I was a keen photographer in my late teens and early twenties, learning a great deal from my old Zenith 35mm camera.

I then moved up to a Pentax SLR and became very interested in darkroom work.

Lack of funds prevented me experimenting with different shots and I parted company with the hobby some 10 years later.

I have now discovered the joys of Digital SLRs and I am back with a passion.

I bounced back with a Nikon D3000 with an 18-55 lens and a 55-300 telephoto zoom lens. I have now moved up to a Nikon D700 and I use Adobe's incredible Photoshop CS5 for processing, along with various tools for HDR work.

I am now on the wrong side of 50, and I am a teacher, working in Brighton. I live in West Sussex.