Hi, I'm Jill. I live in Bunbury in Western Australia with my husband. I have 2 sons, and 2 grandsons aged 3 and 1. I have always had a camera since I started taking photos with my Dad's box Brownie in the 70's. I really started getting more interested in photography when I started doing some freelance journalism (as a hobby) around 10 years ago and needed photos to go with my articles. I always shot film and transparencies, and resisted digital until I bought a Canon Power Shot Pro1 in 2005 when we went for a months trip to France and UK for our 50th birthdays. I discovered that digital really expanded my photographic world and as the PowerShot has an excellent super macro facility I have really gotten hooked on macro photography, particularly wildflowers. I love to travel so also enjoy landscapes. I have never had any formal photography training other than a couple of weekend short courses at University of WA and a couple of online courses. My technical know-how is very limited, so I joined DPS to learn more, and to get some feedback on my photography. I am hoping to get my camera off Auto! Thanks everyone.
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