I began photography as a hobby around about 1971 when I got married, bought my first SLR and joined the local Camera Club. I have been in Club's ever since wherever I have lived. I do not claim, unlike some Clubmen, to know it all, in fact most of my work is pretty straightforward and standard, but I used to enjoy Mono work in the darkroom and now spend a lot of time using Photoshop and Elements with files from my digital cameras. I don't have any particular favourite subjects but generally enjoy having a go at most things, although table-top and candid work in particular leaves me pretty cold. Anyway, hopfully some of you will enjoy at least a few of my images, as no doubt I will enjoy yours.

 

Currently I am using an Olympus E300 Digital SLR with the standard kit of short and long zoom lenses. I also use a Canon PowerShot A550 compact which replaced an Olympus compact that packed up a while ago.

I still occasionaly use my Pentax MZ-50 with 28-200mm.lens for the odd colour slide film.

Prior to these cameras I have used Olympus and Praktica SLR's for most of my older work.

 

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