Married with an understanding wife.

Chris in 1973 the year before we got married.

We managed to sire 2 children David & Graeme both who played rugby to a much higher level than I did. Both played at Twickenham & David at Murryfield too.

Graeme aged 9; year 1992

David aged 11; year 1992.

Westoe RFC photographer since about 1974.

Took up photography due to my late father's brother Alan, he was a dark room man.

Started with slides & then prints both of which I hope to convert & upload sometime.

Eventually worked my way up to :-

Canon 1DX arrived middle of August 2012

Canon 1D Mk iv Sold April 2015

Canon 7D Mk2

Canon 1D Mk 3's. Have now been part exchanged.

Canon G12

Canon 300mm f 2.8; a wonderfull lens.

Traded the 300 in for a 400mm 2.8L IS an even better lens. Best results when used with a mono-pod.

Canon 70-200 f2.8 Issue ll

Canon 70 - 200 f 4 IS swapped a 100 - 400 IS for it ( now sold to a fellow SSPS member), as I found the bigger lens was a little bit soft had 2 examples of this lens found both were the same, No problem in good light but as soon as the light started to drop I ended up dumping far too many images. 70 - 200 far far better.

Canon 24 - 105 f 4 IS; what a great lens.

Sigma 17-50 2.8

Canon 100-400 Issue 2

Canon 16-35 f4 IS

Canon 1.4 & 2 x extenders, very handy piece of kit.

Various older lenses & cameras.

3 flash guns Canon EX600, 2 x EX580 Mk11 ( 1 of which has been sold to a fellow SSPS member) & Sigma & plus 4 Bowens studio flash heads & soft boxes etc. couple of reasonable modelling lamps& all the other bits & pieces that come along with a Photographer, including a bad back from carrying everything.

Giottos carbon fibre tripod & fluid head.

Manfrotto quick release head.

Nest heavy duty Carbon Fibre Tripod & Gimbal.

Benbo & gimbal head

Tamrac rolling camera case / backpack to help with the bad back.

2 monopods

Collection of HiTech 100mm filters etc.

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Sigma 150mm 2.8 macro.

Just need a ring flash now.

Tamron 19 - 35mm 3.5

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