Renderosity has opened a whole new world to me, its a fantastic place and have had some brilliant support from many new friends.   I retired from work very early through ill health so I took to photography from the very basics.<br />  Since joining I have grown in confidence with my photography and I now think because of RR  that I take it a little more seriously. I started off  here using a Fuji Finepix 6500fd, it took some great pictures but I'm hooked now so I have now(April 2008) bought a DSLR  SAMSUNG DX10 and having fun learning the settings etc. ( these things take me a while lol) <br /> I am so fortunate to be with a wonderful person in my life, Sylvia. She is not just my partner but of course she's also my best friend. Previously I have been married but seperated a few years ago and have two fantastic children.  I NOW have two fantastic grandchildren !!!<br /> My interests are photography, i have had a dabble at Acrylic painting, and I enjoy long walks out in the countryside.        I also have an interest in anything historical.   I want to have a sample of just about everything there is in photography, who knows what the future holds!<br /> Thanks for calling by.     Alan