Before the SFVAS meeting last night, photographer Dave Collins did a portrait of me holding a printout of my book cover for BACKYARD BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY. The book hasn’t hit the warehouse yet, but I understand a number of thousands of copies have already sold. This is a good omen. 
When you mount an exhibition, you have to test your prints. These small ones are looking good. My printer The Icon does a great job, and my printer Luis Diaz really helps a lot with his advice, and by taking a few photos of me, like this one with a Blue Jay from Vermont. The show will have larger prints than these, 10 x 15-inches in frames of 17 x 22-inches. The exhibit will have 30 photos in it. Should be nice. 
After the SFVAS board meeting, photographer Jackie Wollner was kind enough to take a picture of me holding a print of the book cover. The book probably exists by now and is being shipped from China. 
This one is the Hooded Oriole. Thanks to Luis Diaz, my printer, for taking the photo of me as we analyzed the images. 
I recently gave a binder with the photos from the book to a very special office, and I was there the other day and posed with the binder. The office is filled with great photography books, as well as some vintage prints, such as the one in the background of the Brooklyn Bridge.
I worked myself in a little closer and closer. We’ll see which one the publicity department decides to use. 
