I bought my first SLR, a Minolta in about 1990, and it's all been uphill since then. For over thirty years I've been trying to learn as much as I can about composition, light, textures and how my images can best tell a story. Sometimes they're just nice pictures, or they're fun - and that's OK; often they depict places I've travelled - and that's exciting and an aid to a failing memory; sometimes they just show me trying to be clever with lens balls, fisheye lens or silky skies and water. It's my hobby, a passion and something I write about on my Photo Blog. Drop by on that site if you like and help me improve with your comments, or just add a comment under any of my Flickr shots. Thanks.