Hello! (Again)

[sweptvolume]

Hey, I guess I never scrolled down or looked hard enough to find an intro section, but here it is, so I'll reintroduce myself! (Some forums would have me banned for such a flagrant foul...)
I'm Tate, I'm 22, and I live in Houston. Only experience I have with photography is simple point-n-shoot digicams, but I have a nice Canon AE-1 in good working order (all it needed was a battery, whew!) from my old man and 3 lenses to play with, as well as an Auto Bellows. I'm originally from Arkansas, and will be going back there when I finish school here.
I build race engines, play golf, mess around with my guitar, duck hunt like a second religion, and now fart around with my newly acquired Canon. I've been trolling a bit and have learned a lot just by looking, so thanks for having me here and I look forward to getting better!
(Apparently the step-sis doesn't like having pictures taken...)

 

[Meysha]

hehehehe that's a funny pikky.

Welcome to TPF.

What's an auto bellows?

 

[sweptvolume]

Thanks! From what I gather, it's an extreme close-up device. I'm afraid to even pull it out of the box or I'll overwhelm myself just looking at it, but I'll get there!

 

[Mitica100]

Hi Tate, welcome aboard.