Hello. Hope you enjoy some of my shots. I've always been into photography since about 12. I took quite a few shots in my early years which have mostly disappeared. In my teens and early 20s I started to experiment and then for many years I just took snaps.

Children came along and of course they became the centre of focus for many shots, but then only friends and family are really interested in those. Digital cameras rekindled my enthusiasm for experimentation and the discovery of Flickr even more so. I uploaded my shots here at the start, the best of recent years and then realised – I must try harder. So with so many high standard photos on Flickr, I hope to improve and display them here.

I bought my first Digital camera in July 2002, a Nikon Coolpix 5700, which was stolen. I upgraded to the 8700 in 2004 and then finally shelled out in May 2008 for a D300 with an 18-200m all-rounder lens and I haven't looked back.

Please feel free to criticise all you want, in fact I would appreciate criticism. You learn most by making mistakes!

Sept 2009:

I look back through my stream and I think (hopefully!) I see some improvement from 2008 onwards. Mostly this is being part of Flickr and observing people, trying out new techniques, learning from others. Digital format and the instant ability to review your own work has accelerated my learning process immeasurably. It is quite amazing to me how photograpy has been transformed into this instant medium and how it has been opened up to so many individuals.

Some of the contacts I have made here are wonderful and amazing people and great photographers. Thanks everyone for all your input and help you have given me.

Neil

My Kit:

Nikon D300

Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 G ED (with VR!)

Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG Macro

SB600 Flashgun

Manfrotto 190CXPRO4 carbon fibre tripod

Manfrotto 804RC2 head

FujiFilm Finepix F100fd

Places I have visited (I aim to get more red!)

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