Why do I take photographs? Although I take a few landscapes, it is not my forte. It is perhaps "reportage", but of things that most people do not see or notice, hence wildlife and patterns. Plus, of course, water sports as these are on my doorstep.

I think the poem below sums up my philosophy in this frantic world.

Leisure by William Henry Davies

What is this life if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs

And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,

Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,

And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.