I was right . . .

. . . the samples are things of beauty! The Montana folks sent me samples from Brazil, Malaysia, South Africa, Cuba, etc. Just go to the "Just Arrived" pages and see for yourself. In addition, I have my first really great essay from a fellow X-teacher who went to Sand Dunes National Park. Be sure you go to Colorado, and check out that incredible page. In addition to that a box of samples arrived from a fellow collector right here in Massachusetts. I also had to move off the three-season porch and set up in the dining room. It's dark in here! My exposures are running almost 45 seconds. At a local "Junk Store" I found a setup for taking pictures of items that were to be posted to on-line auctions. I bought a set of the lights, and I'm not sure about the results yet. The exposure time is way down, but the images are very warm. More to follow.