My name is Ann and I am originally from a small town near Genk in the province of Limburg in Belgium, Europe. Since April 2000 I live near Vancouver in the province of British Columbia which is located in the western part of Canada. Vancouver is a beautiful city located at the edge of the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by mountains. I moved here to be with my Canadian boyfriend (who is my husband now). :o) In these years that I have been living here I really got to enjoy the beautiful west coast.

This beautiful scenery really got me going with photography, especially after buying my first digital camera in 2001, a Sony Mavica FD85 (1.3 megapixels). In the beginning I only took the usual vacation or snap shots and never really thought about composition, lighting, etc. After getting quite some wonderful comments on my photos I became more interested in photography and tried to “make” a better photo. I would think a bit more about the composition, how were the light conditions and such, but the equipment wasn’t really to create stunning shots as my camera was a “point & shoot” with no manual options. But I did my best with what I had and I must say that some photos turned out quite good.

Since the late summer of 2006 I own a better camera which allows me to use more manual settings and I have been able to take better photos. Of course it’s not just due to the new camera that my photos are better, but also due to the amazing tips and critiques I have received from co photograhers over time! I am no professional whatsoever, but I do enjoy taking photos very much. I love to take photographs of any kind of scenery, especially mountains, lakes and sunsets, but also city scenes! And I am happy to announce that I am now the proud owner of a Sony Alpha A200 DSLR which I just purchased in August of 2008 and have owned different DSLR's since then.

This is my current equipement:

Sony SLT-a77mII

Sony Alpha SLT-A57 (back up)

Sony 16-50mm f/2.8

Sony 75-300mm

Hoya circular polarizer

Variable ND filter

Tripod

Travel pod

mini tripod

Take care and thanks for stopping by!

Ann :o)

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