i am new to photography .i am 40yrs old with a wife of 18 years and 4 children....i have had 2 hip replacements on one side in 3 years.getting older and slowing down i have really taken to wildlife photography....i just took my first 6 week course to learn some basics and am looking forward to learning as much as i possibly can
Took Phottechnology at VCC Langara ('84) worked in fashion and product for 4 years...went hungry at lot. Learned to fix airplanes to feed my self and have now started back into photography. Not sure if airplanes pay for my photography or the other wa
It was a Kodak Easy Share C330....seriously, the best tiny camera. BUT it broke on me last week. :-( Looking to upgrade.
I'm originally from upstate NY, went to college in Vermont, now living in Boston. I never tok my interest in photography very seriously. I recently picked it up as an active hobby. I like to experiment with natural light; I would like to experiment with portraits, but I'm a little nervous still.
Minolta 505si super with Minolta 28-80 zoom with Danubia 1A filter
Sigma AF-APO 75-300mm zoom with Hama UV390 (O-Haze) filter
Minolta Program flash 3500xi
Manfrotto 458B tripod
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Started experimenting with slr 3 years ago with a borrowed camera, results were encouraging, bought my own (see above) a year later used, tele zoom and tripod last year. Am teaching myself to use it by reading books. Very slow progress but am still enthusiastic. Have tried to edit some small errors in Photoshop but don't quite understand the lingo.
Outdoor/Nature, Sports/Action, People, Snapshot, Other
Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
Fishing, Golf, 4 wheelers
Fuji S5500
1.5x Conversion Lens
My eyes
Born and bred in Sunny South Africa. Killed my first lion when I was 14. Just kidding. I work for a IT company and enjoy my work. I live out on a farm and the days are filled with wildlife and the nights are filled with stars.
