Hi everyone! I'm Nicole and these are my last credits to earn my bachelors degree. I actually walked in commencement last month. So I'm excited to be finally finishing and getting some free time back.

I currently live in Plainville with my boyfriend and my dog Lexi. We bought our house two years ago, and have been busy since. Most of my free time and money is spent working on the house and yard. The first pic is a picture of a rhododendron in the backyard. I thought the color was pretty.

I also enjoy riding on our motorcycle, sitting in the backyard with a cocktail and a bonfire. I thought this would be a good class to take as I have had my camera for about 3 years and really haven’t done much with it. I enjoy looking at everyone else’s pictures and thought it would be a great opportunity to learn some things so I can take my own.

Here are a couple of my self portraits; the first one is a reflection through my car’s window. The second is a reflection of me through a window. I thought this one was kind of cool because it shows the reflection of the backyard while looking into my sun room. The last picture was in the mirror in the bathroom. This one was a bit clearer than the rest. However I'm still trying to perfect the arm out of the picture holding the camera. Since I don't have a tripod and there wasn't anything to rest the camera on, I tried cropping out my arm. Still getting used to Picasa2. I look forward to seeing and learning from all of you.