I live in the South West of England, a very beautiful place to live; and I like to take photos of the landscapes and plant life I see around me. I also like to focus in on colours and textures of objects. I really appreciate the beautiful landscape shots posted by other members and hope to learn from others to improve my own photos. My father was always keen on photography and encouraged all of us to take pictures as children. I was given my first camera at age 8, a "working toy". I then moved on to a Brownie Vector, progressing to a small 110 camera. I then used several different SLR Pentax cameras, before being given my current digital SLR, a Sony &200.