I went to our photography club meeting last night. It was a great networking opportunity. Of course, these people have become my friends.

Last night, we had a sharing session. For about 45 minutes, those who brought equipment shared with others. People brought camera bags full of gear. One person even brought a lighting kit--complete with umbrellas. One of the suggestions was to divide the room ("Canon users on the right side and Nikon users on the left side"--from my perspective). Of course, this rule was not followed. It was a good idea (I suppose). The theme of the composition was "Pets". There were some outstanding dog photos (and several excellent cat photos).

After the meeting, four of us met at Buffalo Wild Wings (in Chesapeake). Tuesdays are half-price (wings) night. We all had chicken wings. We were all happy with our chicken. My was medium (and spiced just right). Three of us had beer (one beer each). We had dark beer. One person had a diet coke. This person once ordered two beers, but ever since then he cringes at the thought of paying the high price ($6.00?) for one beer. Of course, he had two beers on that one night (plus two dozen wings), so he had "sticker shock". We left around 12:45 AM. It was what we affectionately call "professional development". It was a time to blow off steam, cuss, and laugh. It was great.