The Adventure Begins

[Jay Gould]

Tomorrow I depart Australia for four weeks in the USA which includes workshops with Jim Neiger, James Shadle, Robert O'Toole, and Jack Graham. At the conclusion of this educational process Jackie and I are off to South America for six+ months.

I want to just take a moment to thank all of the members and participants for assisting me with equipment choices, critiques of the few images I posted along the way, and the over abundant discussions pertaining to various techniques.

When my post number reached 1000 it was not something to celebrate as it was primarily based upon sharing discussions rather than sharing images. Hopefully, if today's plans materialize into tomorrow's pleasures, I will be sharing many images with my BPN family in the months to come.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I wish you a pleasant and safe trip and look forward to your images.

[Harshad Barve]

Have a nice time and get great shots
TFS

[Fabs Forns]

Have lots of fun, Jay. Will be here waiting :)

[Dave Mills]

Jay, Wishing you a productive and safe trip...

[denise ippolito]

Jay, Have a great time and be well. You and Jackie going to South America for 6 months-You are living the dream!! Looking forward to some great images.

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

Have a ball Jay, stay safe, learn lots, take lots of photos and stay well clear of those hot blooded South American ladies.

Vaya con Dios mate.:)

[Daniel Cadieux]

Have a great time Jay! A trip of a lifetime for sure!

[Doug Brown]

Best wishes for a great trip Jay! You'll certainly be well-equipped with camera gear! :D And you'll learn a ton from some great photographers. I look forward to seeing your images on BPN!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Jay,
Have a great time and trip! Looking forward to some images upon your return.

[Tony Whitehead]

Have fun, Jay. Sounds amazing. Looking forward to the images.

[Rich Ikerd]

Have fun Jay. Lots to learn from the folks you're scheduled with and lots of photo opportunities all around. Looking foward to seeing some great images.

[James Shadle]

Your going where?:)

See you soon.

[Ed Cordes]

Jay, sounds like a fantastic time! Have safe travels.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Jay, have a safe trip and looking forward to meeting with you in California in a couple weeks.

[Morkel Erasmus]

I'm late for this. enjoy the travels Jay!! looking forward to seeing your images.

PS: by the way what did you do before you retired? I would just like to know which career change to make in order to travel so widely during my retirement ;)