Keen amateur macro photographer - seen hanging around woodland, nature reserves and ponds staring intently at tiny objects and cursing when something flies off!

Past the full spring of youth but retaining energy and motivation for personal interests and hobbies (and work, most of time).

I use some sophisticated equipment - Nikon DSLR, extension tubes, macro lens etc but recently have been getting very good results with a small digital compact (Ricoh Caplio R4).

Do a bit of post-processing in Photoshop CS2 - where will it end?

Have an interest in natural history, psychology (teach it), philosophy, reading - usually 'keep a novel going', writing (have published a book) and keeping up with current events (can be depressing).