I have always been passionate about taking photographs, sports and landscapes in particular. Many years ago I was mainly involved with freelance sports photography, track and field and rugby in particular. I had my own darkroom and all - I can still remember the smell of the fixer!! I purchased a Canon PowerShot A710is compact in 2007 and really started to rekindle my passion for the search for the perfect shot - this will of course take more than a lifetime to find. I now use a suoerb Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 and a Panasonic DMC-TZ compact. One or other of these goes with me everywhere. I now have a Canon EOS 90D digital SLR. I replaced the original kit lens for a superb Canon EFS 15-85, 10-22 & 60mm macro USM IS lenses and I recently purchased a Canon EF 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Lens and Sigma 100 - 400 mm F5-6.3 DG OS. I also possess a superb Manfrotto tripod so now I have no excuses - do I?! Having just recovered from a complete hip replacement and lumbar spinal decompression I am starting to regenerate my enthusiasm to explore with my cameras again. Excited!