I’m Nigel. Last year I studied an online photography course which I enjoyed and I would like to think has improved my photography both in capturing scenes and post processing images.
I’ve been a walker since I was very young indeed and I have my parents to thanks for ensuring I felt at home in & enjoyed wild places. Dartmoor is my home territory and I walk there as much as I can. I am pretty familiar with the south moor & know the north moor well enough. I’ve also walked in most of the National Parks in England as well as in Wales (Brecon Beacons, mid Wales & Snowdonia) and Scotland. I have also walked in fairly wild parts of Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland & some of the Greek Islands. That still leaves me with plenty to do!
I’ve taken photographs since I was young and had various cameras. Some years ago I had an slr (single lens reflex camera) but waiting to get films developed tried my patience too much. The digital era makes things far more rewarding. I started with an Olympus some years back and then bought another. Something over two years ago I was planning to buy a digital slr when my son showed me his Panasonic FX-01 – the images were so good that I went out & bought one. I have been very pleased with the images from that camera but a change in life this year made me review the dslr decision again & I bought a Sony alpha 350 with a Tamron 18-200 lens. There is more information about equipment and software here.
The learning curve has been steep but I am starting to get consistent images & the course is helping. Some of my images are freely licensed under Creative Commons licensing – they are available on Wikimedia Commons. Other images are probably available to purchase – feel free to contact me if you are interested in any you see (or would like to know if I have others – I do!). Nigel @ this domain will get me. Thanks.