Well I have always been keen on photography but always have had a point and shoot camera. My first digital camera been a compact Konica KD400, which I still have. Many of my earlier pictures on Flickr are with a Panasonic FZ30 which I bought to start off and learn the ropes. For me the FZ30 is an excellent beginners camera. It has the equivalent of 35 to 420mm, also it is a camera which you can use fully manually with the dials as an SLR. The major problem with this camera is noise, but it was a good price at the time and great to start off with. I also had the Nikon D90 and now have moved on to Nikon D610 and have also the D500.

My Gear

Nikon D610

Nikon D500

Canon S95

Konica KD400

Tamrom 24-70mm f/2.8

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM

Nikkor 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 VR

Sigma 70-200 f2.8 II APO EX DG

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8.

Tamron 90mm 2.8 SP Di

Tamron 150-600mm

SB 900 flash

Kenko Pro 1D UV 77mm

Kenko MC UV 52mm

Kenko UV 67mm

Hoya Pro 1D MC PLC 67mm

Kenko ND4 67mm

Kenko ND8 67mm

Vivitar Tripod

Any comments or recommendations on my pictures are more than welcome!

Please I have noticed lately that a few of my photos have been used by unauthorised persons. Including Air Andalus, (a Spanish Airline) they have used one of my photos for their advertisements (it was in a magazine), they didnt ask for permision or reply to emails. Since then, they have gone bust ! Karma !!

If you want to use any of my photos please ask, I normally do give permision and even send the photo by email in a better quality. My email is gib_joe_1973@yahoo.co.uk