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Well about me — untypical geek with a Hat! Well I enjoy my computer games and my warhammer and the always growing mountain of fantasy books; but also my photographgy – which can find me walking about the place — in the sunlight — snapping away.

Started only a few years ago (gah its been over a year already!) and found myself very quickly addicted to the hobby. Though my kit lens didn’t get me far into the hobby it was the gift of the Sigma 70-300mm which really helped to launch me into photography, taking photos of birds, animals and (to my great surprise) flowers and insects. Now I am fully into the hobby, with a growing collection of lenses, kit, locations and ideas.

Update - I am now an offical student of Cumbria University, studying Wildlife and Media in their Penrith campus!

The first step along a long path

The gear list (because everyones got to have one ;))

Camera:
Canon 400D (with grip)
Canon 7D (with grip)

Lenses:
Sigma 8-16mm f4.5-5.6
Canon 18-55mm
Tokina 35mm f2.8 macro
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS L M2
Canon MPE65mm f2.8 macro
Sigma 70mm f2.8 macro
Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro
Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 OS
1.4 teleconverter - canon and sigma make
2* teleconverter - canon and sigma make
Kenko AF extension tubes - set of 3
Raynox DCR 250 (yes its a diopter a really good one too!)

Flash gear:
Canon 580EX2 (with off camera flash cord)
Canon MT 24EX Twinflash
Lumiquest softbox original
Lumiquest softbox III

Tripod:
Manfrotto 055XPROB
Manfrotto 322 RC2 head
Manfrotto Junior geared head
Manfrotto 3-way head
Ebay focusing rails (set of two)

and one photographer: