I take "snaps". Trying to capture what I happen across (although my wife says that I take too long over doing it when she is with me). I very rarely use a tripod or arrange the subjects that I am taking, but I do try to take care over composing the shots - with varying degrees of success!

 

Always used Canon SLR film cameras until early in 2005. After a lot of research, I chose the Panasonic DMC-FZ5 as a good compromise between facilities and weight. Particularly wanted as much zoom as possible for photographing dinghy sailing - the boats are always such a long way off!

 

If Canon had brought out the S2-IS a few months earlier, they might have kept my loyalty! As it was, I was not disappointed with my choice of the FZ5 and was amazed at the new possibilities now that I have "gone digital".

 

In 2012, I upgraded and updated to a Panasonic DMC-FZ150. After another 7 years the FZ150 was having problems - mostly arising from dropping it in a puddle a few years before - so in 2019 I purchased a Panasonic DMC-FZ1000, which was not the latest model but I particularly wanted the larger detector for its better performance in light situations like church and cathedral interiors.

 

I retired at the end of February 2009, so more time for holidays - especially in our new VW campervan which was replaced by a MURVI Pimento campervan in 2014. In 2017 we moved from Rotherham in South Yorkshire to Ashbourne in Derbyshire,

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  • JoinedAugust 2005
  • OccupationResearch Scientist/Statistician - now retired
  • HometownOriginally Bristol
  • Current cityAshbourne, Derbyshire
  • CountryEngland

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Alida Thorpe says:

I think it’s time I wrote a testimonial for Steve. After all, I’ve known Steve from the year 2005 when we first joined Flickr. He has always been a good friend with encouraging comments and helpful travel tips. Look through his photostream and you can see he is not only a good photographer but also an educator, sharing… Read more

I think it’s time I wrote a testimonial for Steve. After all, I’ve known Steve from the year 2005 when we first joined Flickr. He has always been a good friend with encouraging comments and helpful travel tips. Look through his photostream and you can see he is not only a good photographer but also an educator, sharing his knowledge and experience. Thank you Steve, for being such a good friend. I enjoy your photos and you expand my world through your travels!

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Steve's photostream is one of the reasons that Flickr is such an addictive pastime.... the images here are a perfect combination of really beautiful subject matter and great techincal photographic skill all created by one with the soul (and eye) of a true artist. Thank you for sharing your work with us on Flickr! … Read more

Steve's photostream is one of the reasons that Flickr is such an addictive pastime.... the images here are a perfect combination of really beautiful subject matter and great techincal photographic skill all created by one with the soul (and eye) of a true artist. Thank you for sharing your work with us on Flickr! I urge you to take a careful look through this photostream... these is so much to see here, both to delight you and indeed to challenge you to greater efforts in your own works... but be warned... these picture are addictive!

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