Retired in 2008 after working 40 years in the NHS as a GP.

in 2004 I went on a "once in a lifetime" trip to India taking a small digital camera - my first.

I came back with two bugs - not the usual - one was for Travel particualry to India and the other for digital photography. I have since owned more than half a dozen cameras currently have Canon 7D,500Dfor rucksack and a variety of lenses. I did the OU T189 course as something to keep my brain occupied and also hoping to improve my photography. I enjoyed the course and I am rather chuffed with the result but the best bit for me was getting feedback in Open Studio and learning which of my snaps appealed to others ( and which didn't) After struggling with an OCA course The Art of Photography I gave up