Hi - Bill Cook from SW Scotland

[Bill Cook]

HI Folks
As an intro, guess I can't do much better than prune down the guff on my members page:

Aged 67, been an amateur photographer for many, many years.
I suppose I really got "serious amateur" when my first job was in Saudi Arabia in the early 70s. Bought a Minolta SRT 101 after much deliberation. If I'd waited a few months, Olympus launched the OM1. But, I still love those Minoltas! Dabbled with medium format - all I could afford was a Yashica 124g, but I got some super 2" slides out of it!

I retired early, and tried to get into painting more than photography. Still might, but photography has now got me back in its spell! Bought a new Nikon D5300, only because I don't yet see my future as mirrorless. Also bought a few (mainly second-hand) lenses to match. Not all DX by any means - I've no objection to using my own hands and brain!

So, who knows where this will go - but I'm sure I'll enjoy the ride!!

 

[The_Yin]

Welcome from a fellow Scot.

 

[gramps]

Welcome Bill, nice to see some youngsters joining the forum

 

[Devoted Lens]

Hi Bill and welcome, I am new here too. I think you will find this a very welcoming and useful place to be!

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

Hi Bill, And welcome aboard TP, looking forward to hearing from you and maybe seeing some of your images on the various forums. "Enjoy".

 

[Bill Cook]

Thanks for the welcome, folks!
I'll definitely be posting some images - and definitely be asking some questions as I try to get more into digital & computer processing!
Hope I can help some others along the way..

 

[Norkie]

to the forum Bill, I hope you enjoy yourself here

 

[Bill Cook]

Welcome from a fellow Scot.

Thanks, Big Yin (you're not really he are you??)
Regrettably, I'm not actually a fellow Scot. Born NE England, over the last 10 years lived in Ayrshire, then Skye, now Dumfries & Galloway (only moved south because of aged relatives in Manchester). But, I'm presently a happier person north of the border.........

 

[The_Yin]

Thanks, Big Yin (you're not really he are you??)
Regrettably, I'm not actually a fellow Scot. Born NE England, over the last 10 years lived in Ayrshire, then Skye, now Dumfries & Galloway (only moved south because of aged relatives in Manchester). But, I'm presently a happier person north of the border.........

No I am not actually he [emoji3]
Well an adopted Scot, my GF is from Newbury so I don't judge to much lol.
And I spent 10 years in Newcastle.
Ah Skye. I really need to go back.

 

[Dale.]

Hi Bill, welcome aboard. I'm Ayrhsire based but Welsh blood courses through these veins.

Welcome aboard.

 

[Bill Cook]

Thanks, Dale.
Well, I have moved about a bit! Aged 12 I was at school in Mountain Ash. Later in life, I went to Bangor Uni, and then my parents retired to Anglesey.
We liked Ayrshire a lot - had a 1.5 acre plot with uninhabitable cottage in the Stinchar Valley near Barr, but the plan to build a home there went belly-up. Shame. Good folks there, though. We miss it!

 

[andyred]

Hi Bill and welcome to TP

Enjoy yourself here