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John Larson -
Biography
Welcome to the very first PJ digital study group, and I am looking
forward to an educational and fun experience. Just a little bit in the way
of a biography and about some of my interests.
I am almost 62 years young, a retired engineer now teaching math and
married to Ruth. For thirty-eight years I worked as an engineer with both
General Electric and Marathon Electric. During that time my
responsibilities included managing all of the engineering computer efforts,
primarily CAD and CAM. I also had the
opportunity to use the computer (IBM compatible) for many reports and
presentations related to work. At my college we are using several
multimedia programs and the internet to deliver Online Courses.
I am now in my fifth generation of a home PC, starting with a Radio Shack
Color Computer (just a couple of years ago, ha ha) and now with a clone
Pentium IV. My first digital adventures were by having slides scanned to
CDs, then a Canon D-30, followed by a Digital Rebel (just replaced by Canon
20D) and for my ski jacket a Canon S-50. Some of my other hobbies are
photography, started with some classes in 1991, joined PSA in 1994 and
sports of several varieties, especially skiing in winter. This combination
gives me an excellent chance to blend for example skiing and photography
and now computers and photography.
I exhibit in PSA exhibitions and have three stars in Color, three stars in
PJ and one star in electronic imaging. I am a member of the PJ Slide Study
group chaired by June Stone. I am the administrator for a printer-based
version of Digital Imaging under the Print Division and have been a member
of that group for about five years. I am anxious to get started in this PJ
Digital Study group as that will reduce the need for me to make slides at
some time. You may note on my web site that I do have the ability to
convert digital files to slides and that is available to you if needed.
I look forward to reviewing all of your work and look forward to your
comments. Please visit my web site listed below for more about me and more
of my images. Thanks for joining me in this group.
John Larson
114 Glendale Drive
Burlington, IA
52601
bigjohn@johnlarson.4t.com
www.bigjohnlarson.4t.com
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