 2008 by Robert McClintock
My responsibility, as photographer and documentarian, is to provide you with more that simple snapshots and nice pictures. I’m here to create essays with a story to tell, sharing with you at least a sense, if not the Spirit, of the places and the people I have had and look forward to having the good fortune to visit.
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