[danpen]

Hello all,

I've been a dormant member here for some time now along with a number of other photography sites and I have to say I've been wary of posting to some because there often seems to be a few regulars who think they run the show and put you down whenever you say something they don't agree with.

Well, I've been reading and posting here quite a bit over the last couple of weeks and I must say you seem like a nice friendly bunch always ready with some encouragement and constructive advice so I figure, if you'll have me, I'd like to hang around.

That being the case I thought I'd introduce myself, my name's Dan and I live near to Leeds in sunny West Yorkshire. I like to photograph just about anything but my main interest is in insects, spiders and other bugs. I first really got interested in photography when I bought a Canon 10d a couple of years ago and realised how much easier it was to learn the trade when you could see the results so quickly and it didn't cost any more to have another go.

I'm now moving from "take enough shots and one of them should be OK" to "take your time and get it right".

Cheers

Dan