My wife and I have retired in Adelaide after living in Mt Gambier for 39 years.  I was a partner in a large dental practice.  It was here that we raised our triplet daughters and had many opportunities to enjoy the natural environment of the South East.  The focus of my interest and photography was ground orchids so I walked about the scrubland with my eyes looking down.

It was not until my third African safari that I began photographing the African birds.  My interest turned to Australia's birds and my wife and I began a quest to photograph as many species and subspecies as possible.  Over the last five years all of our travels have had a focus on photographing new bird species.  Membership of BLP has helped me to discover good birding locations and influenced our travels.

The technical information regarding post processing that is on this website has been of great benefit to me and I wish to contribute in some way to keep BLP moving forward.  I use a combination of DPP4, Lightroom and Photoshop to process and catalogue my images.

I use Canon equipment and have a 1Dx mark 2 with 500mm prime lens.  I often use a 1.4 extender and either a monopod or tripod with gimbal head for stability.  The favourite scenario is to find a waterhole and setup a portable hide and sit and watch and photograph.  I am fortunate that my wife is very keen on bird photography as well and we can enjoy the hobby together.